Restoring Ancestral Winds was created in 2013 to support Utah’s eight federally recognized tribes in addressing domestic violence and sexual assault in their communities. We are a tribal coalition that provides education, training and advocacy to these tribes and organizations that serve Native Americans throughout Utah.
Our mission is to end violence in Native communities. We also support healing. And we advocate for healthy relationships, educate our communities on issues surrounding stalking, domestic, sexual, and family violence, collaborate with Great Basin community members and stakeholders, and honor and strengthen traditional values of all our relations
Though Restoring Ancestral Winds offers Utah's only referral helpline for Native American victims and survivors, we are not a direct service provider. If you are in a dangerous situation and experiencing violence, please call 911. You are not alone. There is help and there are resources.
Board President l Diné
Kim comes from the Tsé Daa' Kaan community in New Mexico, where she is a citizen of the Navajo Nation. She is a mother, auntie, grandma, and daughter.
Kim has a background in education and positive youth development, but has found centering work in the sexual and domestic violence movements important to her as a Diné
Board President l Diné
Kim comes from the Tsé Daa' Kaan community in New Mexico, where she is a citizen of the Navajo Nation. She is a mother, auntie, grandma, and daughter.
Kim has a background in education and positive youth development, but has found centering work in the sexual and domestic violence movements important to her as a Diné women.
Kim is currently the Director of Tribal Sexual Assault Services with the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs and Researcher. Her work focuses on increasing and improving sexual assault services in tribal communities.
Kim’s academic background includes holding a Master of Public Administration with a tribal governance concentration from The Evergreen State College and a Bachelor’s of University Studies with concentrations in Education and Native Studies
Board Member l Treasurer
Ralph Dellapiana graduated from the University of Utah College of Law in 1994 and has worked at the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association ever since defending the constitutional rights of indigent clients and working with his social services department to help those clients get their lives back on track. Prior to th
Board Member l Treasurer
Ralph Dellapiana graduated from the University of Utah College of Law in 1994 and has worked at the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association ever since defending the constitutional rights of indigent clients and working with his social services department to help those clients get their lives back on track. Prior to that he earned an M.B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and worked in business management for several years.
Now, Ralph hopes to find ways to serve his brothers and sisters in the community as a member of the board of Restoring Ancestral Winds.
Board Secretary l Chickasaw
Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma; citizenship descendant to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
J. Dena Ned is an Associate Professor/Lecturer at the University of Utah College of Social Work. Her research has focused on the Indian Child Welfare Act, Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, urba
Board Secretary l Chickasaw
Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma; citizenship descendant to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
J. Dena Ned is an Associate Professor/Lecturer at the University of Utah College of Social Work. Her research has focused on the Indian Child Welfare Act, Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, urban American-Indian health policies and delivery of care systems, as well as social determinants of health in native communities. After earning her Masters of Social Welfare (MSW) from the University of California, Berkeley, she worked with California’s Division of Children and Family Services before going on to direct a Title V-funded urban Indian health center in Salt Lake City. Her direct practice experience motivated her to explore issues of social justice, health, and policy from the perspective of urban Indians.
Board Member l Hopi & Chemehuevi
Carl Moore is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
He is Hopi on his father's side from Third Mesa and Chemehuevi on his Mother's side from Chemehuevi Valley along the Colorado River.
He is a co-founder and the former Chairperson of Indigenous led PANDOS (Peaceful Advocates for Native Dialogue and
Board Member l Hopi & Chemehuevi
Carl Moore is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
He is Hopi on his father's side from Third Mesa and Chemehuevi on his Mother's side from Chemehuevi Valley along the Colorado River.
He is a co-founder and the former Chairperson of Indigenous led PANDOS (Peaceful Advocates for Native Dialogue and Organizing Support) who advocates for Native sovereignty, both political and sacred along with our marginalized relatives who are oppressed.
He is a co-founder and the former Chairperson of SLC Air Protectors an Indigenous led non-profit who focuses on Native stewardship of our shared environment in Utah.
He is the current Chairperson of Unsheltered Utah an organization that advocates for respectful emotional and physical care of our unsheltered relatives.
He also is a co-founder of OUR's ( Our Unsheltered Relative's) a group of people who cook and care for our unsheltered relatives where they live.
His mission is to open the eyes of others to their unique privileges and responsibilities to every being on Earth by using Indigenous sovereignty over location as the rule of moral authority.
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