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Support Indigenous Peoples' guardianship globally
Thriving Peoples.
Thriving Places.
Join us in supporting a global network of Indigenous Peoples who protect the majority of the world's healthiest and most important lands and seas, sustaining our planet now and for generations to come. Indigenous guardianship works, and investing in it enables these places and Peoples to thrive. This is our last, best chance of saving the planet, all our fellow beings, and ourselves.
Since Nia Tero's inception in 2017, we have awarded $101 million in grants directly to Indigenous organizations, their fiscal sponsors, or allies selected by our Indigenous partners to manage funds. Through our grantmaking and initiatives, we have supported 274 distinct Indigenous Peoples as they strengthened the guardianship of their territories that sequester 24.4 gigatons of carbon across over 130 million hectares of irreplaceable, biodiverse ecosystems.
One hundred percent of your donation will go directly to Nia Tero’s Indigenous partners and their efforts to protect and care for their homelands.
More about Nia Tero
Our mission is to directly support Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship and elevate the role and influence of Indigenous Peoples as essential to ensuring planetary health and habitability.
Nia Tero raises money to fund Indigenous organizations and their trusted allies directly. To date, we have partnered with over 274 Indigenous Peoples awarded $101 million in grants. More than 90% of this money went directly to Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, their fiscal sponsors, or their chosen allies.
We also create our own short films in partnership with Indigenous creatives and Peoples, support our Indigenous partners' participation in global policy negotiations hosted by the United Nations that influence legislation and legal action at all levels of government, and invest in technologies such as solar transportation as well as new financing models.
Over 85 percent of our yearly budget is dedicated to grantmaking and programs.
We work closely with Indigenous Peoples to identify initiatives that promote guardianship of their traditional territories. These projects are carefully selected based on rigorous criteria that align with our mission and the trusted relationships with the Indigenous Peoples they elevate. Each project is monitored and evaluated to ensure progress and impact, maintaining transparency and accountability to our donors and each other.
Nia Tero is the only global organization focusing solely on Indigenous Peoples’ self-determined guardianship of collective territories. It is not an initiative within a larger mission; it is not focused on a single region to the exclusion of others or driven by one approach, such as rights or land tenure. Our board, advisory council and staff were built to reflect and support this unique mission with the aspiration that we can demonstrate and scale our model to inspire others.
In our direct partnerships, we follow the self-determined vision of the Indigenous Peoples we serve. In the rest of our work, we take what we learn and follow the guidance of Indigenous Peoples and their movements to use our position as Nia Tero to positively influence policies, legal frameworks, and political will.
Nia Tero is a global organization comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous team members. Our staff and colleagues are based across Amazonia, the Pacific Islands, Asia, and North America, with a large contingent in our home office in Seattle. We speak many languages, predominantly English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, plus a wide range of Indigenous languages.
Our Board of Directors is similarly diverse in background and expertise, with a majority of Indigenous members. The board is accountable for providing council, insight, oversight, and direction on our enterprise strategy. Our global Indigenous Advisory Council provides non-fiduciary-related guidance and wisdom. We are grateful also to our regional advisory groups, which similarly provide regional guidance and wisdom to our place-anchored work.
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Implicit in our vision and mission is recognizing and prioritizing Indigenous Peoples’ rights, sovereignty, self-determination, and cultural vitality within and beyond their homelands and waters.
With this in mind, all our work adheres to the following principles:
- Follow and respect the collective rights and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples.
- Respect the diverse ways and means of Indigenous Peoples in how we work.
- Take guidance from Indigenous Peoples, and their kinship with the Earth.
- Recognize the wisdom and value of the full diversity of life.
- Work in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in everything we do.
We value every form of support. Beyond financial contributions, there are numerous ways to get involved. You can share our mission and the work of our Indigenous partners with your network, attend events hosted by Nia Tero and our partners, and advocate for policy changes that support Indigenous Peoples' guardianship of their territories. To learn more, visit our Get Involved page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Access to your data is restricted to authorized personnel within our organization who are responsible for processing donations and communicating with our supporters. These team members prioritize data protection and privacy policies to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of your information. Nia Tero takes rigorous measures, including using secure databases and systems to safeguard your data from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Nia Tero commits 100% of all online donations to grantmaking that goes directly to our Indigenous partners. Learn more about our Indigenous partners and what we have been able to achieve together in our annual reports.
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