Share your contact information and how you would like to help Indian Canyon Nation - Costanoan Indian Research 501c3
CIR’s goals and objectives are to: create local, national, and international programs designed to improve and enhance the cultural image of California Indians through greater public exposure of tribal history; establish greater influence over public policies and programs that affect indigenous peoples and the environment; identify and implement projects that improve the cohesiveness and self-sufficiency of the Costanoan Ohlone people; provide land for indigenous peoples to carry out their tribal ceremonies and share their traditional way of living in harmony with the environment; promote research in the field of West African pygmy goats, and provide support to California indigenous peoples who are fighting for land rights.
CIR is a grass-roots organization that depends greatly on its volunteers, including an all-volunteer staff. CIR makes its land available for all those in need in the community and depends on asking for donations at events to cover related costs such as bringing in toilets, food, etc. Culture sharing opportunities, workshops, field-trips, GIS mapping/sacred site protections and food sovereignty, along with documentation of Indigenous elders, languages, and media about projects in and in collaboration with the community of Indian Canyon Nation. CIR has begun to take steps with the goal of increasing its foundation and government support and several new funding sources have already been identified for 2023.
