SOCIAL COMMITMENT

Rainier Candle with flowers in the background

At Mt. Ellinor Candle Company, we acknowledge that the Pacific Northwest is only a recent settlement for white colonizers like ourselves, and that hundreds of tribes have called the Pacific Northwest home for thousands of years. We support the return of land to those who it was stolen from.

Mt. Ellinor Candle Co. is headquartered in Cheet Woot, now known as Olympia, WA. We recognize that the Cheet Woot area was once home to the Squaxin, Nisqually, Puyallup, Chehalis, Suquamish, Duwamish, and Steh-Chass people, and support the return of this land to them.

As we work to show utmost care and reverence for the Pacific Northwest, we know that we must do our part, and back up our beliefs with action. That’s why proceeds from the sales of Mt. Ellinor Candle Co. candles will be donated to charities that support Native communities and the preservation of the environment.

Have feedback for our land acknowledgement or our social commitment? We admit that we are still learning, so feel free to make suggestions.

Where our donations go:

First Nations Development Institute

A group of Native Americans The First Nations Development Institute works to strengthen Native American communities and economies by providing technical assistance and training, advocacy and policy, and direct financial grants to support the stewarding of Native lands, nourishing Native foods and health, advancing household and community asset-building strategies, strengthening Tribal and community institutions, investing in Native youth, and achieving Native financial empowerment.

Washington Wild

Image by Drew Farwell Mt. Ellinor Candle Co. also donates a portion of proceeds to environmental sustainability charities that work on protecting the natural beauty and resources that make the Pacific Northwest such an amazing place to live. Washington Wild protects the wilderness around Washington state, including advocating for protections of current wilderness, thinking strategically about future protection, protecting the legacy if legal protections to Washington’s wilderness, and protecting rivers across the state.