Tribal Minds, Inc.

06/09/2026

⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Today, we're highlighting the two new Board members in the leadership of Tribal Minds, who stepped into their roles this spring in advance of summer programming!

Savina Zuniga is a citizen of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. She is a current student at the University of Nevada, Reno, studying political science and Indigenous Studies. She is inspired by her community, culture, and ceremonies. She has experience in community organizing and advocacy, including experience in writing and passing a 2022 bill in Oregon, receiving the Children’s Champion award, as well as cofounding two State Youth Advisory Boards. Savina enjoys rock climbing, snowboarding, and playing games in her free time

Aaron Garza is a member of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony with Northern Paiute heritage from the Pyramid Lake and the Walker River Paiute Tribe. He is passionate about strengthening Tribal communities, building strong teams, and supporting long-term growth. He has contributed primarily to the success of Tribal retail outlets and enterprise to advance sustainable economic development.

05/12/2026

While on retreat in Boston, planning this summer and fall's calendar of programs, members of our team were honored to lead prayer and song at Tufts University's Indigenous Center's End of Year Celebration.

The Indigenous Center (IC) builds a “home away from home” centering Indigeneity in the Tufts campus community.

Looking forward to programs, we will be focusing on Star Village community development in the beginning of the summer. We are currently working with our partners and funders on logistics to sustain the Rez Girls Wellness Retreat and Chief Good Day Camp in late summer. Keep an eye out for the latest updates 👀

05/05/2026

Last week, the Tribal Minds team planned our 2026 calendar of programs for the summer and fall 👀This year, we met in Boston for our annual retreat after returning from community development with Tribes and organizational partners in Canada.

Stay tuned for upcoming program announcements!

04/28/2026

🌎 Across Borders, Our Work Continues.

The Tribal Minds, Inc. team has been honored to support cultural revitalization work alongside our relatives at Caldwell First Nation (Potawatomi/Ojibwe) in Ontario, Canada.

When Indigenous nations invest in reclaiming language, ceremony, story, and identity, they are not simply preserving culture—they are strengthening the future of their people.

At Tribal Minds, we believe that cultural knowledge is a living system of governance, wellness, and community power. Through collaboration, dialogue, and shared vision, we are helping support initiatives that reconnect people to their traditions, their lands, and their responsibilities to the next generations.

The work happening with Caldwell First Nation is inspiring—rooted in pride, leadership, and the revitalization of Potawatomi and Ojibwe cultural lifeways. It is an honor to walk alongside communities doing this important work.

Stronger cultures create stronger nations. And we are grateful to be part of that journey.

Follow Tribal Minds to learn more about the work we are doing with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island.

02/19/2026

Due to family emergency for the facilitator, Songs In Practice will be postponed a few weeks and will not meet tonight. Thank you so much for your patience.

We will post and notify participants when the new dates are finalized.

If you sre interested in participating in the future, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerb7IgtbrLWTAnsAkU6LXXUvwdTahTcRjQlQTy4ZckIT3wvw/viewform?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQEgHpjbGNrBASAd2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHrhtU2LCYMswKnxLeAcC2I8rrXGCs3QK6YjarMfvstNUiw-YvZnpJs4kHw1m_aem_MAOXwtvm5Vk7gQE_Rzdh-w

Songs in Practice develops home-grown singers for the ongoing needs of our people and the land. In Nevada, our communities rely on strong, prepared singers, and many ceremonial circle participants are consistently in need of others who understand the responsibility, discipline, and commitment that c...

02/19/2026

Getting ready for the weekend and prayers between the north and south. Paiutes, Mexicas, and Huichols, on the beach in Puerto Vallarta. This is the work.

01/30/2026

SONGS IN PRACTICE strengthens our local singing community by creating regular space for learning, practice, and relationship-building around the drum, as well as support upcoming cultural events and ceremonies, as part of our community development work.

For participants, drum practice (Sun Dance, Water Drum, Great Basin Round Dance, etc) will take place at the office of our CEO Brian Melendez, in Reno, NV, on four dates: Feb 5, Feb 19, Mar 12, Mar 26.

To learn more, check it out and register your interest in participating 👀👀https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerb7IgtbrLWTAnsAkU6LXXUvwdTahTcRjQlQTy4ZckIT3wvw/viewform

01/17/2026

LOOKING BACK - As we move into 2026 and begin our operations for this year, we look back on our celebration of five years of Native-led, Native-serving programs: the Seeds of Sovereignty Gala, with and as guests, held in community with our supporters in Reno.

Follow us and our newsletter to stay up to date with Tribal Minds in 2026 👀

12/02/2025

✨Today, on , we honor generosity, collective care, and mutual support. Today, we celebrate a day to celebrate frontline organizations that root, protect, and support our communities!

🎤 DID YOU KNOW? Supporting Native organizations is especially important in a landscape of dramatic underfunding. Less than 1% of philanthropic dollars go to Native programming, and less than 0.5% of funding supports Native-led, Native-serving programs like ours!

That means.... we rely on you!

💖 Since our inception as an organization in 2020, we have come together to support each other. We began with the Good Relative Network, supporting adults connecting for emotional support during the height of the pandemic - now we operate the Network on top of our flagship Rez Girls Wellness Retreat and Chief Good Day Camp, which bring together Native youth from dozens of Tribes into cohorts anually for culturally-grounded wellness. We also oversee the Star Village network, revitalizing culture through ceremony across the state and beyond.

Every dollar supports these programs directly. Ever dollar benefits more Native youth and adults in underresourced Nevada Native communities: urban, rural, and remote.

You can support us by donating at:

- tribalminds.org
- scanning the QR code!

Have a restful Giving Tuesday and !

10/19/2025

🌿2025 Chief Good Day Camp: Brotherhood🌿
The Chief Good Day Camp brought these young men together to grow, learn, and support one another.

This week was all about brotherhood—stepping into challenges, lifting each other up, and building strength in mind, body, and spirit. These boys showed courage, resilience, and the power of standing together.