Bundjalung Dreaming by Aboriginal Artist Steven Bekue The time is ripe! After twenty-five years in existence, the Tribal Trust Foundation (TTF) is positioned to play a significant and increased role in the Indigenous peoples’ nonprofit ecosystem. We fill a niche and a gap: a bridge builder that serves two roles; first by providing Indigenous support, while at the same … Read More
Monpa healer seeks replacement
Monpa healer seeks replacement May 18th, 2024 Post Views: 478 Yangyel Lhaden When you enter Langthel Gewog in Trongsa, any random person you ask knows Ap Tawla. He is a big name in the gewog as a local healer but a fading one as the last indigenous healer from the Monpa community. The three villages of Langthel Gewog—Phumzur, Wangling, and Jangbi—are … Read More
Season’s Greetings!
Season’s greetings! During the holidays, our thoughts turn to those who have contributed to our impact. Your support has meant everything to our organization and the Indigenous peoples we serve. With your help, the Tribal Trust Foundation (TTF) continues to make a difference in the lives of many indigenous peoples around the … Read More
It Is Almost Giving Tuesday!
Support Our Work! This month we are reminded to be thankful for the bounty of love and abundance in our lives. GivingTuesday is an opportunity to support the work of the Tribal Trust Foundation so we can continue to bring smiles to the Indigenous youth of the Shipibo-Konibo in the Peruvian Amazon. … Read More
A Special Announcement From The Himalayas
Traditional Bhutanese Artwork Within Bhutan, a small Kingdom in the Himalayas, hidden away in the deep forest and high mountains, live the Monpa, the Indigenous people considered the country’s first inhabitants. In 2014, the Monpa asked the Tribal Trust to help them preserve their culture. We responded by funding their grassroots cultural … Read More
The San Bushmen of Namibia
San Bushmen Rain Dance Artwork by Sheila Terry The Tribal Trust Foundation (TTF) has a long relationship with the Ju/’hoansi San of Namibia and Botswana who live in the northwestern Kalahari by responding to their requests to assist with preservation of their traditional culture. Nearly twenty years ago, the TTF provided support to the Kalahari Peoples Fund to … Read More
Ancient Futures
Triangulum by Beth Moon Ancient Futures. I have been blessed to sit in the San Bushmen healing circle on the soft Kalahari Desert sands many nights over the past years. Listening to the rhythmic clapping and singing of the women puts me in an altered state and at peace. I watch the medicine men go … Read More
Safeguarding Indigenous Wisdom in Bhutan
What wisdom do we lose when we do not learn from these Indigenous groups who have been living in harmony with nature since creation. A vanishing soul from an Indigenous culture is a lost being, representing loss of knowledge, loss of a heart and mind, a witness living in nature. – Dawn … Read More
Ancestral Wisdom
Above: Star Trails of Namibia by Karen Deakin The pandemic has affected us on a global scale and brought new awareness of the devastating effects of climate change and consequently the loss of biodiversity. As a direct result, we have become more aware of the urgent need to change our modern way of life to living more … Read More
Best Wishes
Artwork above: Mother & Child by Jackie Traverse (Anishanaabe) Happy Mother’s Day! I frequently sign off my correspondence with the message “best wishes.” Wishing followed by action can fulfill dreams. I learned from an early age to make a wish when I blew out candles on my birthday cake and whenever I saw a seed head of a dandelion. … Read More
Be Kind
Life can be overwhelming, especially when there is so much turmoil and pain in the world. Like you, we at the Tribal Trust have been devastated to see the latest news out of Ukraine, and are moved by the resilience of the brave men and women fighting for their democratic freedom. It is true that we … Read More
Love, Joy, Hope
Holiday ornaments from my home to yours! Wooden bird made by the San Bushmen in Namibia, red woven circle baskets handmade in Bhutan. May this year’s end bring what you have given others through your support of the Tribal Trust Foundation–the fulfillment of dreams, joy, love, and hope! We’re sharing these photos of some of the people you have touched this year … Read More
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