A world where we thrive.
By definition, Indigenous People are those who have remained in one place for thousands of years sustainably. Through trial and error over millennia Indigenous People worldwide generated keys to social harmony, sustainability science, biodiversity protection and augmentation, nutrition science, spiritual fulfillment, and community governance for peace. It would behoove us all, whether we are still intimately connected to our Indigenous roots or not, to stand behind those intact cultures.
IINÁH Institute envisions a world were these cultures thrive and are respected. Approximately 175 Native Languages remain in the USA today, for example, but without restoration efforts, at most 20 will still be spoken in 2050. This is due to the fact that mainstream American culture has little value for these keystone languages, and keystone cultures, that could bring us so much help at this time of need.
IINÁH Institute, rooted in Diné (Navajo) Homelands in the southwest United States, joins an ecosystem of many people, organizations, visionaries, strategists, and dreamers who believe Indigenous languages, cultures, worldviews, songs, and sciences should no longer be marginalized. Their flames should be fanned by all sectors of society to bring healing and solutions to a world in desperate need for alternative paradigms.