The Center for Native Health

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Native Led. Native Controlled.


Our Mission:

The Center for Native Health's Mission is to support balanced wellbeing of southeastern Native communities through the preservation and respectful application of Native knowledge to empower the people, Land, and culture.

Vision Statement:

We envision a world where Indigenous communities thrive—grounded in culture, rich in tradition, alive with laughter, and collectively shaping a future that honors the past.



Forming an Indigenous structure for understanding health and well-being as a form of both individual and collective healing:

To disrupt the lasting effects of historical trauma we look for projects and activities to revitalize and strengthen traditional Cherokee culture, working to reduce the health disparities for Native communities through engagement in the preservation and respectful application of community held knowledge. This statement encompasses all actions that center someone and their relationships in a positive way, including the arts. We are guided by Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), specifically, the following Cherokee principles: 

  • ᎦᏚᎩ Gadugi — “mutual aid” — people coming together as one and working to help one another

  • ᏚᏴᎾᎧᏔ  Duyvktv — “the right way” — to have balance in good and evil, the roles of male and female, life and death, war and peace, and other aspects of life

  • ᏙᎯ Tohi — “for health” — physically or mentally well, an unstressed or unhurried pace like the rivers or the creeks run, indicating peace or serenity, balance, reciprocity

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

The Center for Native Health

Tax id (EIN)

26-4183908

Focus Areas

Native Languages, Philanthropy, Nonprofits & Grantmaking, Youth Development & Empowerment, Food Sovereignty, Farms & Gardens, Education, Arts & Culture, STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Geographic Area

Reservation, Regional

U.S. States and Territories Served

North Carolina

Nonprofit Type

501(c)3

Address

25 WATER TOWER LN
WHITTIER, NC 28789

Website

https://centerfornativehealth.org

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