LAND PEACE FOUNDATION

Programs

1. In 2020, the LPF purchased a 215 acre farm in traditional Penobscot Territory. We have established Wicuhkemtultine Kinship Community. Wicuhkemtultine, pronounced: we juke um tull tena means let's help one another. It is a philosophy of caring for one another according to traditional Wabanaki kinship principles. It recognizes that we are more resilient and secure when we work together, and that we have greater access to our creative intelligence to solve problems when we have our basic needs met and work collaboratively. Another key component to our wellness is access to our ceremonial ways of being. Creating space for the ceremony was a critical part of developing our land-based campus. We are currently hosting 4 to 5 ceremonies per year. The land-based programs at Wicuhkemtultine are focused on creating more resiliency for our people through deeper connection to ceremony and traditional ways of knowing and being. We are also facilitating gatherings that are aimed at creating greater cooperation and collaboration between Indigenous Peoples and our non-Indigenous neighbors and allies.

   $397,301 spent$966,722 earned by the program
   54% of program spending

2. Fellowship Programs The Wabanaki Leadership Institute (WLI) is an 18-month fellowship program that provides intergenerational leadership training for Indigenous people living and working in Wabanaki territory. The program is designed to create well-trained, culturally grounded leaders for the Wabanaki Nations, and to establish a broad network of leaders within Wabanaki territory who are committed to working cooperatively to advance the interests of all Wabanaki and Indigenous Peoples. The WLI provides existing and emerging leaders with the skills needed to handle the complex challenges that Indigenous Peoples face today. Whether they are spiritual leaders, government leaders, policy makers, academics, health professionals, artists, or public media makers, the WLI provides fellows with valuable tools and resources that support the development and potential of their individual and collective strengths. Our partners in this program include: The Native Programs Department at the University of Maine, American Indian Ambassador Program in New Mexico, Turtle Island Institute in Toronto, and the Maine Leadership Development Foundation. We will be recruiting fellows for our 2025 program at…

   $75,145 spent$126,080 earned by the program
   10% of program spending

3. Our farming program is based on our traditional understanding of sovereignty. At LPF, we believe that Mother Earth has the right to exist without bearing the weight of human expectations for productivity. Therefore, our farming program exists under the sovereignty of the land project. The Sovereignty of the Land project aims to express how caring for the land at Wicuhkemtultine is integral to the preservation of the Indigenous way of life. We approach farming as a kinship practice-a respectful and mutual relationship between humans, land , plants, soil, other animals, water, sky and all life. We utilize agricultural approaches that fall under labels such as organic, no-till, regenerative or permaculture, but our engagement with the land is rooted in a spiritual understanding of our kinship with the land. In this kinship relationship, we respect the inherent sovereignty of the land, with its own right of self-expression and right to experience life to the fullest. The sovereignty of the land, and the food sovereignty that it offers to our communities, is essential to our Indigenous sovereignty as Penobscot and Wabanaki Peoples. To date, we have planted 80 high bush blueberry, 38…

   $264,867 spent$362,796 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $737,313.