INDIGENOUS CREATIVES COLLECTIVE
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Mission Statement
yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective is a community of intertribal Indigenous artists rematriating 1.5 acres of land in South Seattle, on Coast Salish territories. Our mission is to help improve Indigenous well-being through art-making, community building, and equitable creative opportunities for personal and professional growth.
About This Cause
yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective has just acquired 1.5 acres of land in South Seattle! We could not have hit this major milestone without support and partnership from our community. Since our founding in 2017, our arts nonprofit has organized countless programs that uplifted over 400 Indigenous creatives with partners across the Salish Sea. Now after a two year search, we have finally secured a permanent home for Indigenous arts and culture in Rainier Beach. The undeveloped parcel holds more than 500 trees, bisects Mapes Creek, and is located near public transit in a diverse multigenerational neighborhood. Through artmaking and ecological education, we are creating a welcoming community hub where intertribal Indigenous artists can connect with each other, and the earth. We see ourselves as a small seed in the broader land rematriation movement, and as part of a long legacy of Indigenous organizing that came before us. On the land, we plan to: - Caretake urban green space for intersectional BIPOC gathering. - Grow gardens with ancestral medicines and artmaking material. - Establish an artist residency designed by and for Indigenous creatives. - Develop economic opportunities for Indigenous artists of all ages. - Commission outdoor artworks and create a public sculpture park. - Host workshops and work parties with traditional knowledge bearers. - Create an Indigenous-designed community center with shared studio spaces. - Collaborate with nonprofit partners to cultivate an inclusive Native neighborhood. - Consult with local tribes and restore Mapes Creek, which connects with land, as a Chinook salmon habitat. One and one-half acres in Rainier Beach is yəhaw̓’s new home, but we need your support for the work ahead. By combining arts with access to green space, we plan to holistically improve well-being for Indigenous people and the land. We can’t wait to collaborate closely with tribes, nonprofit partners, and our creative community to collectively nurture the land and one another for generations to come. Learn more about our growing vision at yehawshow.com/land.