• What is the Rooted Collective? The Rooted Collective is a healing and learning space for home visitors, clinicians, educators, care providers, administrators, and other professionals who work directly and indirectly with children 0-3, their families, and the systems that serve them. This is a place to rest, restore, and support your wholeness.

  • How is it unique? The Rooted Collective is a whole-person approach to healing and development for those in the work of early childhood, regardless of role. We hold strongly that who we are and how we engage ourselves matters -- as humans and as professionals. In this healing and learning community, we will practice together to:

    • Re-generate our courage to heal using embodiment, poetry, storytelling, movement, and art making;

    • Re-center Indigenous worldview of healing and connection to Spirit and ancestors; and

    • Re-connect with the resources within ourselves, our communities, the land, and spirits. 

  • Who is it for? The Rooted Collective is for home visitors, clinicians, educators, care providers, administrators, and other professionals who work directly and indirectly with infants and young children, their families, and the humans and systems that serve them.

  • Who is leading this effort? The Rooted Collective is equally shared and co-created by Nat Nadha Vikitsreth, Dawn A. Yazzie, Eva Marie Shivers, Krystle Canare, and Natasha Pérez Byars. To find out more about the team, please go to our team page. The team represents Come Back to Care, dził nitsaa consulting and services, l.l.c., and Indigo Cultural Center.

  • What does the membership include? Rooted Collective membership includes:

    • 5 months of LIVE programming with Dawn, Eva, and Nat

    • 2 LIVE 2-hour Rooted Gatherings

    • 2 LIVE Rooted Collective reflective integration sessions with your peers and the team

    • An exclusive spot at our in-person, April 2025 Rooted Collective Retreat in Tucson WITH registration, lodging, and some meals included

    • Live Spanish-language interpretation

    • Other resources and surprise Rooted Collective goodies along the way!

  • How do I sign up? If you're interested AND ready to purchase, please fill out our sign-up form. After receiving your info, you will hear from us within 2-3 days with links to purchase your membership if there are spots available.

  • Are there any caps on enrollment? Yes. Registration closes on or before January 24th, 2024, with only 50 spots available. To support a beautifully diverse community that blesses us all, we are reserving 50% of our slots for our colleagues of color.

  • What is the time commitment? The 5-month membership includes LIVE monthly offerings from February to June 2025. Each month features ONE of the following: a 2-hour Gathering, a 90-minute reflection and integration session, OR the in-person retreat in Tucson in April 2025.

  • Can you tell me more about the retreat? And what does it include? The Rooted Collective Retreat is from April 2-5, 2025 in Tucson, AZ and is a time to restore, connect, and grow TOGETHER. Included as a part of membership is your retreat registration, 2+ days of programming with Dawn, Nat, and Eva, overnight private accommodations, several meals, and connections with other Rooted Collective members while experiencing Spring in the beautiful Sonoran Desert.

  • If I can't make the retreat, do I get a discount on my membership? Because the true cost of the membership, even without the retreat, is above even the highest pricing tiers, no refunds or discounts are available to members who are unable to attend the retreat.

  • Are CEUs being offered? At this time, CEUs will not be offered for 2025 Rooted Collective sessions. However our BONUS December 2024 workshop is approved for 2 CEUS. Depending on our fundraising efforts, we may consider adding in CEUs for the 2025 Rooted Collective Retreat.

  • How much does membership cost? The real cost of a Rooted Collective membership would come to over $4k but that is NOT the price you'll pay! Our three tiers run between $1,899 to $1,299, made possible through philanthropic support from Perigee Fund, the Irving Harris Foundation, as well as our ongoing fundraising efforts. We ask that members choose the pricing tier that most aligns with their resources and needs. Please see our main page to review the membership tier options.

  • Does my membership tier change what I receive? Nope! All Rooted Collective members will have access to the same content. Membership tiers are solely for the purpose of supporting greater access to the content for those for whom the higher tiers would be a barrier.

  • Do you have extended payment options? Yes! There are options to pay in one lump sum, over 3 monthly payments, or over 6 monthly payments.

  • Are scholarships available? We know that opportunities for professional development are not equal and have provided a tiered pricing model and 2 extended payment options to support accessibility. If the Rooted Collective membership price is still inaccessible, a limited number of scholarships are available, based on funding, for those who are paying out of their own pockets. To request a scholarship, please email us at RootedCollective@indigoculturalcenter.com with the amount you can afford and the requested payment plan.

  • Is my membership fee tax-deductible? As all 3 membership tiers are below the actual cost of the program, the fees themselves are not tax deductible. However, we still have a chunk of our budget that we need to fundraise for and anyone can make a separate tax-deductible donation to Indigo Cultural Center and write "Rooted Collective" in the memo. These funds will help us cover the actual costs of the Rooted Collective as well as offer scholarships.

  • I still have questions -- whom can I contact? Feel free to reach out to our team at rootedcollective@indigoculturalcenter.com!