Cultural Advocacy
The health of our communities rests on the health of our lands
and it must be brought to light that marginalized communities disproportionately occupy our most degraded landscapes. DAR collaborates with Indigenous-lead organizations and BIPOC communities to uplift and recreate a land-based culture grounded in Indigenous wisdom.
Collaborators
Spirit of the Sun
Spirit of the Sun’s mission is to work in partnership with Native American communities in urban areas and on reservations to support today's youth to become the next generation of Native leaders, entrepreneurs, and skilled professionals who will help guide their communities toward wellness, prosperity, and cultural revitalization.
Through a partnership with Spirit of the Sun, DAR provides CSA shares to Indigenous elders in the community.
Harvest of All First Nations
Harvest of All First Nations is an Indigenous-led organization that serves primarily BIPOC and underserved communities through education, ancestral healing practices, and reclamation of Indigenous Knowledge and lifeways. Their goal is to achieve reciprocal relationships between people and all living relatives of Turtle Island and Condor Nations, through a strong lens of eco-feminism and rematriation.
In 2023, DAR is collaborating with HAFN to create small-scale backyard Indigenous-led regenerative design projects.
Wind River Reservation
Wyoming’s Wind River Country is home to the seventh largest Indian reservation in the country. Encompassing more than 2.2 million acres, the Wind River Indian Reservation is home to the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapaho tribes.
DAR is supporting a food sovereignty project with Shoshone Tribal Members on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
Postpartum Care Project
The Community Roots Midwife Collective is a team of dedicated, passionate midwives and reproductive health practitioners working to create a self-sustaining healthcare organization that provides homebirth options and reproductive health care to ALL, regardless of financial position.
Closing of the Bones
DAR is partnering with Harvest of All First Nations and the Community Roots Midwife Collective to host traditional Closing of the Bones ceremonies to support the healthy transition into motherhood.
"It is our intention to support people in our community through the postpartum journey. Healing after birth is a potent and vital part of life. It can bring deep health to the birthing person to be held and honored during this time. We are thankful to be offering the Closing of the Bones Ceremony (Cerrada/Cerrando las Caderas) to our people."
A Personal Share From Our Cultural Liason
Andrea Nawage
My name is Andrea Yoloteotl Chalchihuitl, I have the honor to carry fire from my Aztec Culture, for more than two decades and an Aztec Dancer. Along the way, I have been able to conduct and guide women’s circles and ceremonies as well as participated at the Moon Dance ceremony for nonconsecutive 7 years. I am honored to have had the opportunity of receiving and carrying sacred water from the Hopi Nations. My way of life and prayers has given me the opportunity to represent POC and marginalized communities in several committees within the City of Boulder government. Thus, I am currently collaborating with environmental and social justice organizations which focus on reclaiming rights of nature and women communities. I am the Founder of Harvest of All First Nations, and current student at Naropa University to complete my Environmental Studies degree and look forward to further my education with a Masters or PHD towards Indigenous Studies. I firmly believe that by healing women, we can heal the Earth to make a better place for all future generations.