Esēhcekan
Our Way of Doing Things
We Move with the Energy Around Us
Our energy moves and adapts with the changing seasons, and grows from the understanding that our relationships with the land, water, and one another are living and eternal. Our energy toward Buffalo and Sturgeon rematriation, prairie restoration, and intergenerational leadership are an expression of our kinship in action, unfolding an interconnected story. These efforts demonstrate how relationships become our teacher, creating new opportunities to grow in balance with all beings.
We Move with the Energy Around Us
Our energy moves and adapts with the changing seasons, and grows from the understanding that our relationships with the land, water, and one another are living and eternal. Our energy toward Buffalo and Sturgeon rematriation, prairie restoration, and intergenerational leadership are an expression of our kinship in action, unfolding an interconnected story. These efforts demonstrate how relationships become our teacher, creating new opportunities to grow in balance with all beings.
Rematriation & Restoration
Through Indigenous caretaking practices, we are rematriating lands and water to revive native grasslands and ecosystems alongside our Buffalo and Sturgeon relatives.
This restores the cultural connection and values of how deeply our people are tied to the Natural World.
Internships & Cohorts
Our youth programs connect Indigenous youth to land-based learning through seasonal cohorts that blend ecological restoration, cultural teachings, and leadership development.
Each cohort meets regularly in small groups to learn from elders, cultural teachers, and conservation professionals, building skills in ecology, identity, and nonprofit leadership grounded in kinship and community values.
Reclaiming Our Storytelling
By leading our own storytelling through writing, producing, and shared ownership, we carry our teachings, herstories/histories, and relationships in a way that reflects who we are.
This ensures our energy provides a direct benefit and advances the priorities of our community.
Research
By weaving our knowledge sources of Indigenous and Western science together and teaching about the interconnectedness of life, we create space for innovation grounded in respect and reciprocity.
Through these relationships, we build collective responsibility in a world shaped by climate change.
Our vision is not only of ecological balance, but of cultural renewal: a world where healing guides the path forward for all generations.
Pesāēhkiw
Buffalo – ‘Coming from the Earth’
Nama’o
Sturgeon – ‘The First Fish’
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