Restoring Balance Collaborative

Restoring Balance Collaborative Restoring Balance for the Wellbeing of Humanity and the Environment

The Restoring Balance Collaborative (Collaborative) is dedicated to advancing Indigenous-led systems transformation to meaningfully address critical responses to climate challenges and their health impacts. Launched in 2023, the Collaborative is a global stewardship community that connects people and ideas. It expands and strengthens local, regional, and national networks by creating a global lear

ning space to innovate and generate solutions in a collaborative environment. Over 40 Indigenous Nations, organizations, and communities across Turtle Island, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Australia, and the Pacific are represented in our practice community. The Collaborative is led by a team of Indigenous thought partners and practitioners who serve as the backbone of the organization. This coordinating body carries the work forward at the guidance of its international Advisory Council to provide a global learning space.

Part of what makes our gathering meaningful is how we begin.Our opening ceremony on June 23 starts with water. Elder Kat...
06/17/2026

Part of what makes our gathering meaningful is how we begin.

Our opening ceremony on June 23 starts with water. Elder Kathy Sanchez of San Ildefonso Pueblo returns to lead a blessing where water from our homelands will be honored, shared, and held together throughout Sacred Waters. At the end, we carry that blessing home.

Looking forward to gathering our circle in this way.

๐ŸŒŠ Sacred Waters 2026
๐Ÿ“June 22-25, 2026 | Isleta Resort | Albuquerque, NM
๐Ÿ”— Join us: https://cvent.me/xEMKWZ

One week until we gather for Sacred Waters 2026.In just a few days, this space will be filled with conversation, connect...
06/16/2026

One week until we gather for Sacred Waters 2026.

In just a few days, this space will be filled with conversation, connection, storytelling, and shared learning centered around water, land, and collective futures.

Weโ€™re honored to create space for learning, listening, and connection in community with all of you.

This is our final invitation to join us. Registration details available here: https://cvent.me/G3YAyd

Sacred Waters will begin with a special welcome from our host community, the Pueblo of Isleta. On June 22, the Pueblo of...
06/13/2026

Sacred Waters will begin with a special welcome from our host community, the Pueblo of Isleta.

On June 22, the Pueblo of Isleta invites us to the Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Isleta Governor will open our time together, and Los Lunas Dancers will share their culture through dance.

We honor the community carrying us and the land holding us.

We're grateful to gather together soon.

๐ŸŒŠ Sacred Waters 2026
๐Ÿ“June 22-25, 2026 | Isleta Resort | Albuquerque, NM
๐Ÿ”— Join us: https://cvent.me/xEMKWZ

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š ๐™– ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ?Join us for the Living Rivers Dinner, an ...
06/12/2026

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š ๐™– ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ?

Join us for the Living Rivers Dinner, an evening exploring Indigenous leadership, river personhood, and the growing global movement to protect our waters for future generations.

Featuring Honorable Deb Haaland, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior; Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Colorado River Indian Tribes; and Turama Hawira, Pou Tupua of the Whanganui River (Aotearoa/New Zealand), this special gathering will bring together powerful voices shaping the future of water stewardship.

The Living Rivers Dinner is included with Sacred Waters registration and is also available as a standalone experience.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 24, 2026 | 6 PM
๐Ÿ“ Isleta Resort | Albuquerque, New Mexico
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register here: https://cvent.me/xEMKWZ

All proceeds support community participation in A Meeting of Sacred Waters.

Our knowledge systems guide how we protect our land and waters and how we pass that sacred responsibility forward.Indige...
06/10/2026

Our knowledge systems guide how we protect our land and waters and how we pass that sacred responsibility forward.

Indigenous ethical frameworks. Youth stepping into leadership. Confronting nuclear harm. Rematriation and water governance. Educators keeping teachings alive.

These are just some of the voices helping shape conversations on leadership, teaching, and land and water stewardship at Sacred Waters 2026.

Join us!

๐ŸŒŠ Sacred Waters 2026
๐Ÿ“June 22-25, 2026 | Isleta Resort | Albuquerque, NM
๐Ÿ”— Register: https://cvent.me/xEMKWZ

In just 14 days, Indigenous leaders, knowledge keepers, artists, organizers, and community members will gather for Sacre...
06/09/2026

In just 14 days, Indigenous leaders, knowledge keepers, artists, organizers, and community members will gather for Sacred Waters 2026.

Together, weโ€™ll explore what it means to protect water, restore balance, and build toward collective futures grounded in relationship, reciprocity, and care.

We look forward to gathering in community with each of you soon.

Register: https://cvent.me/G3YAyd

Our relationship with water is changing.Ceremony and the arts. Youth voices and access. Technology and storytelling. Ind...
06/06/2026

Our relationship with water is changing.

Ceremony and the arts. Youth voices and access. Technology and storytelling. Indigenous stewardship. Community care.

These are just some of the conversations that will take place during the concurrent sessions at Sacred Waters 2026. Together, speakers, facilitators, artists, and community leaders will create space to explore what it means to reimagine our relationship with water.

๐™’๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช?

๐ŸŒŠ Sacred Waters 2026
๐Ÿ“ June 22-25, 2026 | Isleta Resort | Albuquerque, NM
๐Ÿ”— Join us: https://cvent.me/xEMKWZ

โ€œ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š ๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ.โ€โ€” Chai...
06/03/2026

โ€œ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š ๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ.โ€โ€” Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Colorado River Indian Tribes

On June 24, three powerful Indigenous leaders will gather for an inspiring conversation thatโ€™s part of a movement already reshaping how we protect our rivers and lands.

Featuring prominent speakers, the Living Rivers Dinner will focus on the legal personhood of rivers through Indigenous lenses, while honoring the origins of Sacred Waters and the Indigenous leadership shaping the future of our rivers.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 24, 2026 | 6 PM
๐Ÿ“ Isleta Resort | Albuquerque, New Mexico
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://cvent.me/xEMKWZ

All proceeds support community participation in A Meeting of Sacred Waters.

Good News for the Land ๐ŸŒŽThe Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia are advancing an Indigenous-led renewable energy pr...
05/29/2026

Good News for the Land ๐ŸŒŽ

The Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia are advancing an Indigenous-led renewable energy project rooted in stewardship, self-determination, and long-term care for their homelands.

Through the Jinbi solar project, the Yindjibarndi are building pathways for community-led energy development while protecting culturally significant lands and creating opportunities for future generations.

This work reflects something Indigenous communities around the world have always known: solutions grounded in relationship to land, culture, and community create stronger futures for everyone.

Across the globe, Indigenous Peoples continue leading innovative approaches to stewardship, governance, and sustainability โ€” reminding us that caring for the land and caring for community are deeply connected.

Read the story: https://yindjibarndi.com.au/yindjibarndi-energy-projects-hailed-by-key-experts/

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