Xine:wh-ding Inc.

Xine:wh-ding Inc. is an Indigenous women-led nonprofit based on the Hoopa Valley Reservation in Northern California. Led by Dr. Sara Merrick and a dedicated group of Hupa women and Elders, Xine:wh-ding offers a dynamic array of programming centered on connection to land and Hupa traditions. Meaning “a time and place for language,” Xine:wh-ding offers a language nest for babies and their families, summer immersion programming for children, social media lessons and education for community members, and training for new Hupa language teachers. As Xine:wh-ding leaders describe, “Our language is what connects us to the land and to each other.”