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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Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association

To perpetuate the tradition of Hawaiian Koa canoe racing and Hawaiian culture by promoting Hawaiian watersports, fostering community connections, and developing strong minds, bodies, and spirits through the art and history of canoeing.

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Oaye Luta Okolakiciye

Oaye Luta Okolakiciye (Moving Forward in a Sacred Way) is a cultural community-based approach to substance and alcohol abuse addiction and behavioral health management program.

Donate by Mail: 937 E North St Suite 401, Rapid City SD 57701

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Oceti Sakowin Community Academy

The Oceti Sakowin Community Academy (OSCA) aims to challenge the status quo of the Westernized approach to education by creating opportunities for Indigenous students to experience an enriching learning environment that is inclusive of who they are linguistically and culturally. OSCA is a dual-language learning institution providing instruction in both English and Lakota languages.

The educational philosophy of OSCA is grounded in the understanding and ancestral teachings of the Oceti Sakowin culture. Given educational instruction that is both culturally relevant and responsive, along with the ability to see their experiences represented and honored in the classroom, Indigenous students can self-actualize in ways that mainstream education often inhibits. This approach celebrates the unique experiences and strength of Indigenous learners and lead to improved academic outcomes, holistic wellness, strong cultural identities, and confidence for success in post-high school pathways.

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Ohkomi Forensics

Ohkomi = “To Use One’s Voice”
Our mission is “Search. Identify. Rematriate.” Ohkomi Forensics provides forensic services to Indigenous families and communities affected by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) epidemic. Intertwining tribal knowledge and contemporary scientific methods will aid in proper identification, recoveries, and evidence processing for the search and return of Indigenous people. Ohkomi Forensics strives to be a voice that gives back identity to the missing and murdered Indigenous people whose cases remain unsolved. By providing expertise and hope, the end goal is justice and healing for families grieving a loved one.

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Oúŋ

Oúŋ has thoughtfully offered our community members high quality experiences through centering indigenous people in community events, by organizing community actions, hosting artist workshops, integrating language and culture, creating revenue opportunities for artists, supporting place inspired projects, provided consultation to ally organizations, collaborated with Tribal programs to maximize support for our community members, and we have facilitated dialogue around important community issues. Oúŋ continues to create a sense of place and belonging through increasing indigenous visibility, and activism through revisioning socially interactive art.

Donate by Mail: 1929 N Washington, Suite A, Bismarck, ND 58501

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Owámniyomni Okhódayapi

Owámniyomni Okhódayapi (formerly Friends of the Falls) is a Dakota-led non-profit. Our mission is to create a future where Dakota culture has a vital presence and Dakota values – such as mni wičóni, or water is life – are embedded into our communal existence.

We are currently working on the Owámniyomni project – a groundbreaking effort to heal a sacred Dakota site on the Mississippi River that has been desecrated by colonization and industrialization. We are transforming five acres of land in the heart of downtown Minneapolis into a place where Dakota people feel at home.

Join us as we reverse the erasure of Dakota people in our ancestral homelands.

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Oyate Teca Project

Promoting the wellbeing of children and their families through education, heath, culture and recreational activities and programs

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Paepae o Heʻeia

Paepae o Heʻeia is a community organization committed to the restoration and revitalization of the 800-year old Heʻeia Fishpond. Through our guardianship and care of the ancient fishpond, we aim to feed peoples mind, body, and spirit as we build pilina/connection between people and place.

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