So Oh Shinali Sister Project

So’oh-Shinálí Sister Project

So’oh-Shinálí Sister Project (SSSP) is a Native-woman led nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Native American and Indigenous community of Los Angeles County through intentional wellness and advocacy services. SSSP promotes Indigenous education and wellness to empower all Indigenous community members in the urban setting through core values, intergenerational relationship building, and inclusive community-based programming rooted in cultural practices.

SSSP was created by three Native American women driven to create culturally-rooted, community-driven wellness and education opportunities. We are dedicated to indigenizing education and wellness by staying rooted in indigenous core values, practices, and beliefs passed on to us by the matriarchs in our family, our grandmothers. So’oh translates to grandmother in the Hopi language and Shinálí refers to paternal grandparents in Navajo or Diné while Shinálí asdzą́ą́, refers to one’s paternal grandmother. Each “S” represents the three sisters who brought this project to fruition and their continued commitment and dedication to serving the community that raised them.

SSSP is rooted in Indigenous core values, practices, and beliefs passed on to us by the matriarchs in our family, our grandmothers. Our 4 core values include relationships, respect, reciprocity, and responsibility.

Since our inception in 2020, we’ve centered culture, wellness and education to advance health equity in areas of mental health, food sovereignty, and support for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. We also offer wellness care packages for basic needs and scholarships for therapy with Native/Indigenous mental health providers.