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“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

“As long as they hold Leonard Peltier, they hold a piece of every single one of us,” @rachel_dionne_thunder, a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and Indigenous Protectors Movement. What is happening to Leonard is happening to all of us. We are in a time of extreme adversity – From Leonard’s parole denial to both Democratic and Republican support of the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, it’s disheartening. Coupled with Supreme Court mandated laws targeting unsheltered people and removing protections for Mother Earth, and the investment in cop cities and prisons to accommodate more incarcerations, heavy for all of us. But our spirits and traditions of our people move us forward. Leonard refuses to give up on us and we refuse to give up on him – and all our relatives across Turtle Island and beyond. The fight for justice is not over. Now we take the fight to #FreeLeonardPeltier to the White House! ✊🏽Join us by taking action and signing our petition to urge President Biden to grant Executive Clemency for our relative, Leonard Peltier: https://lnkd.in/ep2eXPKq For latest updates for our #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": ndnco.cc/free-lp 🔗 All links in bio

“I am not intending to give up. And I’m hoping none of you give up,” 79 year-old Leonard Peltier shared in a phone call with Nick Tilsen, President and CEO, after the US Parole Commission' denied Peltier’s Parole. ✊🏽 As Leonard fights for us, we fight for Leonard. Join us in urging President Biden to grant Executive Clemency for our relative, Leonard Peltier: https://lnkd.in/ep2eXPKq “There’s a 97% incarceration rate in the downtown Rapid City Pennington County Jail. We know that ever since they took Leonard Peltier, they’ve been trying to take all of us. Leonard Peltier has been a political prisoner. We know that [the United States] incarcerated Crazy Horse. They incarcerated Sitting Bull. And they were killed. Leonard Peltier has been sitting in jail for 49 years because they want the same outcome.” said Andrew Catt-Ironshell, NDN Collective Action Organizer, during last week’s caravan and freedom rally. To take action and stay updated with our #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 in bio

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The Oceti Sakowin Community Academy was developed in partnership with NDN Collective, Native American Inspired Schools Network and NDN Holdings, a for-profit entity owned by NDN Collective. NDN Holdings played a pivotal role in securing building space and land for OSCA and its future school site. “When it came to the school, NDN Holdings acted as a thought partner to support Mary and others in the planning phase,” said Robby Burroughs (Dry Creek Pomo), NDN Holdings Managing Director. In addition to addressing educational justice, language and culture revitalization, OSCA also represents a huge step toward #LANDBACK in South Dakota. The site of OSCA’s new school is currently in development and will be wholly owned by the school upon completion. “In the most literal sense, this school is on Indigenous land, owned by an Indigenous organization that will eventually be owned by the Academy. So in that aspect, it’s definitely LANDBACK,” Robby said. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨, “𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘪 𝘚𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺,” 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘋𝘕 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢����𝘵 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: ndnco.cc/is-osca or click 'Read Latest Blogs' link in our bio. #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousLanguages #IndigenousPhilosophy #IndigenousEducation #NDNCollective

📣 ⏳ Only 5 MORE DAYS to register for the Community Self-Determination grant ⏳📣 The Community Self-Determination grant program invests in the self-determination of Indigenous people working in their community to Defend, Develop, and Decolonize; fortifying self-determined efforts to create a just, equitable, and sustainable world for all people and Mother Earth. Significant, flexible, multi-year funding may include the infusion of general operating support, power building, capital and holistic support for comprehensive initiatives and specific programs. Community Self-Determination Grants are intended to support, strengthen and invest in the long-term visions, sustainability, and building of collective power of Indigenous Tribal Nations, Pueblos, tribal communities, grassroots movements and Indigenous-led organizations. While we consider national efforts, we intentionally prioritize grassroots, community-based efforts and solutions. Climate and Indigenous justice are at the heart of the intent behind the Community Self-Determination Grant. Register Today! ndnco.cc/csdg #GrantOpportunity #DefendDevelopDecolonize #NDNCollective

British Columbia affirms Indigenous ownership of the 200 islands the Haida have stewarded for millennia, marking a new path toward reconciliation. Visit the link below to read more about the land back victory on Haida Gwaii. #LANDBACK https://t.co/wDhTqLimeu

There’s no justice on stolen land. There’s no freedom for Indigenous people to fully live as ourselves on our ancestral lands without the intrusion of settler systems dictating our daily lives and committing continued violence against us— erasing our histories and lived experiences, disappearing our women, girls and Two Spirit relatives, overcriminalization and incarceration of our People, extraction from our lands, encroachment on the sovereignty of our Nations. So today, we’re calling out the lies. Today is not a day of independence for us, but a reminder to keep fighting. We continue to organize, mobilize, and fight for our dignity, for our lands, for our personal and collective self-determination, and for TRUE justice for all people and the planet— not just for the privileged and the few. Let today stoke that fire within you to keep fighting for our true liberation, for our Lands, our Bodies, and our People. The next seven generations are depending on us. #FourthOfYouLie #LANDBACK #DefendDevelopDecolonize #NDNCollective

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“Today is a sad day for Indigenous Peoples and justice everywhere. The U.S. Parole Commission’s denial of parole for Leonard Peltier, America’s longest serving Indigenous political prisoner, is a travesty,” said Nick Tilsen, president and CEO of NDN Collective. “They denied parole to a survivor of genocidal Indian boarding schools as he struggles to survive this unjust incarceration, they insist on holding him for a crime for which they have no physical evidence against him.” ✊🏽 NDN Collective will continue to demand freedom for Leonard Peltier as his attorneys file an appeal of this decision and push for a grant of clemency from President Joe Biden. 📖 Read Full Press Release: ndnco.cc/lpprd 🔗 Link in Bio under "Read Latest Press Release" Do you want to take action and support the #FreeLeonardPeltier campaign? 🤳 Text “FreeLeonardNow’’ to 50302 to receive latest updates and join the movement. #FreeLeonardPeltier #NDNCollective