The mission of the Feather & Stone Exchange is to foster a cultural and educational exchange for the mutual benefit of those persons on or associated with the San Carlos Apache Reservation in San Carlos, Arizona and non-native peoples in Winston-Salem, NC (specifically those at Wake Forest University).

Objectives include, but are not limited to the following: (1) Engaging Apache students in summer academic and athletic camps; (2) Offering a premier service-learning initiative for Wake Forest Students who may be unable to travel during the academic year; (3) Creating space for diverse Wake Forest groups to engage one another in a setting (the Apache Reservation) that encourages identity development; (4) Building the beginnings of support networks for Apache Youth who might eventually matriculate into colleges/universities in the Winston-Salem area; (5) Creating opportunities for Apache Tribal Leaders and Members to interact with the Wake Forest University campus and community groups (on site and otherwise); and (6) Provide university resources for tribal planning in such areas as education, economic development and health care.