Cultivating Culture — Growing Sovereignty Together
Across Indian Country, solutions are growing on the ground.
From restoring traditional food systems to defending ancestral lands and revitalizing Indigenous languages, Native communities are leading the way forward — rooted in knowledge that has sustained them for generations.
Through Cultivating Culture, Native News Online is committed to documenting these stories and sharing them with readers across the country.
What We’re Reporting
This year, your support has helped us cover:
- A tribe fighting to protect wild horses on ancestral lands
- Legal battles shaping tribal sovereignty and hunting rights
- A Native student successfully advocating for the recognition of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
- The release of the Indigenous Food Pyramid — a powerful vision for both nutritional and cultural health
These are not isolated stories.
They are part of a larger movement — one where Indigenous communities are building solutions, strengthening sovereignty, and shaping the future.
Why This Work Matters
These stories are rarely covered in mainstream media.
Yet they matter — not only to Native communities, but to the broader understanding of sustainability, resilience, and the future of this country.
Cultivating Culture ensures these voices are not only heard — but centered.
Where We Are Now
We are now in year two of this three-year, $60,000 initiative.
Thanks to reader support, we’ve made meaningful progress — but we are currently behind our goal of reaching $40,000 this year.
Without additional support, this project is at risk of slowing down.
What Your Support Makes Possible
Your donation helps us:
- Conduct in-field reporting across Indian Country
- Amplify Indigenous-led solutions and knowledge
- Support Native journalists telling Native stories
- Expand coverage of food sovereignty, land stewardship, and cultural revitalization
This is journalism rooted in community — and built for the future.
Be Part of Growing This Work
The solutions are here.
The stories are happening.
With your support, we can continue documenting the people and communities leading the way.