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Yo'oriwa Ania Wildlife Sanctuary & Cultural Education Center
Indigenous-led Wildlife Sanctuary & Cultural Education
Yo’oriwa Ania Wildlife Sanctuary & Cultural Education Center is a growing nonprofit in North Texas dedicated to the care, protection, and understanding of Native animals — specializing in raccoons, and providing vital support for keystone species.
Rooted in Indigenous-governance and guided by matriarchal leadership values of kinship and reciprocity, the sanctuary serves as a safe and healing space for orphaned raccoons, a focus on species often misunderstood and targeted by urban development and public misconception.
The organization ensures that all decisions and practices honor the balance between human and non-human relatives, strengthening cultural sovereignty while protecting the land for future generations.
Our Mission
Yo’oriwa Ania Wildlife Sanctuary & Cultural Education Center exists to protect and restore balance between people, wildlife, and the land. Our mission is to provide compassionate care and rehabilitation for Native wildlife—specializing in raccoons and supporting keystone species—while sharing cultural and ecological knowledge that teaches respect, coexistence, and responsibility to the land.
Our Vision
Our vision is a future where Indigenous leadership guides wildlife stewardship, and where every community lives in balance with the land and its animal nations. Yo’oriwa Ania envisions protected habitats across North Texas where raccoons, skunks, opossums, and other Native species can thrive freely, and where people learn to live as relatives, not rulers. Through education, restoration, and cultural renewal, we aim to rebuild relationships of respect and reciprocity—healing both the Earth and the spirit of the people.
What We Offer
We provide hands-on raccoon rehabilitation, Indigenous-centered educational workshops, creative storytelling presentations, culturally inspired products and performances.
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Compassionate rehabilitation for orphaned raccoons, supporting their journey back home and promoting humane coexistence.
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Indigenous-Centered
Education
Engaging workshops sharing Indigenous perspectives, traditions and culture. In a inclusive, respectful space.
Community Storytelling
& Art
Indigenous art, performances, and storytelling used to explore interdependence, environmental justice, and coexistence.
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