Wisteqn'eemit Fund

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Nez Perce Giving & Sharing

Wisteqn’eemit fund embodies the Nez Perce Tribe’s long history of giving and sharing as the way one interacts with people, place, and natural resources.

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People &
Community

Working to benefit Tribal members' quality of life in their communities.

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Arts &
Culture

Working to benefit Tribal tradition, past and present.

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Nature &
Environment

Working to benefit our natural resources.

Benefactor makes generous financial gift to the Nez Perce Tribe Biocontrol Center

November 13, 2025

An anonymous benefactor has made a generous donation of $50,000 to the Nez Perce Tribe Biocontrol Center. The Center plans to utilize a large portion of the funds to replace the climate controller along with other upgrades to their greenhouses. The Center is still determining how best to utilize the remainder of the funds. “We are very grateful for this extremely generous gift. It will greatly aid in supporting our mission to help restore traditional hunting and gathering grounds for the Nez Perce People as well as to benefit the larger Inland Northwest community by fighting invasive weeds, which are a widespread problem in our region.”- Levi Pinkham, Coordinator, Nez Perce Biocontrol Center. The Nez Perce Tribe Biocontrol Center, located in Lapwai,…

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Working to embrace the Nez Perce community and culture and to help fill funding gaps for important Tribal programs and services.

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Giving & Sharing the Nez Perce Way

With years of experience in government, finance, and nonprofits, we are a 501(c)(3) organization created to benefit and provide assistance to the Tribal community capital through fiscal sponsorship, technical assistance, and collaboration for projects and programs of the Tribal community.