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The cultural heritage of the northwestern European diaspora is worth illuminating, as it is founded on animist lifestyles and traditions meant to safeguard local land and communities. You provide women and femmes of this diaspora with the cultural education they need to understand their unique history, participate in environmental conservation, appreciate the diversity of different cultural heritages, and become respectful and involved community members.

Nourishing Kin Community is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Two women dressed in costume stand near each other at our Samhain Nourishing Kin Gathering.

Teaching women and femmes of the northwestern european diaspora

Teaching women and femmes of the northwestern european diaspora ☼

A table holding foraged greenery at the Autumn Equinox Nourishing Kin Gathering. Photo credit to S. Show

land relationship

Environmental consciousness is inherent to the animist heritage of northwestern Europe and motivates individual and collective conservation efforts. We encourage these efforts by facilitating direct experiences with the land, emphasizing the diaspora’s cultural heritage of environmental stewardship, and connecting participants to resources for issues facing our largest local watershed, Great Salt Lake.

A carved turnip lantern and framed photos of ancestors at our Samhain Nourishing Kin gathering. Photo credit to J. Pratt

Ancestral inheritance

A sense of shared purpose and social responsibility is fostered in the northwestern European diaspora by illuminating their unique cultural inheritance from the diverse regions of northwestern Europe. We facilitate frequent local gatherings for the public to participate in the folkways (music, dance, crafts, and traditions) of northwestern Europe, and offer online education for the nonlocal diaspora.

community connection

Meaningful connections and lasting relationships are essential for women & femmes of the northwestern European diaspora. Our cultural education includes the nurturing of intra- and inter-personal skills necessary to divest from systems of white supremacy and individualism, fostering the diaspora’s participation in their broader local communities in healthy and sustainable ways.

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