08/27/2026
The heart of our work is ending violence against Native women, girls, and our Earth Mother by cultivating a Culture of Peace.
As Indigenous women, we are the carriers of cultural, spiritual, ancestral, and physical lifeways, passed on through generations. This womb wisdom informs all our work, and from this place we understand that our communities are only as healthy as Nung Ochuu Quiyo, our Earth Mother, and as the most vulnerable amongst us.
In our Tewa language that person is Nava T’o i Yiya, the land-working mother who provides food for her family and community, who carries ancestral ways of knowing as well as our legacy of farming and pottery making. She is the central figure in our organizational logo, surrounded by life-giving maize (corn) and by butterflies and pollinators. She has been ever-present with us through the years; you have probably seen her figure at workshops, events, and actions. Nava T’o i Yiya is a reflection of all of us and at the heart of all we do.
