HUMANCULTURE

Indigenous-led nonprofit organization operating internationally, incorporated in the United States and Canada.

Humanculture is an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization incorporated in the United States as a 501(c)(3) public charity and in Canada under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. It supports Indigenous and community-led work across essential access, knowledge systems, ecology, land stewardship, arts, culture, humanitarian aid and climate resilience. Founded in 2018.

  • Indigenous Systems & Knowledge

    Documenting and advancing Indigenous knowledge systems as living governance infrastructures that inform climate adaptation, biodiversity stewardship, and international policy dialogue.

    SYSTEMS & KNOWLEDGE
  • Sustaining Indigenous-led stewardship of land, water, and ecological knowledge systems across six landscapes and four continents.

    Ecology & Land Stewardship

    Sustaining Indigenous-led stewardship of land, water, and ecological knowledge systems. Documenting, supporting, and elevating TEK across all six ecological zones and four continents.

    ECOLOGY & LAND STEWARDSHIP

  • Arts & Culture

    Advancing cultural continuity and creative expression by supporting Indigenous storytelling, artistic practice, and intergenerational knowledge transmission as living foundations.

    ARTS & CULTURE

  • Humanitarian & Climate Resilience

    Strengthening community resilience through locally governed solutions that expand access to water, livelihoods, education, and ecological stewardship under conditions of climate variability.

    HUMANITARIAN & CLIMATE

your donations at work

TOUCHING THE LIVES OF OVER 100,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN MORE THAN 8 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH SINCE 2018

LIVES IMPACTED

100,000+

Hours Donated

80,000+

FUNDS RAISED

$1,000,000+

Humanculture’s work includes the documentation and study of Indigenous systems, Cultural Heritage & knowledge governance across diverse ecological regions.

VISIT INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS

Through field partnerships and research initiatives, this work examines how Indigenous systems organize relationships among land, knowledge, livelihoods, culture, and climate, and how these systems inform broader discussions on environmental stewardship, resilience, and governance.

To provide a dedicated space for this work, Humanculture developed the Indigenous Systems platform to present field documentation, conceptual frameworks, and contributions to global research and governance discussions.

What people are saying.

  • "Over the top strategic philanthropy. This is not only a charity, Humanculture is a movement."

    — Shanna G

  • "The genuine love and respect for every person in the community shines though in the way the african culture and people are celebrated and honored."

    — GreatNonProfits

  • “Exceeds all expectations in the areas of transparency, accountability and impact. Truly amazing work. Thank you!”

    — S. Jones

Founded in 2018 by Stephanie Zabriskie. Registered in the United States and Canada.

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