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Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times more likely to flood than rest of state When Indigenous peoples were forced off their land, they were boxed into flood-prone areas. Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dx3irTJv

❌APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED❌ We are no longer accepting applications for the Community Self Determination grant this year. We received over 400 applications! 🎉 Thank you to the relatives that applied, we look forward to reviewing your application. If you were unable to complete and submit your application on time, we regret to inform you that you are ineligible for the Community Self Determination grant. ⌛️ No exceptions on extensions. We look forward to seeing your application in the next round. For latest updates on our upcoming grants, follow us on social media! 🤳 To learn more about NDN Collective's grants, visit: ndncollective.org/grants #applicationperiodclosed #CommunitySelfDetermination #DefendDevelopDecolonize #NDNCollective

Leonard Peltier has been sentenced to death by incarceration by being denied parole and suffering from medical neglect while at Coleman I Maximum Security Prison in Florida. Right now his team is asking for support from the public to call, e-mail, and write letters to the White House to DEMAND PRESIDENT BIDEN TO GRANT EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY FOR LEONARD PELTIER so he can receive the care he rightfully deserves as an elder who has already served over 50 years in prison. Leonard is the longest serving political prisoner in the so-called United States and the FBI continues to paint our elder as a violent criminal. ✊🏽We need YOU TO TAKE ACTION NOW to #FreeLeonardPeliter: 1.) Call the White House to demand President Biden grants executive clemency for Leonard Peltier:   (202) 456-1111 2.) E-mail the White House to demand President Biden grants executive clemency for Leonard Peltier: whitehouse.gov/contact 3.) Write the White House to demand President Biden grants executive clemency for Leonard Peltier 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 4.) Sign our Petition demanding President Biden grant executive clemency for Leonard Peltier: https://lnkd.in/ep2eXPKq 5.) Write and mail Leonard a supportive letter with prayers: LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132 USP COLEMAN I P.O. BOX 1033 COLEMAN, FL 33521 USA *Important Note: Always address the letter this way 6.) Sign on to @nativeorganizersalliance’s Message of Support to send to Leonard Peltier: ndnco.cc/noalpsm 7.) Amplify and share this post with your community! To learn more and stay update on all latest #FreeLeonardPeltier campaign: 📲 Text “FreeLeonardNow” to 50302 ✊🏽 Sign up for our Organizing and Policy Newsletter: ndnco.cc/qrtlynewsletter 📑 Read our recent blog, "𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥, 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 #freeleonardpeltier 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦": ndnco.cc/free-lp 🔗 All links are in our bio. Leonard is counting on us, and we CANNOT give up on him. Together we are going to #FreeLeonardPeltier!

Political Violence Is Not Violence Against Politicians By Janene Yazzie, NDN Collective Director of Policy and Advocacy https://lnkd.in/g2gnfXsC

On July 17, 2024 a public meeting was held in Custer, SD providing an opportunity for community members to voice their opposition in the U.S. Forest Service’s approval for company F3 Gold to begin its Newark Exploration Drilling Project in the Black Hills National Forest. It was a monumental moment as our brother and Local Organizer at NDN Collective, Taylor Gunhammer, was appointed as a member of the newly formed community board opposing the Newark project. The community members of Custer made a direct and intentional ask to have an Indigenous person on the board, noting the leadership of Indigenous people in fights like these. Taylors presence on this board will have a lasting impact as he continues to advocate for the protection of our shared environment for future generations. “Through our shared opposition to F3 Gold’s exploratory drilling project, local Native and non-Native communities realized we have similar ideals about how this land should be cared for – and that the only way for us to protect ourselves from toxic mining is to band together as a united force,” said Taylor Gunhammer, NDN Collective Organizer. Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gAcfTYXf

Our partners, Nexus Community Partners launch their Continuous Sabbatical Fellowship. A three-month-long sabbatical for 10 BIPOC changemakers in Minnesota. ROOT (Reclaiming Our Own Time) recognizes the need to take care and reclaim our own lives from the demands of the world. Their vision of the Continuous Sabbatical Fellowship is to gift deep-rest opportunities for those who create and nurture community change, and identify as a part of the Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color in Minnesota. Get ready to apply on August 5th! #sabbaticalfellowship #fellowship

“What we are teaching and doing here transcends the classroom because students take what they’re learning home and teach their families,” Mary Bowman said. Mary is the head of school or Unci of the Oceti Sakowin Community Academy in Rapid City, SD. OSCA provides an Indigenized education for Lakota students by Lakota teachers. Mary has countless stories of the impact the Academy has had on her community. Parents and grandparents often tell her that their students take home the traditional teachings they learn at school and share them with their families. OSCA was developed around four core values: wačhaŋtognake (generosity), wóksape (wisdom), wóohitike (bravery), and wówačhiŋtȟaŋka (fortitude). These principles were adopted as a means to change the narrative of Indigenous people that is taught to students in most US history classes across the country. The often inaccurate and racist lessons are based on a white perspective and glorify the impacts of colonization. Mary’s goal for Indigenous students is to give them a strong cultural understanding of their history and people; to correct the story and provide students with a foundation to understand what really happened to their people. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨, “𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘪 𝘚𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺,” 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘋𝘕 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 📚 To read more, visit: https://ow.ly/Frxk50SzOzB or click 'Read Latest Blogs' link in our bio. #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousLanguages #IndigenousPhilosophy #IndigenousEducation #NDNCollective

The Navajo Nation marked the 45 year anniversary of the largest radioactive spill in US history. One study found the company hired cleaned up only 1% of the spilled uranium. Read more on how it impacts the largest reservation in the so called “U.S” here ⬇️ https://t.co/2P24oYw37O

❌ REGISTRATION PERIOD IS CLOSED ❌ Thank you relatives for registering on time. ⏰ Please complete and submit your application before 7/17 at 5pm US CST. 📩🧑🏽💻 We look forward to receiving your completed application. If you were unable to register on time, we regret to inform you that you are ineligible to apply. ⌛️ No exceptions on extensions. We look forward to seeing your application in the next round. For latest updates on our upcoming fellowships and grants, follow us on social media! 🤳 To learn more about NDN Collective's fellowships and grants, visit: ndncollective.org/grants #RegistrationClosed #changemakerfellowship #DefendDevelopDecolonize #NDNCollective

“Indian Country and communities forced to the margins are disproportionately impacted by ideological extremism – and we must be more vigilant than ever in protecting one another." https://lnkd.in/gxcRYMzV