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Finding ways to get involved will raise awareness about the challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present.
How to be an Ally to Indigenous Peoples
Get informed. Read up on Native American History and take the time to inform yourself on the challenges Indigenous people face today.
Participate with interest in Native American events and celebrations.
Create space for indigenous voices and listen intently to the stories they tell.
Share Native art and culture with respect to Native ownership and representation.
Take meaningful action — go beyond acknowledgement. Focus on helping the community find solutions for obstacles that hinder Native American rights.
Indigenous Justice
Environmental Movements
“Line 3 is a proposed pipeline expansion to bring nearly a million barrels of tar sands per day from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. It was proposed in 2014 by Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline company responsible for the largest inland oil spill in the US. Enbridge seeks to build a new pipeline corridor through untouched wetlands and the treaty territory of Anishinaabe peoples, through the Mississippi River headwaters to the shore of Lake Superior.”
Check out the video below.
Indigenous Environmental Network
“IEN is an alliance of grassroots indigenous peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening maintaining and respecting the traditional teachings and the natural laws.”
Land Acknowledgement (Hollywood Climate Summit) - Check out the video below.
Work in Action
The I.AM.LEGACY organization is founded and led by a formerly incarcerated individual. This non-profit organization is based in Rapid City, South Dakota, offering training, resources and support to all indigenous community members seeking healing, support, and stability both locally and nationally.
American Indians at the Spanish Colonial Missions
"The American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM) is a nonprofit organization established by the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation, descendants of the aboriginal people who populated South Texas and Northeast Mexico. The organization works for the preservation and protection of the culture and traditions of the Native American tribes and other indigenous people who resided in the Spanish colonial missions.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions is a proud member of the San Antonio Fatherhood Campaign."
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