10/15/2026
Last week, two representatives of the Native American Land Conservancy, made their way to the 3rd Bi-annual Gathering of the Wayfinders Circle, an international network of Indigenous peoples and organizations centered on cultural preservation through a myriad of ways, from cultural land management to spirituality, from woman’s rights advocacy to education.
This event took place in Rapa Nui, (known to many as “Easter Island”). This breathtaking landscape hosted the cultural exchange of leaders from North and South America, Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Sweden, and more. Listening sessions introduced many to governance within Rapa Nui, education initiatives, cultural revitalization, tourism impacts, and environmental challenges faced.
Connections were made, friendships and ideas flourished, as they spent time collaborating on their respective issues within each of their territories.
The Native American Land Conservancy has been a proud member of the Wayfinders since their founding in 2020, and holds this as one of the strongest and most inspiring relationships we’ve held. Time spent developing new, and discovering tested ways that Indigenous people all over the world have been guarding the Earth is incredibly important. We each face specific challenges. We each are tied to our land in a specific way. It is in each other we find the strength to carry that responsibility.
In our work here at NALC, we will forever share the blessings of this gathering and carry forth the message: We are still here.
