Cultural Education & Environmental Justice Program
We bring Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) principals to the front of our curriculum.
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Our Work
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We Center Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Environmental and Social Justice principals in all aspects of our curriculum. This program is a living collaboration between Indigenous Relations Consultants (IRC). Partner organizations, educational, and governmental institutions.
Our Mission is to decolonize conventional ways of learning and knowing by applying Traditional Ecological Knowledge through both individual and collective experinces, while ensuring Indigenous and BIPOC+ voices are present in spaces where decisions about land, health, and equity are being made.
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We use Indigenous worldviews and ancestral wisdom to create learning experiences that connect people to the natural world beyond conventional Western ecological frameworks.
Through education, dialogue, and land-based experiences, participants develop a deeper understanding of:
Relationships between people, land, and ecosystems
Cultural responsibility and stewardship
Collective well-being and community resilience
Learning is designed to be experiential and somatic, not only intellectual, strengthening long-term connections to place and responsibility to all communities of life.
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Our work integrates TEK into community, institutional, and organizational settings through:
Educational teachings and curriculum development
Community workshops and facilitated learning experiences
Land acknowledgements grounded in relationship and accountability
Equity and inclusion consulting informed by Indigenous knowledge systems
Land-based program tours that connect social, cultural, and ecological restoration
These services support social, cultural, and land rematriation while fostering meaningful engagement with the lands where programs take place.
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We actively support representatives of BIPOC+ and underserved communities by helping create access to spaces where their perspectives have historically been excluded.
Our work promotes health equity and participatory reparative action by:
Centering community voices in planning and implementation
Supporting community-led advocacy
Building pathways for long-term institutional change
Equity is not treated as an add-on, but as a foundational responsibility across all partnerships and programs.
Meet our Program Consultant
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CEEJ Program Consultant
Reshawn comes from the Navajo Nation in both Arizona and New Mexico. He holds a B.A degree from the University of Denver. In higher education, he focused on Anthropology, Critical Race, and Ethnic Studies. He is a lifelong learner of cultural identity and advocacy. Reshawn currently serves as our Cultural Education and Environmental Justice Program Consultant and an Indigenous Relations Consultant here at Harvest of All First Nations. He serves as an advocate, promoting access to Indigenous prayer and healing. As an anthropologist he continually empowers Indigenous narratives and actively challenges settler power structures to the commitment of social justice.
What Our Community Says
Discover the impact of our work through the voices of those we've had the privilege to support and collaborate with.
"I think it's powerful to think about the impact the first 30 minutes had on me. Never have I been asked in an academic setting, community setting at CU, or place of work to talk about and share where my ancestry is from. There's nothing quite like getting to know the people in the room."
Student Participant
CU School of LEEDs
"Water is life, water is medicine, water is healing. Espíritu del agua is in my lineage and is in my danza prayers. Honoring water and the life that it brings/sustains is central to my spiritual practice and being a water protector is something that is important to me."
Water Protector
2025 Water Talks
"It was very helpful to be intentional about prayers/wishes for each plant as I planted it. I would always like to remember to have that mindset when planting or collecting seeds."
Event Participant
Choke Cherry Planting
"I loved hearing Don's stories and insight about the land. I wish I could have spent more time with him as he gifted a lot of indigenous knowledge and experiences. I would love to visit all the places he suggested to learn more about my ancestors."
Project Participant
Seeds of Justice
Our Collaborators & Institutional Partners
We offer services and work together to bring in TEK with current and former collaborators and institutions such as:
Interested in getting involved or supporting us?
Thank you for your donation, and for supporting Harvest of All First Nations to reach our goals!
If you are interested in learning more about our program, please contact CEEJ@hafnco.org