We are an inclusive and diverse community that honors a connection to Ancestors and Nature as taught by Elder Malidoma Somé. The Ancestral Wisdom Bridge Foundation, d.b.a. as East Coast Village, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of the living traditions of indigenous peoples and the relevance of such traditions to improving the spiritual and personal well-being of people throughout our society; in keeping with the living traditions of many indigenous peoples, to encourage people to live in harmony with the environment and to preserve the environment for future generations; to thereby promote the spiritual and personal well-being of people; and to carry out the foregoing purposes by establishing ways for people to obtain, share, and develop information about the ways to improve themselves, society, and the environment, including conducting conferences, seminars and retreats in furtherance of the foregoing purposes.