`Auamo can be defined as a burden or a service.  It is also a pole used to distribute and share a load across the shoulders or between more than one individual. `Auamo Collaborative was founded to focus on community service based on indigenous values and serving those who get left behind by western systems.

`Auamo Collaborative is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. More specifically, `Auamo Collaborative is committed to assisting underserved indigenous and indigent communities and families through direct service projects to meet immediate areas of need, free educational programs, connection to community resources, and compassionate educational and community advocacy