Right Relations Initiative
What are "right relations?"
What are "right relations?"
What are "right relations?"
Our Indigenous conservation work is rooted in restoring right relationships. We do this in many diverse ways, advocating for and supporting environmental and climate justice, Rights of Nature, food and water sovereignty of Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples (TIP), and supporting practices, policies and laws that support TIP rights, Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
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What are "right relations?"
What are "right relations?"
For those interested in learning more about TIP stewardship, access rights, and Rights of Nature, let's chat. Our intent is to ensure Spirit Relatives are protected in certification, land management, and legal processes to facilitate and support reciprocal and sustaining relationships centered on TIP practices and worldviews - that benefit all of us.
"What are you willing to dismantle today?"
Indigenous Leaders Discuss Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
Watch the roundtable discussion Reconnect the Disconnect: Building Indigenous Solidarity for Change (1:30:16) and access the resources in the associated Webinar Chat! This June 2026 event was moderated by Jas Ikeda, Meli Aiu, and Amelia Marchand and features the following Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) leaders:
- Kaukaohu Wahilani - Kalo Farmer, Aloha Aina Activist, Community Organizer & Cultural Practitioner
- Makanoe Hufana - Native Hawaiian Educator, Cultural Practitioner, Historian
- Kau'i Auwae - Cultural Practitioner & Advisor, Educator, Healing & Wellness Business Owner
- Nani Peterson - Cultural Practitioner, Kumu ‘Olelo, Community Leader
These leaders discuss how their personal and professional work intertwines with the efforts of Hui Kū Like Kākou (HKLK) to resist oppressive colonization systems and create multigenerational, place-based healing practices. The conversation will spotlight the injustices of the Doctrine of the Discovery, and the growing collaborations needed between all Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to envision a world beyond colonization. This event showcases how HKLK seeks to restore right relations with all of Creation and asks the question: "What are you willing to dismantle today, so our children can carry the torch for the next Seven Generations - so they don't have to inherit the same systems?"
[We All Stand Together]
Hui Kū Like Kākou
LF is the fiscal sponsor of Hui Kū Like Kākou (HKLK), a community group led by Kānaka ʻŌiwi with participants from many peoples, cultures, and faiths. Together, HKLK & LF are exploring ways to dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and will be sending a delegation to Aotearoa (New Zealand) in October 2026.