What is the Land Healers Foundation?
The Land Healers Foundation is stepping up to answer a powerful call from Indigenous Women and Youth… a call to spark a Worldwide Restoration Movement. At its heart, the Foundation is all about equipping today’s and tomorrow’s generations with the traditional knowledge needed to restore and care for indigenous lands. It’s not just about land—it’s about culture, identity, and survival.
Main Benefits of the Foundation’s Work
The Foundation offers a lifeline to indigenous youth caught in tough spots—struggling with drugs, alcohol, and despair. Through hands-on Training Workshops, these young people reconnect with their land and discover leadership within themselves. Here are some key highlights:
- Organized by Indigenous Women Leaders from multiple countries
- Uses the Wisdom of the Elders to guide its mission
- Establishes a Youth Corps of Qualified Land Healers
- Youth Corps members receive salaries while training in their own countries
- Focus on low-cost, low-tech traditional methods to regenerate water and land
- Creates new economic opportunities rooted in ancestral wisdom
Empowering Indigenous Youth
What’s truly inspiring is how the Foundation creates alternative opportunities for indigenous youth who might otherwise feel stuck. Instead of falling into despair, these young people get to re-connect deeply with their land and culture. The Training Workshops don’t just teach skills—they build leadership and a sense of purpose. It’s a chance to heal, grow, and lead.
The Role of Indigenous Women Leaders
At the core of the Foundation’s success are Indigenous Women Leaders from many countries. They bring the Wisdom of the Elders to the table, ensuring that the Youth Corps is grounded in ancestral knowledge and cultural values. This leadership is crucial—it’s about protecting traditional cultural and environmental knowledge, restoring faith in healing both the land and the people.
Reconnecting with Ancestral Wisdom
The Youth Corps is more than just a group of trainees. It’s becoming a global network of indigenous youth who are learning to regenerate water and land using traditional, low-tech methods. By drawing on the wisdom of their ancestors, these young people are reconnecting with their inherent values and creating new economic opportunities that honor their heritage.
Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – through water regeneration techniques
- SDG 13: Climate Action – by restoring indigenous lands and ecosystems
- SDG 15: Life on Land – protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems
- SDG 4: Quality Education – via training workshops and knowledge transfer
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – creating new economic opportunities for youth
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities – empowering marginalized indigenous communities
Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves
As David Orr, Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, famously said, “WHEN WE HEAL THE EARTH, WE HEAL OURSELVES.” The Land Healers Foundation embodies this truth. By restoring sacred lands and nurturing indigenous knowledge, it’s not just the environment that benefits—it’s the people, the culture, and the future of entire communities. This movement is about continuity, hope, and a deep, lasting healing.
