The Academy Award-winning documentary Broken Rainbow inspired the non-profit Broken Rainbow. Katherine Smith of Big Mountain, Arizona was featured in the movie depicting the relocation of Navajo from their traditional homeland.
Today, numerous families in remote areas of the Navajo reservation live without running water, electricity, and other necessities of life. The intent of our fundraising is to provide families with water, food, clothing, blankets, etc., things most people take for granted.
We deliver 5-gallon jugs of drinking water to families on the Navajo reservation. Many people do not have reliable vehicles or monetary resources to haul water and food to their homes. We specifically help the elderly who live many miles from paved roads. Your donation helps with expenses related to delivering essential items.
Without access to running water and transportation to a laundromat, clean clothing and bedding are luxuries many do not have. We deliver donated items to individual homes using donations to pay for the fuel necessary to get to these families. We use several 4X4 trucks to drive the many miles on single-lane dirt roads riddled with potholes or nearly washed out by recent flooding. Your donation allows us to purchase fuel, 5 gallon water jugs and other necessities not donated.
Please consider a donation to our current campaign below, or a general donation here.
Our Current Campaign
The Stone Cabin Collective is an all-volunteer group of herbalists, massage practitioners, acupuncturists and supporters who offer free services in solidarity with the Diné people of Black Mesa in their continuous resistance to massive coal and uranium mining operations, and those affected by the forced relocation policies of the US government.
There is a critical need for a new roof before the winter arrives.
Please learn more about this effort and make a donation on our GoFundMe campaign page: https://gofund.me/05340b96
Monument Valley Horses
Grandma Katherine Smith
Delivering drinking water to a Navajo family who have no running water.
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Appeal For Tech Moves The Needle!
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Campaign To Acquire Starlink Dishes For Internet To Remote Navajo Homes
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Mission Accomplished!
Since our special appeal went out asking for help for two families whose houses burnt out, we had an exception outpouring from the people of Sedona with money and a vast array of high quality items. The mission to deliver many items to the St Michaels Chapter on the Navajo Reservation was accomplished! Over the…
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House fires on the Navajo Reservation
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Delivery to Family at Rough Rock
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Donations Needed
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Highlights From March 5th Delivery
The truck is fully loaded and Matthew, Marybeth and Sophie are ready to head to St.Michael’s, Az to begin delivery.