Mission Statement
Mission Statement
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The mission of Native Love is to empower Native youth by provided culturally responsive programming. Native Love seeks to preserve culture through providing services to indigenous people and indigenous youth by supporting culturally sustaining practices in the Four Corners region.
History
History
Native Love was founded by members of the community in Ignacio Colorado, on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, in Southwestern Colorado. Serving all Native youth and peoples, regardless of Tribe. The vision is to pass on Traditional knowledge and culturally relevant events to enrolled tribal members, descendants and family members of enrolled Tribal members as well as relocated indigenous families.
Native Love Board Members
Daisy Bluestar
Executive Director
Southern Ute
Cythia Buckskin
Cythia Buckskin
Honorary Board Member
Southern Ute
Robert Ortiz
Board Member
Taos Pueblo
O'olcu Buckskin
O'olcu Buckskin
Board Member
Southern Ute
Lorelei Cloud
Board Member
Southern Ute
Misty Ryder
Board member
Southern Ute
Elisia Cruz
Elisia Cruz
Youth Representative
Southern Ute
Vanessa Torres
Vanessa Torres
Board Member
Southern Ute
Xispas Root
Community Board Representative
Southern Ute
Community Service and Volunteer Coordinator
Community Service and Volunteer Coordinator
Hello, I'd like to introduce myself my name is Mandy Velasquez-Roybal. I was born in Durango and raised in Ignacio, graduated in 1999 from Ignacio High School. I moved to Taos, New Mexico in 2000 but found my way back to Ignacio in 2007. Ignacio is home, I love our little town and the people in it. I am very involved in our community and will do anything I can to make it better. My husband, my mom, and I are the founders of Santa's Helpers which not only helps at Christmas but all year around. Which we started in 2020 helping 23 families our first year. This year 2025 with the help our community we were able to help 293 families.
Growing up my mom taught me everyone goes through hard times and needs positive people in their corner. I am so grateful for this opportunity. I look forward to see where is opportunity leads me.
If you'd like to learn more about Santa's Helpers, please feel free to join my group on facebook by clicking the facebook icon below.
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