Our Approach
Purpose Statement:
Cultivate learning communities, shared liberation frameworks, and resources that serve the land justice movement
Catalyze grounded action toward right relationship with land and each other, in service to cultural and ecological sanctuary
Transform worldviews as relates to Land as expressed in law, governance and Land stewardship
Our Values
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We honor the sovereignty and sentience of Land. We place the Land at the center of our work.
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We stand with and nurture acts of reparation. We support Indigenous-led Land returns and the reunion of displaced and dispossessed Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Culture.
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We stand and work in solidarity with all people dedicated to land justice. We center the voices, experiences, and leadership of those who have been systematically displaced from access to secure and generational relationship to Land and place.
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We seek to create the conditions through which ALL people can come into right relationship and secure access to Land.
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We are committed to a humble approach of finding our way with the support of our elders and Indigenous wisdom keepers.
The CELT Compass
A Tool for Orientation
The Compass is a tool we developed to help us talk about the purpose and process of land transitions.
The four directions and the central fire create a holistic picture of how different areas of the work are interconnected and support each other.
Read our “Coordinates of Possibility” essay featured by Culture Hack Labs to learn more.
Areas of Focus
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Services for groups reuniting with land and current title holders to transition land into new stewardship with a focus on access, repair, and equity.
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for the land return movement, practitioners, and the general public to understand how ethical land transitions work.
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supporting the creation of strong networks of communities in solidarity.
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of practitioners seeking to learn together and serve in an emerging landscape.