Virtual Meet & Greet -

Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation

Zoom WebinarTuesday December 5, 2023 7-8pm

The Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation (IRRF) Board of Directors welcomes the community to attend a virtual meet & greet. 

Want to learn more about IRRF? 

Have questions you'd like to ask the board of directors?

You can submit your questions ahead of time or write in our questions box on the Zoom webinar. 

Several IRRF Board members will be on the webinar. We will show our short promo videos, each board member introduce themselves and there will be time to allow for questions/comments.

Registration is required. Complete the registration form (orange link below image that says "Register Here") and a Zoom link will be emailed to the email address you provide.

We do ask that your questions are respectful.

Negative or derogatory comments will not be allowed. 

More questions, email cochair@indigenousrrf.org

Previous Events

Beaded Earring Class

October 9, 2023

1-4pm

Location: Wenatchee, WA

The Indigenous Roots and Reparation Foundation (IRRF) is sponsoring a class in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day to anyone interested in learning how to bead earrings. The class is located in Wenatchee, WA. Come join us to gather and celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as we get back on the traditional homelands of the p’squosa People. 

The 3 hour class will be led by an instructor. Kits (everything you will need to bead a pair of earrings) are provided as well as light snacks and beverages.

This is a family event. No drugs, alcohol or weapons. 

Each person attending the class must register to sign up. Example - If you & your child wish to attend, please sign both of you up with details. Further details will be emailed to the participants. 

This class is limited to 20 people.

Registrations are timestamped and will be filled in the order of registration. We will have a waiting list. If spots open up, we will contact the wait list in the order of registration. 

If you register and are unable to attend, please notify IRRF as soon as possible. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

Email: chair@indigenousrrf.org

Huckleberry Camp 2023

September 15 - 17, 2023
Location: Leavenworth, WA

We are super excited for the interest in our 2nd Huckleberry Camp - we had an amazing response and the camp filled up in less than 5 hours. This waitlist registration is open for people who would like to be added to our waitlist to attend camp.

If we have cancellations, we will contact people from our waitlist to fill the spots.

The Indigenous Roots and Reparation Foundation (IRRF) is sponsoring a weekend huckleberry camp for tribal descendants at  a camp nestled into the heart of the Cascade Mountains near Leavenworth, WA. Come join us to gather and celebrate the gift of Huckleberry as we get back on the traditional homelands of the p’squosa People. 

The weekend will be filled story-telling, traditional crafts and, of course, lots of huckleberries. 

IRRF will be organizing a kitchen and providing food for the weekend. 

The retreat center has camping amenities; camp cabins that sleep up to 8 people (please indicate if you are willing to share a cabin as we want to provide as many opportunities for many) these are cabins that are used for summer camp & have 8 bunk beds with mats. Meals will be provided for participants for the entire weekend. 

There are tent sites and limited parking for RV trailers.

Financial support for travel is available if needed, please mark if you need a gas card. These will be give to participants at the camp.

This is a family event. No drugs, alcohol or weapons. 

The registration opens Friday August 11th at 10am and closes once the spots are filled. (the button for the registration form will be below this description).The registrations are timestamped and are filled in the order of registration. We will have a waiting list registration open once the original spots are filled. If spots open up, we will contact the wait list in the order of registration. 

Full details, location and agenda will be emailed to participants by end of August. 

If you do register and are unable to attend, please notify IRRF as soon as possible. Email chair@indigenousrrf.org

Sponsors

Zoom Class schedule - beginning at 5:30pm each evening: 

• Monday May 29th
• Wednesday May 31st
• Monday June 5th
• Wednesday June 7th
• Monday June 12th
• Wednesday June 14th
• Monday June 19th
• Wednesday June 21st

 

Cost: $100 for series of 8 classes & dinner

If you are interested in sponsoring this event - please 

email  chair@indigenousrrf.org

We want to make this class available to those looking to learn their own language, please indicate on the Google Doc if you are affiliated with a tribe. We offer a sliding fee.

Class limited to 30 participants.

Registration will open April 19, 2023 - online registration via Google Doc must be completed & payment/arrangements.

Registration ends 5-23-23 or if 30 participants sign up - whichever occurs first

lámlamt (thank you) to our nxaʔamxčín language class sponsors!

With our sponsor support, this helps support scholarships, our language teacher, the participant meal and so much more.

It is important to keep our Native American languages alive.

IRRF looks forward to hosting more events like this in the future.

2nd annual Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation Indian Hemp Field Trip 2022

Event is full - please keep an eye out for future events!

Sign ups required to attend.

RSVP: Michelle Tiegel CDLT 

Please note your tribal affiliation

Sponsored for tribal descendants.

Come join IRRF to gather and learn about Indian Hemp on p'squosa Homelands Friday November 18th.

- Sylvia Peasley and Spirit Peoples will lead this workshop and share their knowledge about this important cultural plant.

- Representatives from WA State Parks will be there to learn more about the Indian hemp populations on lands they manage.

Dress warmly. Lunch will be provided.

Gas stipends are available on request if needed.

Space is limited.

For more information: Mary Big Bull-Lewis; Chair of IRRF chair@indigenousrrf.org

This annual event is proudly co-sponsored by the

Chelan Douglas Land Trust.

We are currently seeking donations to help support this event, see our Donate page to learn how you can support.

Huckleberry Camp 

August 26-28th 2022 

Location: Leavenworth, WA

Camp is full! We are super excited for the interest in our first Huckleberry Camp - we had an amazing response and the camp filled up in less than 24 hours.

The Indigenous Roots and Reparation Foundation (IRRF) is sponsoring a weekend huckleberry camp for tribal descendants at Basecamp Cascadia, a retreat center nestled into the heart of the Cascade Mountains near Leavenworth, WA. Come join us to gather and celebrate the gift of Huckleberry as we get back on the traditional homelands of the P’squosa People. 

The weekend will be filled story-telling, traditional crafts and, of course, lots of huckleberries. 

IRRF will be organizing a kitchen and providing food for the weekend. 

The retreat center has camping amenities; outdoor showers, outdoor kitchen, composting toilets, and a geodesic dome gathering space. 

There are many walk-up tent sites and limited parking for trailers.

Extra camping gear is available for the weekend if needed. Financial support for travel is available if needed.

Families welcome. 

lamlamt to the Colville Confederated Tribes for providing the salmon for our dinner.