{"id":59877,"date":"2025-01-31T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\/?p=59877"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:11:11","slug":"for-the-people-campaign-a-call-to-fund-indigenous-led-movements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\/for-the-people-campaign-a-call-to-fund-indigenous-led-movements\/","title":{"rendered":"For The People Campaign: A Call to Fund Indigenous-led Movements","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The recent halt of federal funding disbursements poses looming consequences for many marginalized communities, even if only temporarily. NDN Collective is readily prepared to respond to any attacks on our people and sovereignty, especially as the current Administration adopts an authoritarian regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The halt of such funding leaves Indigenous communities, Tribal governments, and our relatives in precarious conditions. These recent moves by the administration are a glaring reflection of the systemic infrastructure that was created with the intention to uplift the wealthy few and erode the working class and the poor. We anticipate that this is only the beginning of future funding cuts to climate justice programs, programs funding our languages and culturally-rooted education, schools, hospitals, and food systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are seeing institutional philanthropy fail to respond with the urgency and investment that our communities need. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It is imperative that we have resources available to our communities. NDN Collective\u2019s infrastructure provides us with the ability to swiftly rematriate resources to our people. In the last seven years, NDN Collective has provided more than $110 million in grants across Turtle Island (North America). Nevertheless, we have only been able to fund 13.5% of all requests, which means that 86.5% of the priorities that our people have identified were not funded.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Indigenous students gather around the drum at the Oceti Sakowin Community Academy– a culture-based school supported by NDN Collective. Photo by Angel White Eyes for NDN Collective.<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We have the solutions that will help us survive and thrive in the present and into the future. However, successfully moving through these difficult times means doubling down on the support of our movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For The People Campaign<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are announcing the For The People Campaign<\/a> <\/em>– a call to action for individuals and institutional philanthropy to support Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous-led movement infrastructure, and community-based organizations. <\/em>The For the People Campaign <\/em>is designed to provide critical resources through our current grantmaking programs and organizing work to strengthen our movement, enhance the resiliency of frontline actions, and catalyze transformative change under this authoritarian regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By directly funding those doing work on the ground, this Campaign will ensure Indigenous Peoples have resources necessary to build a future rooted in self-determination and collective liberation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support the For the People Campaign Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Through NDN Collective\u2019s movement infrastructure, we have developed a system that supports Indigenous communities, organizations, practitioners, and individuals through grantmaking, impact investing, and story telling. We hold much gratitude for those who have supported our work over the years and we appreciate your continued support. In this moment we are asking that you consider supporting us at an increased or additional amount given the urgent time we are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last 18 months, we\u2019ve seen a significant decrease in funding to movement infrastructure organizations like ours. By deprioritizing funding in this way, funders are complacent in eroding the capacity of organizations to coordinate, strategize, support community-led efforts and sustain work long-term. This deliberate choice undermines the strength of frontline movements to build power, resist oppression, and to drive transformative change. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day march in Rapid City. October 2024. Photo by Angel White Eyes for NDN Collective. <\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

NDN Collective is calling on funders to respond with the urgency and investment that our communities need and deserve. This is an opportunity to address philanthropy’s failures and constantly changing strategies that uphold the very structures of white supremacy that we are seeing dominate the mainstream narrative today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By donating to NDN Collective you will be supporting Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island who are leading LANDBACK efforts, land and water protection, Indigenous climate solutions, and frontline organizing to safeguard human and civil rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The time to act is now. We cannot wait. Your support of our organization will ensure that Indigenous people are well resourced to meet the needs of their communities in wake of federal funding freezes and attacks on human rights. We are asking for donations to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n