Restoring Right Relations
A program designed to support and empower rising leaders like you, working to bring positive change within your tribal communities.
Image: 2024 Restoring Right Relations Program field trip to Yosemite National Park, hosted by local tribal elders and knowledge keepers from the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation
Who Can Apply for the Restoring Right Relations Program?
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Eager, open-minded community members who are interested in, or already working in their communities.
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Native community members, tribal reps, and organizations who have project ideas they hope to develop in the near future are encouraged to apply.
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Experienced, new, and emerging leaders who are atleast 18 years old.
About the Restoring Right Relations Program:
Images: 2024 Restoring Right Relations Program field trip to Lake County, CA hosted by the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance.
1. Participants will engage in in-person and virtual workshops led by Redbud Resource Group staff!
Workshop topics will include:
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Self-Advocacy Skill Building
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Best Practices in Building Healthy Partnerships
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Guidance in Project Strategic Planning (with access to helpful resource tools)
2. Participants will attend overnight field trips at select locations that are significant to California Native
Communities.
3. Participants will engage in virtual roundtable discussions that feature trusted Native community leaders discussing the work they are doing to strengthen sovereignty, culture, and our shared ecosystems.
2024 Restoring Right Relations Program Testimonials:
Images: 2024 Restoring Right Relations Program, Workshop #1 at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, hosted by Wappo tribal members
"It felt good to be in a program with Native people who had shared experiences. I want to thank Redbud Resource Group for organizing all of these cultural exchanges where we learned about the different ways that tribal people are making positive changes in their communities".
- Desirae Harp, Restoring Right Relations program participant
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"It was an amazing experience being a part of the Restoring Right Relations program. A year filled with so many highlights from genuine laughter, meeting elders, and learning of the old ways. It's hard to choose just one moment to call my favorite. I love the sense of family and support that comes from being a part of this group and restoring right relations with the Native American community".
- Matthew Williford Jr., Restoring Right Relations program participant​
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"My name is Christina Lara, and I am the program manager for TERA. In August 2024, I had the honor of working with Redbud Resource Group on their Building Right Relationships Program. We were honored to host a two-day program with their Native Leaders in Lake County. We wanted to ensure the participants got the full scope of TERA, its mission, and project work, which aims to strengthen native environmental stewardship and voices in the community. After the detailed planning period, TERA and RRG met at Robinson Rancheria Dance grounds, one of our Tribal partner's sacred spaces. From the beginning, it was like a family as we all shared our experiences with Fire, then moved towards sharing TERA's eco-cultural curriculum. On the second day, we shared a meal and demonstrated Primrose removal work at Xabatin Community Park. We were welcomed and greeted by our cherished local elder, Ron Montez. The visit definitely built our relationship with TERA and Redbud Resource Group's program participants. I personally felt like it was a reunion of friends and family. We appreciate all the hard work that Redbud does on a daily basis and look forward to another year."
- Christina Lara, Restoring Right Relations Field Trip host from Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance
View our 2025 Program Calendar here!
