Move to Higher Ground
Help Save and Preserve the Quileute Culture and Traditions for 7 Generations to come.
The first priority of the Tribe is the relocation of the Quileute Tribal School.
Living in a tsunami zone at the edge of the Pacific Ocean, a catastrophic earthquake can wipe out our community in less than 10 minutes – an entire generation of the Quileute people will cease to exist. Everyone lives on this earth, each a member of a bigger tribe, a wider community, and we need your help to move our tribal community from a disaster zone to a safer, better and higher ground.
The Quileute Tribal School is the only one in the world that teaches our own unique language and culture. Perched just beside the ocean, its breathtaking views are enough to inspire our Quileute children to discover more about our ancestral village and rich heritage. If we lose it to a horrific tsunami on a school day, we lose everything – our children’s lives and our culture’s future.
Relocating the tribal school to higher ground is truly a matter of life or death for the Quileute people.
Transfer Quileute Tribal School to safe area beyond tsunami zone and near emergency response center
Collaborate with Stakeholders
Quileute community leaders, project managers and donors work together for relocation and construction plans
Fundraising Campaigns
Organize awareness and fundraising campaigns to sustain relocation projects of school, elder center, offices and homes
Disaster-Proof Construction
Build community structures and homes with disaster-resistant materials and construction methods
Tribe Engagement
Quileute elders, youth and tribal members are involved from choosing relocation site to determining facilities for construction
Integration to New Community
Support integration of Quileute culture and traditions in newly built communities in a safer site
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