Take Action
Advocacy/Activism
Support the Tribal Law and Order Act
Native American and Native women are more than two and a half times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the USA in general. One of the main reasons for this is because non-Native men who rape Native American and Alaska Native women can often do so with impunity, as tribes lack the authority to prosecute non-Native people who commit crimes of sexual violence on tribal lands. The Tribal Law and Order Act would legally recognize the rights of Native American tribes to protect their citizens and enforce laws on their land.
National
Coalition on Racism in Sports and in the Media
The National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media (NCRSM) was established in
1992 by leaders of the American Indian Movement in order to
organize against the use of Indian images and names for logos, symbols
or mascots in professional and collegiate sports, marketing and
the media. Check out their Action Items/Current Events page to see if there is
a current campaign in your state that you can participate in.
Volunteer/Conduct a Supply Drive
Re-Member
Re-Member is a non-profit organization which works with the Oglala Lakota Nation
on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Volunteers comprised of individuals and
groups (adult and youth) work at the Re-Member facility on Pine Ridge for one week at a time. Volunteers
participate in various work projects across the Reservation, helping to rebuild
relationships, homes, and lives.
Backpacks for Pine Ridge
The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is the poorest place in America
with a median income of $3,500.00 a year. The school drop out rate is
soaring at an estimated 70% and the schools on the Reservation fall into the
bottom 10% of funding. Since 2004, Backpacks for Pine Ridge has been delivering new
backpacks filled with school supplies to a village on the Reservation.
In 2008 the program is expanding to provide backpacks and school supplies to the
children in three villages.
Pretty Bird Woman House
A women's shelter and education program on Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Pretty Bird Woman House can always use financial contributions as well as material donations of diapers, shampoo, towels
and washcloths, sheets and blankets, etc. More information about making donations is available on their blog.
For more information contact la_racialjustice @ uua.org.
Last updated on Monday, March 16, 2009.
