Natural Cultures:

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Support local, Earth-based cultural traditions . . . Native American, Euro-American, etc. . . .

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Support local ecosystems, species, and natural processes

Our Mission is to support the ancient traditions and ecosystems of the Klamath~Siskiyou region in northwest California and southwest Oregon, as well as modern natural cultures that also seek to honor, protect and restore our Mother Earth. We hope to help re-connect people with their inherent strengths, bringing greater harmony, balance, and happiness to our lives in these modern and somewhat confused times. Working with the sacred Earth and learning from her is one important way to accomplish this goal, and another is bridging cultures (Native-American, European-American, all our relations).

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Within the context of the world wide movement to restore indigenous and other natural cultures, our projects happen locally in various places throughout the region. Recent examples are the multi-cultural ceremonies blessing mountains in the snow that are scheduled for April and May along the Siskiyou Crest at Mount Ashland and Page Mountain. For details, see www.blessingmountainsinthesnow.org

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Along with many others, we support inter-tribal Bear Dances in Trinity County and elsewhere in California, and local sacred sweat lodge ceremonies.

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Since 2005, we have developed and maintained a website for Takelma Indian elder Agnes Baker Pilgrim. Her work is of importance not only in southwest Oregon, where she has returned the Salmon Ceremony to the Rogue River, but worldwide, via The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. For more information, go to www.agnesbakerpilgrim.org and www.grandmotherscouncil.com

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This website provides informaton about

-- a few specific local ecological, cultural, and spiritual projects in the northern California/southern Oregon area

-- the movement and supporting philosophy for the restoration of natural cultures as a whole, in the US and around the world.

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For a description of current activities, see the page, "What we do."

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Board of Directors For more information, please get in touch.

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Stacey McConnell (Yurok), Willow Creek, 530-629-3683

Ed Smart (Wiyot), Lewiston, 530-778-9981

Paul Alleson, Big Flat, 530-623-2287, alleson@snowcrest.net

Robert Brothers, Ph.D., 707-601-0818, bobcat@post.harvard.edu

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Advisory Board

Bea Alleson, Big Flat

Carol Swick, Burnt Ranch

Christy Cameron, Cecilville

Earl Huitt (Modoc/Paiute), Willow Creek

Janet Eidsness, Willow Creek

Julie Norman, Ashland, OR

Marko Bey, Ashland

Petey Brucker, Forks of Salmon

Rosie Carnam, Arcata

Steve Gunther, Cecilville

Tamara Jenkinson-Parish, Burnt Ranch

and more, anonymous

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Financial Status

As a not-for-profit charitable and educational organization in the public interest, we have tax exempt status in California, and are applying for it on the federal level. At the present time, contributions of time or money are tax-deductible only for California. We are looking for major donors, and grants to apply for. All work now is volunteer.