Building Leadership Skills and Capacity for Indigenous Organizers
Effective organizing requires continuous learning of new skills and strategies, both on the ground and in digital spaces, to address the issues we face today. Since 2010, NOA has offered organizer training in both rural and urban communities to individuals, Native leaders, and organizations. Our training builds leadership skills and provides tools that allow community organizers to mobilize their communities around issues impacting Indian Country.
Apply Today: National Organizer Training
NOA will be conducting a national Native Organizer Training in Federal Way, Washington from November 11-16. Indigenous organizers from across Indian Country are eligible to apply.
Sharing Knowledge with the Next Generation of Indigenous Leaders
In 2023, NOA conducted one national training and seven state-based trainings with 245 individuals from 43 different tribal backgrounds. Our training is steeped in traditional Indigenous knowledge and grounded in a framework that is foundational to Indigenous values. With the knowledge shared at our training, Indigenous organizers can build effective teams and powerful partnerships that will have transformational change on a massive scale.
Community Organizing
We educate organizers about the basics of community organizing and what to expect. We teach how to identify issues and tactics for mobilizing and empowering individuals to take action.
Leadership Skills
We teach skills that allow for organizers to be effective leaders in their communities. Organizers will learn about effective communication, critical thinking, technology, and the importance of collaboration.
Partnership Building
We teach organizers about building trust and maintaining partnerships throughout Indian Country and beyond. Organizers learn about the various roles and responsibilities partners can have throughout campaigns.
Applying Traditional Values
Organizers will learn how cultural values are applied to grassroots organizing, and the role Indigenous storytelling plays. We teach about the value of engaging elders and traditional knowledge holders.
Campaign Building
We provide tools and resources that allow organizers to build campaign plans, organize people, plan events, develop messaging, write petitions, engage with media, and create phone and letter-writing campaigns.
