FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
Salmonberry Patch Village Assets
A Return-Home Housing Initiative Rooted in Care, Sovereignty, and Intergenerational Belonging.
Salmonberry Patch Village Assets is a fiscally sponsored project of Indigenous Just Transition. Led by Becky and grounded in community vision, Salmonberry is designing Indigenous return-home housing pathways that center care, cultural continuity, and long-term stewardship.
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
About Salmonberry
Salmonberry Patch Village Assets is a place-based housing model designed to address displacement and housing insecurity among Tribal members and Indigenous families in diaspora.
This project recognizes that housing is not simply about shelter. It is infrastructure for care, belonging, healing, and future generations.
Salmonberry is exploring pathways for Indigenous people to return home with dignity — through kinship-based cohousing, phased development, and governance models that protect sovereignty rather than erode it.
As a fiscally sponsored initiative of Indigenous Just Transition, Salmonberry is supported through strategic planning, development guidance, and capital alignment rooted in Indigenous values.
THE WHY
Why Return-Home Housing Matters
Across the region, Indigenous families face rising housing costs, displacement from ancestral lands, and limited access to culturally grounded housing options.
Return is often driven by responsibility — caring for elders, raising children in cultural context, healing from illness, or serving Tribal communities.
Yet the systems required to make return possible are fragmented.
Salmonberry reframes housing as:
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A sovereignty practice
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A public health strategy
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An environmental justice intervention
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An intergenerational investment
This work is about creating pathways home that endure.
WHO IT SERVES
Who Salmonberry Is Designed For
Elders & Care Transitions
Providing dignified, stable housing for elders and individuals returning home due to health or caregiving needs.
Multigenerational Families
Supporting families raising children and caring for relatives within cultural and community context.
Returning Tribal Professionals
Creating viable housing pathways for Tribal members returning to serve their communities.
THE MODEL
The Salmonberry Model
Salmonberry is not a conventional housing development.
What it integrates
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Kinship-based cohousing
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Shared infrastructure for food and care
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Phased development aligned with Tribal time
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Governance structures rooted in belonging
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Capital strategies that protect sovereignty
Why It Matters
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This approach ensures that housing supports cultural continuity rather than undermines it.
PHASE I FOCUS
Phase I: Learning & Feasibility
Phase I is focused on designing and testing the model responsibly.
This includes:
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Identifying viable land pathways
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Developing typology bundles centered on care
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Building governance frameworks
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Aligning catalytic capital
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Conducting feasibility studies
Phase I is about proof — not premature scale.
IJT FRAMING
Fiscal Sponsorship & Strategic Support
Salmonberry Patch Village Assets is fiscally sponsored by Indigenous Just Transition.
Through fiscal sponsorship, IJT provides:
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Administrative infrastructure
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Financial management and compliance
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Strategic development guidance
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Capital sequencing support
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Narrative alignment and field-building
This partnership allows Salmonberry to grow with integrity while maintaining focus on community-rooted vision.
WAYS TO SUPPORT
Support Salmonberry
Salmonberry is in its feasibility and early development phase. Support can take many forms:
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Philanthropic partnership
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Strategic land conversations
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Community engagement
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Technical expertise
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Shared learning and field building
If you are interested in supporting this work, we invite you to connect.