Welcome to Tierra Madre Fund


We are committed to defending our Earth Mother and saving what keeps us all strong -- biodiversity. As caretakers, we pledge to do our part by honoring the interdependency of all life and our responsibilities within the circle of life.
 
 
 
What We Do

Indigenous women hold a deep understanding of their local communities and strategize innovative solutions to pressing issues of our times. We launch and directly support these positive solutions in our communities, as Indigenous women can and do play a powerful role.

Tierra Madre Fund is a non profit, social investment organization that leverages its networks to provide resources to innovative, visionary and progressive Native enterprises throughout the Northwest Region - the West Coast from Northern California to Canada, to Idaho and Montana. We assist in the development of effective projects that can have a positive impact through fiscal sponsorship, fundraising, and by providing logistical support.

 
The Palouse Project
Although formal members of other federally recognized tribes since their removal from their traditional lands in 1959, the Naxhim or Snake River Palouse people know their culture, their songs, their ceremonies and stories. Through the formal NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) avenue, the Palouse seek to return their ancestors remains and cultural items to their home on the banks of the Snake River in eastern Washington. Three generations of women leaders of the Palouse people are committed to this long term process.
 
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