We are grateful to Oregon’s nine sovereign Native Nations for stewarding our state’s health and happiness. Because our families now share and suffer the threat of vanishing ecosystems and extinguishing species, we are profoundly aware of the urgency of Pacific Northwest indigenous wisdom in sustaining the blessings of our shared region.

New Portland Foundation’s intergenerational, interethnic, and interfaith board of directors – as believers in our Pacific Northwest values of constantly building and stewarding more inclusive communities – supports all forms of open debate and decision-making on our region’s most difficult public policy issues.