Resource Hub

Tools, learning, and support for Eastern Indigenous peoples, families, and community-led organizations. Visit each section to find resources for:

Indigenous East’s Homemade Resources to Support Land Return
Yesàh Peoples
Land & Stewardship
Strong Communities & Organizations
Health & Family Wellbeing
Culture & Children
Miscellaneous

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2024 Land Rematriation Panel · Indigenous East × ProMotion

Our Homemade Resources to Support Land Return

Maps & Places

Spatial explorations of the places, historic connections, and opportunities for Indigenous land return.

Explore Our Land Rematriation Projects map →

Ki:li — Mapping the Indigenous East →

Educational video library

Conversations about the tools, relationships, and responsibilities that support Indigenous land return.

Cultural Resources for Yesàh Peoples

Shared community knowledge

Language, history, and living cultural connections rooted in Yesáh communities.

Yesa:sahī́ Language Project ↗

Language learning · Yesáh communities
Find greeting lessons, audio-linked learning materials, and information about community language classes. Some resources are offered through donations; check the project’s current access and registration details.

Oxa:teta: A Yesáh Place of Perpetual Gathering ↗

Digital history & future-making · Eastern Siouan peoples
Explore a living digital monument connecting Yesáh histories, contemporary communities, research, and cultural futures.

Learning at Kihkǫspé:hla →

Virginia Tech Eastern Siouan Mapping Project

StoryMap: A Shared history & Timeline of Yesàh Peoples

StoryMap: The Midwestern Yesą Migration

Ati: Wa:oki Indigenous Community Center at Virginia Tech

Yesa:sahį́ Language and Sacred Places Project

Yésah: Journeys of the Occaneechi

Yesáh Community House

Land &
Stewardship

Care for land. Support its return.

Practical starting points for Indigenous land access, rematriation, conservation partnerships, and food sovereignty.

Partnerships for Indigenous Land Access and Return ↗

Toolkit · Land Trust Alliance, Native Land Conservancy & Tahoma Peak Solutions
Explore legal and relational pathways for land access and return, with examples to inform conversations between Indigenous communities and land trusts.

A Toolkit for Partnering with Tribal Nations ↗

Toolkit · World Wildlife Fund
Guidance for conservation partnerships that respect Tribal sovereignty and support lasting relationships.

Eastern Land Rematriation Projects map →

Indigenous East · Eastern communities
See community-led land return taking shape across the East and connect with Kì:li, our mapping and listening work.

Native Land Conservancy ↗

Native-led organization · Northeast
Explore technical assistance, the Native Landholder Toolkit, and guides to conservation and cultural respect easements. Contact the team to discuss project fit, geography, and assistance terms.

Native American Agriculture Fund ↗

Resources & funding · National
Find agricultural education, financial tools, and information for Native farmers, ranchers, and the organizations supporting them. Check each funding opportunity’s eligibility and dates.

Strong Communities
& Organizations

Build the capacity to keep going.

Tools for stronger relationships, shared work, fundraising, and organizations that can sustain their missions.

Sustained Collaboration Network ↗

Collaboration roadmap & tools · Nonprofit leaders and boards
Explore readiness assessments, discussion guides, organizational mapping, sample board resolutions, and MOU resources. A useful starting point for shared staffing, shared services, alliances, or deeper partnerships.

First Nations: Grantseeker Resources ↗

Application guides · Native organizations
Prepare stronger proposals with grant-readiness tools, application tips, common rejection reasons, and guidance on fiscal sponsorship.

First Nations Knowledge Center ↗

Publications, webinars & learning · National
Browse Native-led learning on organizational development, food systems, land stewardship, language, arts, and community economies.

Native Americans in Philanthropy: Resource Center ↗

Toolkits, research & relationships · National
Find resources to understand Native philanthropy and support more informed, reciprocal relationships between Native communities and funders.

Native Wellness Institute ↗

Training & technical assistance · Communities and staff teams
Explore community wellness, leadership, and other training that can be tailored to your organization. Ask about fees and delivery options. These offerings build capacity and are distinct from clinical treatment.

Health &
Family Wellbeing

Support for people and families.

Native-centered care, education, and support. Service areas, costs, documentation, and intake rules vary by program; contact the provider before arranging care.

Men & Boys

Resources for connection, fatherhood, and wellbeing. Check each provider’s age range before referring a boy or young person.

ReHuman: Indigenous Men’s Healing Circles ↗

Free monthly talking circles · Online
Facilitated by Samuel J. Smith III for Indigenous men descended from peoples of the Americas. Tribal enrollment or an ID is not required. Registration provides the Zoom link and optional community forum; sessions are not recorded. Check current circle details and ask about the minimum age for participation.

Indian Health Service: Men’s Health ↗

Public health education · American Indian and Alaska Native men
Explore preventive-care information, chronic-disease education, and webinars focused on Native men’s health. Reading these public resources does not require enrollment in clinical care.

NAFFA: Fatherhood Is Sacred® ↗

Parenting curriculum & facilitator training · Community programs
A Native-centered approach to strengthening family relationships. The linked offering trains facilitators, with virtual and in-person options. Ask NAFFA about local programs, training fees, and bringing the curriculum to your community.

End the Silence: Resources for Guys ↗

Wellbeing tools · Indigenous boys and young men
Explore stories, short films, and culturally grounded learning about identity, puberty, relationships, and asking for help. This is a Canadian initiative; its public learning materials can be read elsewhere, while direct-support services have their own service-area rules.

Women & Girls

Connection, girl-centered programming, movement, and reproductive and family support. Some programs also welcome Two-Spirit, trans, or nonbinary relatives; check each provider’s participation criteria.

IMAGEN / Indigenous Justice Circle: Girl Societies resources ↗

Program tools & curriculum · Native girls and community leaders
Find girl-centered program-design briefs, participatory assessment tools, and resilience-skill cards. Community leaders can ask about the fuller intergenerational Girl Society curriculum and support network.

Native Women Run ↗

Movement & community · U.S. and Canada
Connect with an organization supporting Native women’s visibility, belonging, and access to running spaces. Explore team opportunities and confirm current events, ages, and participation requirements.

Center for Indigenous Midwifery ↗

Pregnancy & parenting education · Online
Free monthly childbirth education workshops on Zoom, offered in English and Spanish for Indigenous families. Register with the provider. Washington-based in-person programs have separate service areas.

Indigenous Women Rising: MoonPie ↗

Menstrual & reproductive health supplies · U.S. and Canada
A mutual-aid request pathway for period products and contraception. Review the current request form; fulfillment depends on supplies.

The Kwek Society ↗

Period supplies & education · School and community partnerships
Supports Indigenous students and their peers through partner schools and Native community programs. Educators and program staff can inquire about a partnership; this is primarily a partner distribution pathway.

Shared Health & Family Resources

Native American LifeLines ↗

Counseling & case management · Baltimore and Boston
Explore counseling, case management, and family health programs. Published counseling criteria include federal or state tribal membership, qualifying descendants up to two generations, and Alaska Natives. Confirm your service area and documentation with the team.

The Center for Native Health ↗

Community wellbeing · Cherokee, North Carolina
Explore Native-led work connecting Cherokee knowledge, land, language, and health. Its Relational Health program includes maternal and child health initiatives; some activities specifically serve the Qualla Boundary.

American Indian Health & Family Services ↗

Medical, behavioral & family health · Detroit and southeastern Michigan
People with or without insurance can ask about care and sliding fees. No-cost care has narrower eligibility; Native identity alone does not establish free-care eligibility.

Urban Indigenous Collective ↗

Community wellness & survivor support · New York City / Lenapehoking
A kinship-centered organization that includes Afro-Indigenous, intertribal, and diasporic relatives. Explore membership and the Indigenous Survivors Program; confirm each program’s intake and reach.

White Bison / Wellbriety ↗

Recovery & peer connection · Online and local groups
Find culturally grounded recovery circles. Look for an open meeting and confirm attendance rules and schedules with its facilitator.

StrongHearts Native Helpline ↗

Domestic & sexual violence support · U.S., 24/7
Confidential, anonymous Native-centered advocacy, safety planning, and referrals. Call or text 1-844-762-8483, or use the website’s chat.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Crisis counseling · U.S. and territories
For suicidal crisis or emotional distress, call 988, text 988, or chat online.

Culture &
Children

Learning for Children, Families & Educators

Explore approaches and materials that keep Indigenous languages, knowledge, and community priorities at the center of learning.

Indigenous Montessori Institute ↗

Teacher education & professional learning · Indigenous-centered education
Explore an approach that brings Indigenous knowledge systems, languages, and values together with Montessori education. Offers teacher training, Indigenous education courses, a professional network, and technical assistance. Training has application and tuition requirements; check the current schedule and openings.

NIEA: Resources for Parents & Teachers ↗

Digital learning & culturally based curriculum · Families and educators
Browse Native-centered lessons, reading lists, teaching materials, and partner resources from the National Indian Education Association. Some listings originated during the pandemic; check the linked provider’s current access terms and availability.

Gedakina ↗

Intergenerational learning · New England
Explore Native-led youth and family programming, language and cultural learning, talking circles, gardening, and seed saving. Ask about current programs near your community.

Center for Native American Youth: Resource Exchange ↗

Youth resources · National
Browse opportunities, learning, and wellbeing resources for Native youth and the adults supporting them. The directory can be explored by state, type, and topic.

STEM Studio ↗

Youth resources · National
STEM Studio is on a mission to increase tribal communities’ understanding of STEM, while providing STEM opportunities to tribal youth.

Miscellaneous

More places to find support.

Useful starting points for rights information, scholarships, and funding searches. Each provider sets its own eligibility and application process.

Native American Rights Fund: Resources & Publications ↗

Rights, research & public education · National
Find information on sovereignty, sacred places, repatriation, voting rights, and other issues. Public resources do not establish eligibility for individual legal representation.

Association on American Indian Affairs: Scholarships ↗

Higher education · Native students
Review scholarship requirements for citizens of federally and non-federally recognized Native Nations. Tribal citizenship documentation and academic requirements apply. The published application period is closed; check for the next cycle.

Native Americans in Philanthropy: Grants directory ↗

Funding search · Tribal communities and organizations
Explore listed grant opportunities and check the original funder’s current deadline, geography, and eligibility before applying.

Grants.gov ↗

Federal funding · Organizations and eligible entities
Search federal opportunities and grant-learning resources. This is a project-funding portal, rather than a directory of personal financial assistance.

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Appalachian Capital Navigator

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A place to connect Appalachian communities with capital and resources for community-led futures. The Navigator will appear here as it becomes available.

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Eastern Indigenous Opportunities & Support

Searchable directory · Coming soon

A growing place to find opportunities and organizations that support Eastern Indigenous peoples and communities—from funding and land access to cultural learning, technical assistance, and kinship.

We are preparing a searchable resource directory so you can find connections by place and type of support.

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