Cultural Awareness
Revitalizing cultural and spiritual values related to Indian land strengthens Indian nations and people. Land is a critical base for spiritual practices, beliefs, and worship, and can be a keeper of memories, a portal to the spirit world, or a place to go for guidance and strength. Land also supports cultural practices such as hunting, fishing, farming and harvesting wild foods. Maintaining strong cultural and spiritual ties to the land is necessary for preserving traditional practices and Native religious beliefs for future generations. In this way, the Foundation supports activities aimed at enhancing and maintaining cultural ties to the land.
How to Send a Letter of Inquiry (LOI)
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation promotes activities that support the recovery and control of Indian homelands. We work to promote education on Indian land ownership and management, increase cultural awareness of Indian land tenure, create economic opportunity on Indian-owned lands, and reform the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people and Native nations from owning and controlling their lands. Before submitting a letter of inquiry (LOI), please read the list below of ILTF’s eligibility requirements, funding priorities, and the list of activities we do not fund.
Entities eligible for funding include:
- Tribal, local and state governments
- Nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation, including institutions
Activities that are not eligible for funding include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advocacy and lobbying efforts to influence legislation
- Endowments
- Land purchases
- Benefits, fundraisers, walk-a-thons, telethons, galas, etc.
- Scholarships, tuition assistance or other direct funding to individuals
- Special events, except when the event is a key strategy in a continuum of efforts to achieve community goals in the Foundation’s program areas
Send a Letter of Inquiry (LOI)