The Cultural Conservancy - Our Sanctuary Recipient November 2021

Help create sanctuary for all by supporting the voices & vision of Indigenous Communities

Indigenous peoples speak of our role as Nature, rather than nature being viewed as separate, outside, ideal, perfect. In fact, many Indigenous languages don’t have a word for Nature, only a name for Earth and our Universe. As cells and organs of Earth, we strive to fulfill our roles as her caregivers and caretakers. We often describe ourselves as “weavers”, strengthening the bonds between all things.

Multi-generational disruption of Indigenous knowledge and land-based practices has impacted the foundation of sacred understanding from which Native American people relate to their ancestral lands, waters, plants, and foods. This month we are honored to elevate the voice of The Cultural Conservancy, opens in a new tab, a Native-led Indigenous rights non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and restore Indigenous cultures and empower them in the direct application of traditional knowledge and practices of their ancestral lands.

Since 1985, they have worked to protect ancestral lands, revitalize traditional knowledge, host community workshops, create media publications and films, conduct public education events and art exhibits, re-grant Indigenous-led organizations, develop an alliance for Indigenous solidarity, and restore Indigenous health and food systems in Native communities throughout Turtle Island and Abya Yala (the Americas) and Moananuiākea (the Pacific).

Woman in a blue shirt and wide-brimmed hat points across a flowering meadow toward rolling farmland For the month of November, $1 from every bottle you purchase from our Sanctuary Collection, opens in a new tab goes directly to The Cultural Conservancy’s work of mending the broken circle of these Native lifeways and creating access and opportunities for Native communities.