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Me039Dil Institute Maintaining Enhancing and Defending Indigineous Living Main menu Medil Institute MEDIL is the Hoopa word for boat that is the redwood dugout canoe traditionally used by northwest California tribes for cultural and ceremonial purposes. The name is also an acronym that sets forth the mission of the organization Maintaining Enhancing Defending Indigenous Living. The Medil Institute is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the Hoopa Valley Tribe. We operate to support traditional cultural activities of California tribes as a means of sustaining Indian identity and improving community health through a broad crosssection of indigenous cultural revitalization initiatives including Our activities are values based and thus relevant to all of Indian Country however our efforts focus on traditional practices of tribes in California.