Hope For Native American Youth

The Tribal Trust Foundation would like to enlist your support for the Native American Youth. We live in a world eternally interconnected and interdependent. This fact has become increasing clear during these most difficult times. Global environmental, political and economic discrimination has impacted indigenous people, making them the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. TTF understands that indigenous people are the wisdom keepers of the natural world – sharing extraordinary knowledge thoughtfully passed down from multiple generations of ancestors. As a lack of understanding and action continue to cause irreversible harm to our planet’s most vital natural resources, it is imperative that we listen to indigenous people and protect their cultures, many of which are also disappearing at an alarming rate. Our mission is to preserve indigenous wisdom, so that we may all live in harmony with Nature and one another. 

TTF has supported multiple indigenous-led programs around the world for the past twenty-four years in this spirit.

For the past few years, we have been a sponsor of a youth summer riding program on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Native American Peoples regard the horse as “our relative,” having lived side by side long before the arrival of European colonizers. The horse represents the West and a connection to the spirit world. They offer Sacred medicine for body, mind and spirit. It is therefore important that we continue supporting this program, encouraging this unique cultural bond.

            Lakota girls enjoying the summer riding program.

We are excited to inform you that Tribal Trust’s Navajo Emergency Educational Fund for remote learning is gaining support!

The campaign was created in response to Hailey Holiday, a Navajo Honor Role student’s request:

Although the Navajo Nation is resilient, their youth urgently need our help. Only 53 percent of children attending Bureau of Indian Education schools graduate from high school and nearly half (40%) of Native American youth do not have access to reliable technology. To date, we have raised nearly $7,000 for iPads – but are looking to increase this number so that each student may have access to a device.

Wishing you & your loved ones health & peace,

Tribal Trust Foundation