NATIVE-LED NONPROFIT LIST

Find a Native-led, Native-serving nonprofit to support! Organizations included are eligible to receive tax-deductible, charitable contributions in the U.S.

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Mauliola Keʻehi

Mauliola Keʻehi is grounded in Hawaiian cultural environment and rich history of our ʻike kupuna. This ethnological foundation is the vehicle through which our ecological and biological education therapy programs are possible. These restorative or therapeutic methods are feasible through understanding the frequencies, vibrations, and Mana (energy) patterns of the Honua (world around us). Paving the way for transformative healing techniques inspired by moʻolelo Hawaiʻi. We truly believe “the Honua is our ancestral medicine.”
MISSION
The mission of Mauliola Keʻehi is to promote transformative healing through understanding the frequencies, vibrations, and mana (energy) of the Honua (earth) that our Kupuna utilized to achieve Mauliola (wellbeing). The Honua is our ancestral medicine!
Our own guiding principles include the following:
I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope.
Our future is strongly rooted in the past.

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Medicine Wheel Ride

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Messengers for Health

Better health through a cultural approach:
Messengers for Health is an Indigenous 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located on the Apsáalooke (Crow) Reservation in Montana. Our mission is growing, fostering, and supporting trusted and respected community leaders to improve the health of Apsáalooke (Crow Indian) men, women, and children using solutions that respect and honor Apsáalooke strengths, culture, stories, and language. We utilize traditional methods of knowledge transmission, harness cultural strengths and value the guidance, knowledge, and expertise of our community members.

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Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network (MIIN)

MIIN is a Native American led; MN based 501c3 dedicated to the revitalization of the Ojibwe, and other indigenous languages. Our mission is to assist Ojibwe language programs to communicate and collaborate to collectively address common needs.

To support our network, we organize, and facilitate professional development opportunities, learning material creation, sharing and distribution, recruitment of staff and students, and the collection of educational data.

We work with several partner organizations spread across MN, WI, and Canada serving students from birth through adulthood.

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Miigwech Inc.

Miigwech, Inc. is a nonprofit organization driven by a single goal: to promote and practice Mino-Bimaadiziwin (The Good Life) by making our community a better place for all. We provide services, share teachings, advocate for new policies, and build understanding of Mino-Bimaadiziwin within Wagankising and the greater community.

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Minneapolis American Indian Center

The Minneapolis American Indian Center provides critical services that meet the needs of the Twin Cities urban Native community. It is lived out through youth, elder, and intergenerational programs that help provide stability, strengthen connection to culture and community, improve health and wellness, achieve academic success, and establish pathways to break the cycle of generational poverty. Programs and services are provided at no cost to participants.

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Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center

Empowering American Indian Women & Families while advocating for justice & equity.

2300 15th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55404

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Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance

MNIBA works with Native entrepreneurs, businesses, and artists to design trade and exchange practices rooted in collaboration, cooperation, and sharing. This is a pathway forward for economic justice, self-sufficiency/determination, and equitable outcomes for our People. We continue to expand these boundaries while advocating for economic development initiatives that transition away from “resource extraction” to the development of “restorative and values-based economies,” informed by and co-created with community.

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