2025 Impact Report
Starting small, thinking big.
We launched ReHuman School in August 2025—a four-person team working to honor thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge while creating real economic impact. This report shows where our tuition dollars went, who we employed, and what we're building toward.
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Building the School
In 2025, we launched three courses with pay-what-you-can pricing. The school provided stipends 13 Indigenous guest teachers to support curriculum delivery. Tuition also supported three part-time jobs for women of color (Dr. Johnston was fortunate to serve on a volunteer basis). Students with diverse backgrounds from social work to agriculture to community foundations gained practical tools for restoration. This is education designed for impact, not profit.
Female + Indigenous Leadership
Founded and led by Dr. Lyla June Johnston of the Diné Nation, with 3 women of color staff brought on board.
2000+ students educated
2025 saw surprising enrollment rates with over 2,000 students registered for 3 courses.
$27,000 invested in biocultural restoration
Even with tuition for our courses being optional, students paid an average of $40/course, generating revenue for biocultural restoration.
13 Indigenous Guest Teachers
Tribal leaders, watershed specialists, food-organizers—all fairly compensated.
“For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have demonstrated that humans can be a keystone species—one upon which entire ecosystems depend for their health."
Dr. Lyla June Johnston
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Ecological Restoration
ReHuman was honored to partner in 2025 with the Appalachian Rekindling Project, resulting in $22,000 invested in bison restoration to Kentucky habitats where they had long since been extinguished. We were also happy to partner with Nihikeya Project to forward $5,000 for traditional hoghan construction. 100% of net proceeds fund Indigenous-led projects that restore ecosystems and revitalize cultures.
Creative Curricula
Students from around the world have gained nuanced ecological understanding that they can apply in their respective contexts and organizations.
Indigenous Organizing
We have gratefully interwoven collective action into our classes to support political pressure towards restoration and social equity.
$22,000 Bison Rematriation
Supporting bison return to Indigenous lands through IINÁH Institute.
Hoghan Construction
Funding a traditional Diné house and organizing center on the Navajo reservation
“Bison are more than animals—they’re relatives who shape the prairie, create habitat, and restore balance. Their return is our return to right relationship with the land."
From Becoming a Regenerative Human I
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Where Proceeds Go
After modest staff wages, every dollar from course proceeds supports both the school's growth and Indigenous-led restoration work. We're building infrastructure to scale while ensuring the majority of funds go directly to communities doing the work.
Pay-What-You-Can Model
Suggested $40-$60. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Annual Reporting
We’ll publish yearly spending reports showing exactly where proceeds go.
$13,000 School Infrastructure
Tuition reinvested to refine ReHuman processes—new website, course contultants, operations.
100% Net Proceeds Invested
After modest staff wages, every dollar funds Indigenous-led restoration and revitalizations.
ReHuman exists to be in service to life as a giving force for humans, non-human relatives, and future generations.
ReHuman Mission