| This page has been created for individuals who want quick facts about Tapestry and the work we do. For a richer experience and fuller understanding, please explore our Sacred Circle, ways of knowing, projects, and events. To understand why this facts page is not our home page, please read about our website.
 Tapestry Institute, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in March 1998 by Dawn Adrian Adams (Choctaw), Ph.D.
Mission: Tapestry facilitates, promotes, and carries out collaborative research, scholarship, and education in different ways of knowing, learning about, and responding to the natural world.
We are located in northern New Mexico, between Taos and Santa Fe. Our staff is composed of women with advanced degrees (Ph.D.s and J.D.). More than half our Board of Directors is Native American.
Tapestry is a unique, new type of research and education institute because it operates out of Indigenous worldview but uses cutting-edge principles of science research and education.
Our projects help reconnect people with the natural world.
Events: Meetings are comprised of top professionals in their fields from different cultures, with more than half of each team being Indigenous persons. The fields include education, art, literature, film, information technology, science. Elders are also part of our meeting groups.
Education materials: We prepare books, webpages, DVDs, and other materials to disseminate what we learn. One example is the Digital Library of Indigenous Science Resources (DLISR), the only online digital library of its kind.
Much of our major funding to date has been provided by the National Science Foundation and organizations such as the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
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