ATAYAL organization is a team of volunteers led by Directors, Tony Coolidge, Gary Smoke, Chad Yeh, and Kristine Ortega, providing their vision and commitment to indigenous cultural preservation. The oranization is guided by its Mission Statement, to facilitate indigenous cultural preservation by connecting indigenous communities, as a “bridge.” After many years of program development, networking and research, our organization has developed a streamlined, sustainable, scalable grass-roots model for indigenous cultural (and language) preservation — The Indigenous Bridges Program. This program facilitates the connection of indigenous groups from around the world, including the First Nations of the United States, Canada and the Austronesian nations.
