MMIWUSA Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA's number one mission is to bring our missing home and help the families of the murdered cope and support them through the process of grief. We give them hands-on support and guidance and if we don’t have the answers, we get the answers so that these families do not feel abandoned and alone in this struggle like so many have before them. Our broader goal is to eradicate this problem so that the future generations thrive. We are doing that through education of the threats that they face and self-defense. We just started a monthly program to do just that. It is called Staying Sacred and we educate and have self-defense lessons at every meeting. Our strength lies in the fact that every single one of the staff and volunteers have been assaulted or trafficked and our passion is to be the kind of organization that we needed growing up and beyond.
Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA) Our mission is to assist Native American residents with basic needs and educational expenses; to provide opportunities for cultural and spiritual enrichment; and to increase public understanding and awareness about authentic Native American history and culture.
Medicine Mammals is a legally registered 501(3)(c) non-profit wildlife rehabilitation organization in Wendell, MA, operated by a White Mountain Apache, Loril MoonDream (director), and her staff of volunteers.
Medicine Mammals is guided by these Native American philosophies: that all life is sacred and that all animals, whether four legged or winged, need to continue to share the earth with us. To that end we raise orphaned wildlife and rehabilitate injured wildlife with veterinary help for eventual release back to the wild.
Passamaquody Maple makes organic maple syrup in Northern Maine. Their mission reads: Harvesting Maple Syrup reaches far back to our early ancestral roots. While our methods have evolved, the desire for the Passamaquoddy people to be with nature has not. We are 100% tribally owned, with a mission to produce a high-end, small batch, product that will not only sustains our tribal land, but also create jobs for our people. We hope you enjoy Passamaquoddy Maple Syrup.
Eighth Generation is a Native-owned and operated company based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 2008 when Louie Gong (Nooksack) — an artist, activist and educator widely known for merging traditional Coast Salish art with influences from his urban environment to make strong statements about identity — started customizing shoes in his living room. Now the first Native-owned company to ever produce wool blankets — with a flagship retail store in Seattle's iconic Pike Place Market — Eighth Generation is a proud participant in the global economy. The company provides a strong, ethical alternative to “Native-inspired” art and products through its artist-centric approach and 100% Native designed products. Eighth Generation’s Inspired Natives Project, anchored by the tagline “Inspired Natives, not Native-inspired,” builds business capacity among cultural artists while addressing the economic impact of cultural appropriation.