Indigenous & Tribal Communities
In collaboration with The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The University of Arizona, and numerous other individuals, organizations, and funders, EARTH has been supporting the expansion of integrative health models for Indigenous populations around the world. With an emphasis on the Americas, EARTH aims to support healing, growth, and sustainable capacity for integrative health and healing models. These efforts operate from the belief that body-mind-environment exist inseparably. Using trauma-aware approaches, including a full spectrum of integrative health tools that resist overly individualistic and medicalized models of mental/somatic health, EARTH is weaving a community of awareness and healing that supports the roots and not just what is seen above the surface. To inquire about participation and collaboration in this arena, please email us.
Healing Historical Trauma Conference Series
In partnership with numerous Native Nations, service organizations, and individuals, EARTH has been sponsoring, organizing, supporting, and presenting at an inspired series of conferences exploring healing for inter-generational and historical trauma. Originally inspired by one our Elder Advisors, Kenneth White Jr. (Navajo), and his father's (Kenneth White Sr. (Navajo) legacy establishing Tribal Employment Rights (see here), the latest installation was held at Window Rock in August of 2025. Take a moment to browse a few images from past conferences:
Culturally Rooted Mind-Body Circles for Indigenous Community Members
In collaboration with the Association on American Indian Affairs and The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, this effort supports new Indigenous facilitators in their training process in mind-body medicine by providing support to lead groups while working towards Certification through CMBM's professional training program. EARTH also supports cultural integration and post-training delivery/implementation work for other leaders offering mind-body and integrative health programs for and within Indigenous communities.
Indigenous Youth Programs
EARTH emerged after years of programs and services offered by EARTH's founders in various settings as well as in partnership with our longtime collaborators. One such program, co-led by the late Francine Gachupin, PhD, MPH (Pueblo of Jemez) and Noshene Ranjbar, MD (EARTH co-founder), was the American Indian Youth Wellness Camps, offered through the University of Arizona and Dr. Gachupin's appointment as Professor in Family and Community Medicine. During Covid, the camp had to shift from in-person to virtual. The mind-body skills component was turned into a series of fun educational videos. Below you can watch one of the 14 videos by Elder Linda Eagle Speaker (Blackfoot) who led a virtual closing ceremony for camp participants, Nato’kssin Linda! You can watch the full series at the Department of Psychiatry's YouTube channel.
EARTH is currently applying for a series of grants to offer a variety of programs for Indigenous Youth. If you would like to donate to this effort, please visit our fundraising platform, thank you!
