Empowering Native/Indigenous Communities Through Healing
Getting To The Rootz focuses on addressing the underlying causes of trauma in underserved Native and Indigenous communities in New Mexico.
We are everything we need to
BE THE CHANGE
that ends sexual violence against our relatives.
About us
Our Mission
At Getting To The Rootz , our mission is to provide positive prevention and awareness, engage our relatives in healing, and build a stronger community that defies sexual violence.
Who we are
Getting To The Rootz is founded by Kena Chavez Hinojos and Larry Hinojos. With the support and guidance of their elders and family they are driven to provide positive prevention and awareness.
CYCLE BREAKERS through lived experience, acknowledgement, growth & healing we encourage, support, model healthy relationships & unconditional love.
Healing Soles Through Sacred Soil
The Healing Garden Exhibit began in 2018, right before COVD19 pandemic. Our garden was shared at health fairs, resource fairs, family and community events. We became a virtual presentation until 2022. Through fundraising and donations with different organizations in April 2022 we released our first poster BE THE CHANGE
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness month. As a life time advocate and family involved in social justice, we have made April a time of involving community yearly. We ask local small businesses and community in New Mexico, focusing on our Native Communities both rural and urban, to bring awareness by lighting the nights up in teal the official color. We distribute string lights, light bulbs, and yard signs for families, and intentions to post at check points at all the pueblos and reservations in New Mexico. Our messaging is positive, We are everything we need to BE THE CHANGE that ends sexual violence against our relatives!
2024 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RELEASING IS HEALING
