INDIGENOUS VISION (IV) is qualified nationwide to receive tax-deductible real estate and land as an approved IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
IV Cultural Conservation Land Stewardship Program (CCLSP) is an environmental cultural conservation program that works with private land owners, Tribal Nations, and municipalities interested in translating, conserving, protecting, or educating about their significant cultural sites and environment such as pictographs and petroglyphs, rock effigies, cairns, fasting shelters, medicine wheels, and tipi rings to provide unique land and historical conservation efforts as well as tribal community, youth and public learning opportunities.
Our conservation goals are to ensure that Indigenous people across the country have hassle-free access to bio-diverse landscapes and can harvest cultural necessities free of social and environmental worries. Our environmental stressor and contaminant mapping efforts ensure the land is free from abandoned mines, pollutions, and prion diseases like chronic wasting disease affecting deer, elk, and moose. We partner with leading organizations and institutions offering the latest in testing and monitoring (ecological monitoring conservation working dogs!) to ensure that cultural use materials harvested are contaminant free. Fun fact: dogs have been utilized in Blackfoot women work for 10,000 years!
Landowners have the option to 1) donate land to IV and receive a tax deduction in full of the fair market value or 2) donate partial/seasonal access – lease land to IV and receive a tax deduction on annual property taxes.
Tribal Nations utilize the Indigenous Vision environmental team to increase your departments capacity in community education and outreach, focus groups, white papers, or environmental project planning and implementation. Contract proceeds go to the IV General funds to support social and environmental justice programs
Municipalities partner with us to transform your cities riparian areas to cultural environmental learning spaces! Services include local tribal liaison services, remediation project planning, implementation, community education and outreach.
Corporate Sponsors are appreciated partners in this work! As a sponsor, your company and logo will be displayed and mentioned in all communications and on signs at the properties. Your partnership in grassroots, native-led initiatives ensures everyone has access to the land and the land is in the best shape to support wildlife and human activities!
Don’t own land to give? You can be a friend of IV and the land by helping to ensure its ability to support diverse plant and animal populations. Your monetary contribution helps implement Indigenous stewardship practices for the land already donated!
IV collaborates with local Indigenous communities and neighboring partners to provide cultural and environmental stewardship community activities on the land. The educational activities are centered around community engagement, intergenerational learning between elders and youth, and water.
Enter for a Chance to Win a $10,000 Tipi Glamping Package*
Sat, June 14, 2025 03:00 PM – 09:00 PMMDT
Thank you for supporting the Indigenous Vision Glamping Tipi Raffle for the Bear Gulch Visitor Center and Grand Opening Celebration!
Kickoff your 2025 summer right. Experience Native-crafted Luxury Under the Stars! Enter the Indigenous Vision Glamping (glamorous + camping) Giveaway for a chance to indulge in the ultimate tipi retreat. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Blackfoot and Montana Native-made luxury in a custom assembled, by Executive Director Souta Calling Last, who fulfilled childhood dreams of being a interior decorator in creating this modern, luxurious, and cozy interior. Take a chance to indulge in your tipi glamping dreams!
The I.V. Glamping Tipi Lodge package includes; new 17ft. tipi canvas with 24ft poles, pins, a door, and stakes (seen in picture), hand painted liners, buffalo robe and bedding, beds assembled as couches, rugs, end tables, native art and upholsteries, and offgrid coffee and tea station and chair.
Details:
- The winner will receive one 17ft Tipi made by Reliable Tipi & Tent with painted interior liners, choke-cherry pins and stakes, a total value of $6,000 USD.
- The winner will also receive interior package of buffalo robe, and furnishings to accommodate lounging and relaxation, a total value of $4000
- To enter, contestants must purchase raffle by June 10, 2025. Raffle closes at midnight.
- A winner will be announced June 14th, 2025 at the Bear Gulch Pictograph Visitor Center Grand Opening Celebration.
- Tipi can be delivered, without poles–delivery only available in Montana.
Enter the contest between November 18th and June 10th, 2025 for a chance to win a tipi!
*Presence at grand opening not required to win.
Enter here to win!
Tipi Set Raffle:
Our Cultural Conservation initiatives: (Coming Soon)
Beaver Lodge Food Forest
Bear Gulch Visitor Center
Environmental Stressor and Contaminant Mapping Project
Please support Land Rematriation by making a tax-deductible donation.
Contact us and Donate today!
