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What We're About

Our Mission

Cultivate positive relationships between Indigenous People and landowners in order to have shared outcomes in ecological stewardship, habitat conservation, and climate adaptation.

Enrich communities by providing hands-on tools and support for teaching gathering traditions and honoring native plants in culturally appropriate ways.

Perpetuate ecological heritage of Indigenous People through intergenerational knowledge transmission and supporting traditional landscape practices.

L.I.G.H.T. Foundation Tenets

Leadership - We cultivate relationships between traditional gatherers and landowners which encourage mutually beneficial conservation easements while supporting food sovereignty and access rights.
Indigenous - We support projects which restore holistic land use practices of Indigenous Peoples and provide opportunities for community involvement and co-management.
Guardian - We develop partnerships with allies who protect pollinator health and the habitats of Indigenous spirit relatives (traditional foods, medicines, fibers, and other plant materials).
Honor - We advocate for initiatives which strengthen the understanding of humanity’s reciprocal relationships with nature, particularly those that seek wisdom and knowledge of Indigenous Elders.
Teach - We nuture educational opportunities that encourage participation in activities and academics of environmental stewardship, conservation, permaculture, and food sovereignty.

Current Initiatives

Roots for the Future

Indigenous Climate Futures

Educate and inform land managers and academic institutions that native plants important to Indigenous Peoples need culturally appropriate research support to identify climate vulnerability and adaptation potential. Secure inclusion of culturally appropriate native plant species into habitat restoration and reforestation projects.

Indigenous Climate Futures

Provide resources, research, support, and training for culturally grounded climate adaptation while upholding Indigenous sovereignty and rights. Foster partnerships to create shared visions of thriving homelands, habitats, and resilient communities for the next Seven Generations.

Certified Indigenous

Indigenous Climate Futures

Certified Indigenous

Seek partnership with entities currently offering salmon, habitat, or wildlife safe certifications to incorporate traditional plants into their certification processes for agriculture, business and homeowners. The intent would be to ensure native plants important to Indigenous Peoples are part of the certification process, and to facilitate and support gathering access to those sites.

Secure Harvest

First Food Pollinators

Certified Indigenous

Identify status of food security, system, and sovereignty policies of PNW Tribes and determine extent to which traditional food plants and medicines are included in them. Offer assistance to help draft, revise, or create current policies to help conservation efforts and identify mechanisms to support gathering access.

First Food Pollinators

Establish resource hub to help protect pollinators in regions of importance to Indigenous Peoples, particularly by increasing awareness of forest and agricultural practices. Hub will also collect and distribute information on how individuals can help protect pollinators species and educate people how to become direct stewards through pollinator identification and beekeeping basics.

Support Native American Plant Conservation

What We're About

Our Mission

L.I.G.H.T. Foundation Tenets

Current Initiatives

Roots for the Future

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Certified Indigenous

Indigenous Climate Futures

Certified Indigenous

Secure Harvest

First Food Pollinators

Certified Indigenous

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

Support Our Mission

Support Native American Plant Conservation

What We're About

Our Mission

L.I.G.H.T. Foundation Tenets

Current Initiatives

Roots for the Future

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Indigenous Climate Futures

Certified Indigenous

Indigenous Climate Futures

Certified Indigenous

Secure Harvest

First Food Pollinators

Certified Indigenous

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

First Food Pollinators

Support Our Mission

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