ABOUT US
Earth Shield
Safeguarding 52 vital biocultural territories that hold the balance of Earth’s biodiversity. Explore how these sacred lands are being protected.
Earth Schools
A network of 52 knowledge centers where youth, educators, and allies learn from Indigenous knowledge systems. Discover how ancestral wisdom is shaping tomorrow’s leaders.
Earth Jurisprudence
Embedding natural law and biocultural rights into global policy to ensure that nature is honored, not just protected. Learn how law is being reimagined to serve life.
How We Work
Our Lineage. Our Purpose.
The Earth Elders is a global nonprofit (registered as The Grand Council of the Eagle and the Condor) rooted in Indigenous leadership and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. We work to protect and regenerate Nature by empowering Original Peoples—those who have safeguarded their territories for thousands of years.
We speak of bio-culture—the sacred, interwoven relationship between biological life (plants, animals, ecosystems) and cultural life (languages, beliefs, practices, knowledge systems).
For Original Peoples, these connections are lived, practiced, and passed on through generations.
Recognizing and preserving bio-culture acknowledges that human culture and nature are not separate—they are co-evolving and deeply intertwined.
This perspective holds profound solutions for restoring planetary balance.
Our Mission
To protect and regenerate Earth’s ecosystems by supporting Indigenous-led conservation and revitalizing traditional systems of care.
Our Sacred Vision
A world where humans and all life flourish together, guided by ancient wisdom and reciprocal relationship with the natural world.
We honor and value:
Reciprocity with Nature
Intergenerational Wisdom
Collective Stewardship
Cultural Integrity
Ecological Justice
Who Guides Us
We are led by a Council of Earth Elders—wisdom keepers across the globe who guide our actions and hold the spiritual and ecological foundations of our work. Through their leadership, we champion a new model of conservation rooted in ancestral knowledge and sacred responsibility. As part of this mission, we convene leaders from Original Nations across the world, uniting voices, visions, and strategies to protect life in all its forms.
A Condor Over Shambhala
A film by Oliver Sullenger
Discover the origin story of The Earth Elders—where prophecy, purpose, and global unity converge. A Condor Over Shambhala chronicles the founding of our movement and a sacred meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Watch the film and walk with us as we rise to protect life.