KDLC’s founding and on-going Board Members are from ten of twelve Kumeyaay Bands appointed by Tribal Council Resolution. With the unification and support of collective Tribal Leadership, KDLC has been a constant advocate for the past twenty years for Kumeyaay led conservation and traditional stewardship. Without the support of these Tribes, the KDLC would not exist as it does today. For that, we would like to thank:
- Campo Band of Mission Indians
- Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
- La Posta Band of Mission Indians
- Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
- Jamul Indian Village
- Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
- Barona Band of Mission Indians
- Mesa Grand Band of Mission Indians
- Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
- San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
The KDLC also works extensively with other non-profits as well as local, state, and federal agencies. These partners include:
- Back Country Land Trust
- Bureau of Land Management
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- California State Parks– Off-Highway Vehicles
- Center for Whole Communities
- Colorado Desert District– California State Park
- Endangered Habitat Conservancy
- Endangered Habitat League
- Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee
- Kumeyaay Heritage Preservation Committee
- InterTribal Cultural Resource Protection Council
- Land Trust Alliance
- Lannan Foundation
- Native American Land Conservancy
- Native Land Trust Alliance
- Amah Mutsun Land Trust
- InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council
- Maidu Summit Consortium
- Native American Land Conservancy
- Native Conservancy Land Trust
- San Diego Urban Corps
- US Department of Homeland Security
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wildlife Conservation Board