Equity/Fairness - Actively including everyone, openly communicating all relevant information, patience, compassion, caring for people, listening to people, empowering people, treating everyone respectfully, togetherness, and reliable, accountable support systems.

Prosperity - Successfulness, richness, wellness, good fortune.

Wellness - A conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving our full potential that is positive and affirming. A multi-dimensional, holistic, encompassing lifestyle of mental and spiritual, well-being. A healthy sustainable environment.

Culture - Our Nisqually way of life, including language, beliefs, morality, norms and customs. Culture is a set of traditions, a way of knowing that is transferred through activities, ceremonies, and formal and informal teachings. Returning to our cultural traditions strengthens our capacity to fight for treaty rights and self-govern.