After years of work, we are honored to share that TTF collaborated with local allies in proposing that the City Council of Santa Barbara and the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County adopt a resolution acknowledging the first Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, replacing Columbus Day. Today, a Declaration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day by the Mayor of … Read More
Santa Barbara Considers Switch to Indigenous Peoples Day
The resolution would be largely ceremonial, as the city itself does not celebrate the federal holiday, said Tribal Trust President Robert Ornstein, but it could help move California closer to passing statewide legislation.
Reviving Traditional Weaving at Laya Central School
Though small in size Bhutan is considered one of the richest nations today in terms of culture. They see their unique cultures as a symbol of unity, and national identity. That’s why Royal Government of Bhutan adopted preservation of cultural heritage as the third pillar of Gross National Happiness. Realizing the importance of preserving cultural heritage, the youth of Laya … Read More
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Welcome to Autumn! We end September having celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Indigenous Peoples Day
The relationship of indigenous and non-indigenous in our country is in deep need of healing right now. We need to act with integrity and sincerity if there is ever going to be any chance of that happening.
WATER IS LIFE WALK ‘Source to Sea’
We walk because the ancestors walked ~ by walking we follow in their footsteps and can pick up the “treasures” that were left along the trail!
Victory for Standing Rock
A federal judge ruled that the federal permits authorizing the pipeline to cross the Missouri River just upstream of the Standing Rock reservation, which were hastily issued by the Trump administration just days after the inauguration, violated the law in certain critical respects.
Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock
WATCH the film: https://awakeadreamfromstandingrock1.vhx.tv/ Awake tells the story of of how, in 2016, tens of thousands of activists travelled from all over to stand in solidarity with the water protectors (activists) protesting the construction of the 3.7 billion dollar Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which is purposed to transport fracked oil from North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields through sovereign land, under … Read More
Supporting and Documenting the Mbuti of Epulu, Congo
For thousands of years, the Mbuti Pygmies lived sustainably as hunter-gatherers in the world’s second largest rainforest, in what is presently the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Through their ability to change and adapt within their forest habitat, they survived the Congo’s devasting history of war, disease and resource exploitation. But now, as globalization and the demands of contemporary economics, … Read More