Bylaws that are designed to create a resilient, adaptable organization that remains deeply connected to its mission of environmental preservation, indigenous stewardship, and human-centric development.

1. Purpose and Mission Statement:

• Bylaw Text: "To nurture growth by guiding, to sustain life by balancing. Our mission evolves like a forest—rooted in purpose, branching out with change."
• Interpretation: The organization’s mission is about nurturing and sustaining through guidance and balance, ensuring that it remains adaptable and evolves over time while staying true to its core values.

2. Governance:

• Bylaw Text: "To guide, not to control; to balance, not to dominate. Governance flows like a river, adapting to the landscape, ensuring every part contributes to the whole."
• Interpretation: Governance focuses on guiding rather than controlling, with a fluid and adaptive approach that encourages collective decision-making and ensures alignment with the organization’s mission.

3. Resource Allocation:

• Bylaw Text: "Resources shall flow where needed, not where wanted; they shall grow and divide, feeding many, never one."
• Interpretation: Resources are allocated based on need and equity, ensuring that they are used to further the mission and support the collective well-being of the organization and its communities.

4. Amendments:

• Bylaw Text: "Change is the only constant; bylaws shall evolve but remain true. Amendments must honor the foundation’s core, reflecting the needs of now, never the greed of then."
• Interpretation: The bylaws allow for amendments that align with the core mission, ensuring that changes are made thoughtfully and without compromising the organization’s values.

5. Dissolution Clause:

• Bylaw Text: "In the event of the dissolution of The Braxton Foundation, after all liabilities have been satisfied, all remaining assets shall be transferred to recognized indigenous tribes or nations that are the original stewards of the land in each tribal region where the Foundation has operated. These assets are to be used to support the preservation, protection, and restoration of their lands and cultural heritage, in alignment with the mission of the Foundation."
• Interpretation: This clause ensures that the organization’s assets are returned to indigenous communities, recognizing them as the rightful stewards of the land and supporting their efforts in land and cultural preservation.

6. Non-violence and Equity:

• Bylaw Text: "To grow is to nurture, not to take; to act is to heal, not to harm. All actions must reflect these truths."
• Interpretation: The organization is committed to non-violence and equity, ensuring that all actions are positive, nurturing, and in alignment with the mission of healing and sustainability.

7. Perpetuity and Legacy: