About Sustainable Nations

We support the creation of thriving ecologically, culturally and economically sustainable Indigenous Nations.

The renewal of traditional relationships of balance, honor and reciprocity with our homelands, ecologies, communities, and families form the foundation of resilient sustainable Nations, and our work is designed to support this renewal!

We do our part in this work through offering professional training, development services, and program services in renewable energy systems, regenerative and natural building, ecological wastewater treatment, food sovereignty and Indigenous permacultural design, Indigenous community resilience master planning, and localized bioregional regenerative economic development.

We also house the Indigenous Healing Justice Program, to address gendered violence in our community and provide workshops, dialogue, and avenues for community resilience, and survivor-led healing that is rooted in transformative justice and traditional Indigenous teachings.

We also offer ongoing workshops, community dialogue, and program development services on:

Medicinal plants and healing
Decolonial Parenting
Indigenous Schooling and Education
Sexual health, Education, & Childbirth

We offer a new program, Indigenous Healing Justice, to address gendered violence in our community and provide workshops, dialogue, avenues for community resilience, accountability, and survivor-led healing that is rooted in transformative justice and traditional Indigenous teachings.

Who We Are

Board of Directors

Tom Goldtooth (Dine/Dakota) Director, Indigenous Environmental Network

Dr. PennElys Droz, (Anishinaabe descendent) M.S. Environmental Engineering Sustainable Nations Founder and ecological design/builder. NDN Collective
Program Officer.

Amy Juan, (Tohono O’odham).Tohono O’odham Hemajkam Rights Network

Advisory Board

Doran Dalton (Hopi), Director, Renewable Energy Program; Executive Director, NativeSUN

Johnny Weiss, Director, Solar Energy International

David Eisenberg, Director, Development Center for Appropriate Technology

Staff

Timoteio Padilla, Xicano. Tucson Indigenous Adobe Initiative/Decolonial Healing Justice Program Director

Tayamni GoodShield, Anishinaabe/Oglala Lakota. Digital Media/Natural Building Team

Maquah GoodShield, Anishinaabe/Oglala Lakota. Natural Building Team

Rex Bedoya, Xicana. Natural Building Team

Carlos Valenzuela, Yaqui. Natural Building Team

Claudio Rodriguez, Yaqui/Zapotec. Rainwater Catchment/CAD Design

If you have any questions, please let us know!