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Empowering Indigenous Communities

We Train

We provide Nonviolent Direct Action training to Indigenous communities and organizations that request support for their own unique direct action campaigns.

We Organize

We develop Indigenous Centered Curriculum and organize trainings, Action Camps, and other events that build capacity and empower Indigenous Communties.

We Support

We support all Indigenous communities, organizations, and Tribal Governments preserving their traditional way of life through the protection of their homelands.

We Build

We work collaboratively on the ground to build capacity, community, and connections in Indian Country, to sustain our traditional way of life for all future generations.

We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It

The Indigenous Peoples Power Project (IP3) is a non-profit 501c3, nonviolent direct action training and support network advancing Indigenous communities ability to exercise their inherent right to environmental justice, cultural livelihood, and self determination. Formed in 2004 as a project of the Ruckus Society, IP3 graduated from NDN Collective’s fiscal sponsorship cohort and became a non-profit in June 2020. We continue to work across Turtle Island with communities that are most vulnerable to threats of ecological devastation and resource exploitation, and most poised to lead solution-oriented action.

Our mission is to provide nonviolent direct action training, campaign support, and community organizing tools to support Indigenous communities taking action in defense of their homelands.

Happening Now

Karuk Tribes Return to Center of the World

Apr 4, 2024

On January 6th of this year, Congress signed into law Bill S.4439, the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act which takes approximately 1,031 acres of specified lands in Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties, so-called California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk...

News From IP3

Lithium Future – When the Water Runs Dry

May 20, 2022

In the midst of a global greenhouse gas catastrophe, and as supporters and organizations of environmental justice work towards a more equitable future excluding the extraction of fossil fuels, we are witnessing a small fraction of policies and government agencies...

Indigenous Land Defender Sentenced for Protecting His Own Lands

May 12, 2022

Land Defender and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations member, William George was sentenced to 28 days in jail for defending his ancestral and unceded land Tuesday, May 10th against the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Early last year, the British Columbia Supreme...

What’s Next for Nonviolent Direct Action?

May 2, 2022

In the last half of the 20th Century, nonviolent direct action has become the most commonly used form of mobilization over armed resistance. From the opposition of United States involvement to war in Vietnam in the 60's, as recent as the protests against the Dakota...

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We Are Indigenous

And Mother Earth Is What Guides Us Forward

Our Top Priorities

We value the knowledge and experience that exists in Indigenous communities since time immemorial. As such, we don’t believe in parachute activism (when an individual or organization pops into a community). Parachute activisim can be harmful and dismissive of the knowledge and leadership that exists within that community. While it can be well intentioned, it is often a band aid that can be helpful in the short term, but in the long term may not build the capacity needed to address underlying issues. IP3 only goes where we are invited or our support is requested, and we work with local leadership to collectively determine how we can add value to, strengthen, and build capacity in their current work.

IP3 works to uplift our relatives protecting and defending our land, air, water, culture and sovereignty across Turtle Island. These are a just handful of ongoing challenges that Indigenous communities face here and internationally.

Environmental & Social Justice

For Indigenous communities, environmental and social justice are inherently connected. Our communities are among the first impacted by extractive industries, oil pipelines, mining, data centers, resource extraction, and are the most poised to lead solution oriented action.

Traditional Knowledge

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITK) is the knowledge and practices passed from generation to generation informed by cultural memories, connection to land, sensitivity to change, and values that include reciprocity with the understanding that Mother Earth is a living being.

Land Rematriation

At the core of our work is a deep connection to our traditional homelands. Through our conservation work on The Farm at Coyote Crossing, we are returning to traditional land practices and Indigenous stewardship. We achieve this by restoring our connection and relationship to the land.

Conservation

While rooted largely in Western scientific and institutional models, conservation is the preservation of biological diversity and management of natural resources. We collaborate with local partners to preserve land, water, and wildlife for the betterment of our neighbors and community.

Restorative Justice

Returning to traditional land practices and stewardship requires being in relationship with all our relations and each other. We value the knowledge and experience that exists in our communities, and rely on this knowledge for harm reduction, repair, and to realize our greatest potential in community.