Sacred Places Institute
for Indigenous Peoples
A California Indigenous-led, community-based organization
Building the capacity of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples to protect sacred lands, waters, and cultures.
Together, we can create paradigm shifts that support environmentally and socially just systems and assure the continuation of Indigenous cultures and peoples.
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples (SPI) is a California Indigenous-led, community-rooted organization whose mission is to build the capacity of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples to protect sacred lands, waters, and cultures.
We Are
▶ A California Indigenous-led Institute embodying a unique, holistic approach to protecting sacred lands, waters, and cultures
▶ Rooted in the guidance of our Ancestors, Elders, and Community Leaders
▶ Indigenous organizers, Tribal leaders, artists, scholars, cultural practitioners, human rights advocates, and environmental law attorneys with decades of experience in Indigenous land use law and policy, cultural preservation, research justice, and grassroots organizing
▶ A virtual and in-person platform for sharing ideas and strategies: We work with Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples throughout what is known as California and around the world.
We Work Towards
▶ Embracing Indigenous principles to plan for the seventh generation
▶ Supporting Indigenous communities with a network of knowledge and strategy-sharing both locally and globally
We Stand For
▶ Indigenous-led strategies for long-wave impact, beyond settler colonial timeframes, even in the urgent moment
▶ The power and innate responsibility of Indigenous Peoples to protect sacred lands, waters, cultures, and the Rights of Nature
▶ Strategy and planning that is grounded in Indigenous values
▶ Paradigm shifts that support environmentally and socially just systems, ensuring the continuation of Indigenous cultures and peoples