COALITION PARTNERS
Sassafras Earth Education is an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization based on Wampanoag land on Noepe (Martha’s Vineyard) that focuses on reconnecting youth, families, and communities to the Earth through Indigenous knowledge, land-based learning, cultural mentoring, ecological stewardship, and nature immersion. Founded by David and Saskia Vanderhoop, Sassafras creates programs that blend Indigenous teachings, environmental awareness, storytelling, traditional skills, social justice, and community healing in ways that foster leadership, responsibility, and deeper relationships with the natural world. Through summer camps, youth mentorship, Earth Knowledge programs, LandCulture initiatives, and Indigenous awareness trainings, Sassafras helps participants reconnect with land, culture, and one another while promoting ecological restoration, truth-telling, and intergenerational learning grounded in Indigenous values and ways of life. More information Here: https://www.sassafraseartheducation.org/
Hozho Total Wellness is an Indigenous-led wellness initiative founded by Diné yoga teacher and community leader Haley Laughter that integrates yoga, mindfulness, breathwork, ceremony, and Indigenous teachings to support healing and resilience within Native communities. Rooted in the Diné philosophy of Hózhó—living in balance, beauty, harmony, and right relationship—Hózhó Total Wellness creates culturally grounded wellness programming that reconnects participants with their bodies, breath, community, ancestry, and the natural world. Through community workshops, Indigenous yoga trainings, retreats, Hot Hogan Yoga experiences, and outreach across Indigenous communities throughout the Southwest and beyond, Haley Laughter has helped build a growing movement centered on healing historical trauma, strengthening cultural identity, and cultivating holistic wellness through Indigenous-centered contemplative practice. The organization also supports the development of Indigenous yoga instructors and community wellness leaders, helping expand culturally responsive approaches to movement, mindfulness, and health throughout Indigenous communities
Tomaquag Museum is Rhode Island’s only Indigenous-led museum dedicated to preserving, educating, and sharing the history, culture, arts, and living traditions of the Indigenous peoples of southern New England from a first-person Indigenous perspective. Founded in 1958 with the guidance of Narragansett elder Princess Red Wing and now led by Executive Director Lorén Spears (Narragansett/Niantic), the museum has become a nationally recognized center for Indigenous education, cultural preservation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. Through exhibitions, educational programming, storytelling, language revitalization, traditional arts, ecological teachings, youth initiatives, and public dialogue, Tomaquag works to strengthen understanding of Indigenous histories and contemporary Indigenous life while emphasizing the ongoing presence, resilience, and contributions of Indigenous communities throughout the region. The museum’s work also highlights the deep relationship between Indigenous peoples and the natural world, promoting intergenerational learning, cultural continuity, and responsibility to future generations