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We restore Indigenous ways of life by building relations with the land to cultivate responsibility, leadership, and truth.
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OUR STORY

Learn what inspired us to preserve Indigenous ways of life, restore balance, and recreate decolonized education.

LANDCULTURE

Restoring and enriching ecosystems through Indigenous values, practices and pre-contact conditions.

RETURN TO
THE LAND

Cultural mentoring guided by living in balance with our mother earth, and caring for the future generations of all beings.

TRUTH TELLING

Sharing stories about our past, present and culture, in order to address injustices and how to change them.

Upcoming Events

  • Multiple Dates
    Nov 12, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Virtual event on Zoom
    This free training offers an Indigenous perspective/truth to increase understanding of Native/Indigenous history and contemporary experiences across Turtle Island (North America), and on Wôpanâak territory specifically on the island Nôepe (Martha's Vineyard).
  • Oct 13, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Edgartown, 100 Felix Neck Dr, Edgartown, MA 02539, USA
    Indigenous Peoples Day on Nôepe (Martha's Vineyard) at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Edgartown Speakers and drumming Sun October 13 | 2 - 3:30 PM |
  • Multiple Dates
    Oct 04, 2024, 5:00 PM – Oct 06, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Aquinnah, 5 Church St, Aquinnah, MA 02535, USA
    Earth Knowledge is a seasonal series of zoom gatherings and in-person weekends for Wôpanâak & BIPOC adults​ Return to the Land Traditional Mentoring Natural Knowledge Traditional Skills Ceremonial Fires Wetu Living Decolonization Full Repair fund coverage or $500 per weekend
  • Multiple Dates
    Sep 29, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Aquinnah, 5 Church St, Aquinnah, MA 02535, USA
    NOTE: date change from 28 to 29 Sep Open to Wôpanâak and First Nations families Youth up to age 7 need to be accompanied by an adult traditional skills replanting & tending wilds and gardens traditional games cooking lunch over the fire wetu & communal living ceremony & celebration 3 sisters garden
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Call for Collaboration

Sassafras extends a heartfelt invitation to collaborate with Indigenous peoples and communities. Let us revive ancestral bonds, exchange knowledge, and restore as a collective. Reach out to us!

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