LOS ANGELES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALLIANCE
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Mission Statement
LAIPA's mission is rooted in the belief that reclaiming our cultural identity is part of our healing process and a powerful act of self-empowerment. By embracing our traditional ways, self-advocacy skills increase, which are crucial for individual, family and community well-being. Due to the alarming rates of severe depression in Los Angeles County, LAIPA is dedicated to demystifying mental health through culturally appropriate, gender-responsive, and healing-informed strategies especially with Latinx and Indigenous populations. Our commitment to healing, diversity, equity, and inclusion is rooted in our guiding principles of human rights, kinship, and interconnectedness. This guides our impact of creating healthy communities while building self sustainable pathways., Over the course of 30 years working in LA, we recognize the importance of facilitating the healing kinship circles have on the mental health of families within the county.
About This Cause
Los Angeles Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (LAIPA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grassroots organization founded to work for human rights, culture, and the continual development of indigenous peoples living in the Los Angeles and the Southwest. We fulfill this commitment through promoting and facilitating the creation of decolonizing projects that address health, cultural, and family needs for low income indigenous youth and their families. LAIPA promotes a holistic approach to community organizing and is committed to advancing the cause of unity among diverse indigenous peoples and organizations on the basis of the Indigenous Human Rights principle One Continent, One Peoples. LAIPA’s focus is toward equity and empowerment through culturally responsive, indigenous human rights centered strategies. We recognize that reclaiming our cultural identity is a political act of self-empowerment.