Land Acknowledgment
We respectfully acknowledge that the land on which Valentino Counseling stands is the ancestral and unceded territory of the:
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Shawandase Tula
Myaamia
Wendat
Lenape
Odawa
Ojibwe
Bodéwadmi
Kinepikwamekòw
Waayaahtanwa
Kiikaapoi
Piankashaw
Kaskaskia
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These nations were forcibly displaced from this land through colonization and treaties such as the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. We honor their past, present, and future presence and ongoing connection to this land.
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May this acknowledgment be a step toward truth, healing, and meaningful action.
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Please join us in donating to any of the below organizations that support local and national Indigenous communities.
IllumiNative is a Native woman-led racial and social justice organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of—and challenging harmful narratives about—Native peoples through research, storytelling, and movement-building.
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a nonprofit, Native-led legal organization founded in 1970 and based in Boulder, Colorado, that provides litigation, legal advocacy, and technical assistance to defend tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resources, civil rights, and government accountability on behalf of Native American tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide.
The Association on American Indian Affairs is the oldest national Native nonprofit (established in 1922) dedicated to protecting tribal sovereignty, preserving Indigenous culture, educating Native youth, and building Native-led capacity through advocacy, program implementation, and allyship initiatives.
The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization based in Lame Deer, Montana, that provides national leadership—through culturally grounded resources, technical assistance, policy advocacy, and training—to end gender-based and domestic violence against American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and communities while strengthening tribal sovereignty.
The First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is a Native-led nonprofit based in Longmont, Colorado, that strengthens economic autonomy and community well‑being for Native American tribes and organizations through culturally rooted grantmaking, technical assistance, training, policy advocacy, and public education.
The American Indian College Fund (commonly known as The College Fund) is a Native-led nonprofit founded in 1989 and based in Denver, Colorado, that provides scholarships, programmatic support, and institutional funding to American Indian and Alaska Native students and tribal colleges to promote higher education, cultural preservation, and community empowerment.
The Native Forward Scholars Fund (formerly Native Forward) is a Native-led nonprofit founded in 1969 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that awards scholarships and holistic support services—totaling approximately $15 million annually—to American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, empowering over 20,000 scholars from 500+ tribes to strengthen tribal leadership and higher education equity
StrongHearts offers 24/7 confidential and anonymous support and advocacy to Native American and Alaska Natives impacted by domestic and sexual violence.
Source: StrongHearts Native Helpline
The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a Native-led nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon, that works nationally to protect the safety, health, and cultural identity of American Indian and Alaska Native children and families through advocacy, culturally grounded trainings, technical assistance, policy leadership, and efforts to strengthen the Indian Child Welfare Act.