We Give Back
At Heron Drums, we strive to be responsible and sustainable in our choices of where we source our materials, how we operate as a business, from the Shamanic Drums we craft right down to the packaging.
We also seek to give back where we can to organisations and charities that support the First Nations and Indigenous peoples from where these drum making traditions come from, and those that support and protect our environment, wildlife and ecosystems.
Heron Drums Fundraising
Our Packaging
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, with more than 8 million tonnes of plastic ending up in the worlds oceans each year.
We are actively striving to reduce the environment impact of our products and their packaging. In our help to fight the global plastic waste issue, we are phasing out all plastics from our packaging, with the aim to be completely plastic free by 2022.
We also are committed to using non-toxic ink in our printing, and our seeded compliments slips are plantable, and grow into wildflowers which will support bee and pollinator populations.
Heron Drums has already began to phase out plastics from our packaging, and for years we have only used plastics that are recycled, recyclable or biodegradable, but now we are looking at all alternatives to go completely plastic free.
Our Shamanic Drums are sent in strong cardboard boxes, wrapped with recycled paper and biodegradable starch packing peanuts for their protection on their way to you
Our compliments slips are printed with non-toxicinks on seeded paper, meaning they are plantable and grow into wildflowers
Our hides are sent to you in biodegradable cellulose wrap, made from plant pulp.
Giving Back to First Nations and Indigenous communities
Our cultures reconnection with earth centred spirituality and the use of the Shamanic Drums that we create here at Heron Drums could not have happened without the teachings of First Nations and Indigenous peoples - teachings which have survived in the face of generations of genocide, struggle and pain that continues to this day. Heron Drums donates or raises funds for the following organisations and charities as a way of giving back and supporting First Nations and Indigenous communities today.
Survival International fights and campaigns for the rights of indigenous and/or tribal peoples and uncontacted peoples.
First Nations Development Institute improves economic conditions for Native Americans through direct financial grants, technical assistance & training.
RAVEN Trust raises legal defence funds to assist Indigenous Peoples who enforce their rights and title to protect their traditional territories.
EJF uses investigations and film to uncover environmental and human rights abuses, including communities like the indigenous Sami people, who are especially exposed.
The Legacy of Hope Foundation is a national Indigenous-led, charitable organization, educating and raising awareness about the history and many legacies of the Residential School System.
Indian Residential School Survivors Society is a A BC-wide non-profit organization dedicated to providing First Nations emotional and cultural support services.
Giving back to the Environment
Many of the materials of our drums come as “biproducts” of a broken system, and a broken relationship with the natural world, where the hides of animals are discarded as waste. While we seek to honour the animals through working with their hides and giving them new life in these sacred medicine tools, it is important to us at Heron Drums to work also to fix the broken system. Heron Drums donates to the following organisations as a way of supporting campaigns to protect and restore our environment and support our wildlife.
Rewilding Britain aims to tackle the climate emergency and extinction crisis, reconnect people with the natural world and to help communities thrive.
Trees for Life is growing a revitalised wild forest in the Highlands of Scotland, providing space for wildlife to flourish and communities to thrive.
EJF uses investigations and film to uncover environmental and human rights abuses.