New Beginnings After 25 Years

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             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

Spirit Pine Sanctuary and Peruvian Amazon Projects

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                We are so grateful to everyone who supported our recent TTF fundraising event at Spirit Pine Sanctuary in the stunning Santa Ynez Valley–a group which included philanthropists, environmental activists, and ceremonial leaders. Spirit Pine Sanctuary is a working model of sustainable off-the-grid living, located on a 160-acre agricultural preserve adjacent to the … Read More

Giving Back To Mother Earth

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                The Tribal Trust Foundation (TTF) was founded in 1998. For twenty-five years we have been identifying sustainable grass roots cultural preservation projects to support Indigenous people around the world. The TTF partners with local organizations and businesses whose experience and existing relationships with specific tribes can sustain joint initiatives over the long-term … Read More

Personal Intentions For Healing In The New Year

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                Aboriginal Artist Anna Tilmouth Pengarte, “Native Fuchsia Dreaming” As we begin 2023, the Tribal Trust is energized and blessed with new board members; Margaret Loncki as our new treasurer. Margaret is the Director of Operations at Certis Capital Management, a multi-family office primarily specializing in non-correlated alternative investments. She oversees all aspects of operations and … Read More

A Year In Review & Gratitude For YOU

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We are very grateful to you for your generosity which has enabled the Tribal Trust Foundation (TTF) to carry out its mission to preserve and safeguard Indigenous cultures in an ever-changing world. During the last year, with your support, TTF has made significant progress on important projects and collaborations around the world. Please read about these projects below and take … Read More

Ancient Futures

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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

A Celebration of Trees: Honoring the Mbuti People

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A Celebration of Trees

                This month we are celebrating trees and the indigenous people who have long been the guardians of the forest. Naturally, we think of the Mbuti Pygmies, who, for thousands of years have lived sustainably as hunter-gatherers in the Ituri Forest–the world’s second largest rainforest located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. … Read More

Best Wishes

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         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

Earth Day

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“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”– Chief Seattle This month we celebrate Earth Day. What will you do in honor of Mother Earth? We must act now to live more sustainably. Climate change is … Read More

Be Kind

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         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