COMMUNITY CARE
The Garden of Ancestral Love
By prioritizing Indigenous perspectives and cultural teachings in our approach to health and well-being, this center serves as our source of strength.
The Garden of Ancestral Love serves as a sanctuary for care, healing, and the practice of Indigenous Resurgence, offering a place for ceremony and the cultivation of deep, lasting relationships based on mutual respect and understanding. In this garden, we are devoted to safeguarding the well-being and joy of Indigenous communities.
Photo by Ryan Redcorn, Osage
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Future Program: Knowledge as Wealth-building for Future Generations
IHEI is developing a fellowship program to address the root causes of systemic oppression and economic injustice within learning spaces.
We are guided by the possibility and potential of growing Indigenous leaders who recognize the power of caretaking practices and who are supported in their healing from settler systems and ideologies. Grounded in Indigenous Resurgence, our program will offer Indigenous youth aged 18-25 a pathway toward healing, knowledge-building, and leadership development.
This fellowship will teach data justice, research methodologies, and decolonial tools to empower the next generation to lead systemic change, advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, and build a resilient future for their communities.
Strategies for Self-Determination
IHEI’s strategies are developed and defined in collaboration with Indigenous knowledge-keepers, public health experts, and community members to develop programs that are deeply rooted in Indigenous values and perspectives.
