Recent Accomplishments

SGR activates collective community care through ceremony, ecological work, and cultural education.

Our approach is rooted in trust, intergenerational participation, and long‑term stewardship.

What this looks like:

• Restoring ceremonial land by clearing fuels, improving access, and preparing sites for traditional gatherings.
   
• Supporting culturally grounded outdoor access through programs like Walking With Fire.
   
• Advancing food and wellness restoration through Indigenous community gardens.
   
• Teaching fire knowledge and cultural values through school presentations and public events.
   
• Holding monthly sweat lodges as consistent sites of community care.
   

Impact and participation:

• Engaging about 2,000 individuals each year through restoration, education, and gatherings.
   
• Preparing to recruit 15–20 Indigenous wildfire crew trainees from this active base for future programming.
   

SGR grows leadership through cultural responsibility, ceremonial practice, and hands‑on stewardship.

Our approach includes:

• Ceremonial leadership: Oztochane regularly pours water and leads sweat lodges and men’s gatherings
   
• Family‑centered learning: Programs like Walking With Fire encourage shared leadership among parents and youth
   
• Mentorship across generations: Elders and knowledge holders guide participants in preparing ceremony grounds and tending fires
   
• Ecological leadership (in development): The Indigenous Wildfire Resilience Crew Training Program will integrate paid roles, TEK‑based instruction, and field experience in restoration work