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Mobilizing Against Renewable Energy and Fossil Fuel Extraction
/in Campaigns, Current Events, Opinion/by Jennifer FairbanksOur efforts are needed now. We continue to mobilize across Indian Country to stop oil and gas leasing to protect our sacred lands, cultural resources, water, and environments from imminent harm. Presently, the Biden administration is outpacing Trump on issuing oil and gas leases on public lands. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates funds […]
How the Inflation Reduction Act is Investing in Tribal Communities
/in Current Events, Opinion/by Jennifer FairbanksNative Organizers Alliance supports the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law by President Biden. The bill includes an investment of $272.5 million for our Tribal communities. We must act on this moment as a time to redouble our efforts for speeding up a just transition from fossil fuels through collective organizing […]
Native Community Organizer Training Participant Q&A
/in Training, Uncategorized/by Jennifer FairbanksFor the Native Organizers Alliance National Native Community Organizer Training in May, 19 participants were brought together in Federal Way, WA for a week of sharpening grassroots organizing skills using traditional Indigenous values. The curriculum is designed to create a foundation for Native power building for social change and strengthening sovereignty. We’ve asked April Fournier […]
NOA responds to Biden announcement on treaty protections
/0 Comments/in Press Releases, Uncategorized/by Jennifer FairbanksThe Biden administration is set to announce a memorandum of understanding from 18 federal agencies to protect tribal treaty rights. The MOU’s from the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Commerce, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, State, and the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Personnel Management, the Advisory […]
2021 October Training Reflections
/0 Comments/in Training/by Jennifer FairbanksIn October, Native Organizers Alliance (NOA) brought together 23 amazing Native community organizers from 14 different tribes, working in 9 different states and 10 organizations.