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CLOSING
Looking Ahead
At the end of 2024, we finalized a
year-long effort with Board approval
of our 5-year strategic plan (2025-2029),
which we will be sharing publicly in
early 2025.
As we look ahead, we are committed to:
• Continuing to directly fund
Indigenous Peoples
Growing up in Hawai'i, I was taught the
importance of community, learning from
and serving others, and building trust
where trust has so thoroughly eroded.
• Strengthening Indigenous
and ally networks and hubs
• Leading and inspiring new research
• Ongoing amplification of stories and
evidence from Indigenous Peoples
These values have guided me throughout my
career and are aligned with the mission and
guiding principles of Nia Tero. Recognizing that
the daily threats to Indigenous Peoples around the
world are incessant and growing, I hope to not only
build on these efforts, but also accelerate global
understanding about what Indigenous Peoples’
guardianship is, and why it matters.
We are grateful for your continued support
and allyship in these efforts, building toward
the shared dream of enabling Indigenous
Peoples’ guardianship everywhere possible
on Earth as part of a just and vibrant future.
— 'AULANI WILHELM
Kanaka 'Ōiwi, (Native Hawaiian)
Incoming CEO, Nia Tero
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