The freedom to practice our culture in our ancestral homelands…

Our Mission

Bomazeen Land Trust enables the Wabanaki people to renew and resume their land caretaking and stewardship roles for lands and waters with historical, spiritual, and ecological significance to the Abenaki/Wabanaki people.

We protect ancestral Wabanaki spaces through land return and reconnecting community members to our lands.

Rematriation

In Wabanaki culture, women are recognized as earth defenders. We often find ourselves on the frontlines of environmental defense, protecting our homelands from pollution, extraction, and theft. This is work that will not be completed in our lifetime.

Education

We organize cultural education for Wabanaki communities covering historical, agricultural and medicinal traditions. We also provide some educational programs and outreach to the general public regarding Wabanaki history, current affairs and projects.

Collaboration

We collaborate with conservation groups, land trusts, and private landholders for:

  • land returns that are special and sacred to Abenaki/Wabanaki people

  • cultural use and land management, sharing, and transfer agreements

Activities

We rematriate Wabanaki land and provide safe places for our people to practice culture, food sovereignty, land and water defense/remediation.