Founded in 2012, Spokane Tribal Network (STN) is the first 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA. STN serves Spokane Tribal communities on the reservation and across eastern Washington.
History of Spokane Tribal Network
STN is an independent entity apart from the sovereign nation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians (STOI) and leverages its non-profit status to bring additional funding and programs into the Spokane Tribal communities. STN has grown and evolved to launch and support several health and wellness initiatives that provide programming, services, and activities for the communities it serves. STN’s programming overlaps and includes many of the Plateau Indigenous traditions, teachings, and ceremonies to incorporate culture-centered activities, including family and youth well-being, food sovereignty, indigenous birth justice, and community engagement.
Our Vision
STN’s vision is to create a future where all people living in Spokane Tribal communities are healthy in body, mind, spirit, and environment.
Our Mission
As Indigenous stewards, our mission is to bring Spokane Tribal lifeways into action—restoring lives, traditions, ecosystems, and hope.
Our Values
- Believing that everything is interconnected.
- Preserving and protecting the natural environment around us.
- Building partnerships with other organizations and groups to provide community resources.
- Mentoring and learning from others.
- Engaging the community through meaningful and enjoyable activities that foster continuous learning.
Numbers that Tell Our Story
Collaborations with organizations and groups. (Building partnerships)
Youth mediators and GONA facilitators trained over the past 3 years. (Mentoring)
Community members attending program events over the past 3 years. (Continuous learning)
Concrete goods provided to community members over the last 3 years. (Community resources)
Communities We Serve
Spokane Tribe of Indians Reservation
- Wellpinit, WA
- Ford, WA
- Westend Community Center
Stevens, Lincoln, and Ferry Counties
- Chewelah, WA
- Springdale, WA
- Valley, WA
- Reardon, WA
- Davenport, WA
- Keller, WA
- Inchelium, WA
Spokane County
- Airway Heights, WA
- City of Spokane, WA
- Spokane Valley, WA
- Cheney, WA
Your Support = Real Impact
Supporting STN impacts the people and communities that we serve.
Your support
- Plays a vital role in creating mission-driven changes in the lives of those we serve.
- Facilitates addressing social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges seen everyday by the population we serve.
- Helps to nourish food sovereignty and environmental resilience.
- Strengthens family and youth support initiatives.
- Sustains culturally grounded birth justice services.
Ways to give include
- Volunteering: go to the website to see the ways to volunteer, then fill out the form. Tracking your volunteer hours helps STN add to our value for volunteer time data that we can use for matching grant funds.
- Donating goods, items, or services (In-kind): Contribute goods or services such as equipment, supplies, or professional services. Or visit the IBJ Center’s Amazon Wish list to purchase an item needed by community members.
- Donating funds: you can donate funds by check or PayPal.
- Peer-to-peer Fundraising: Raising money on behalf of STN.