Indigenous People's Power Project

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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

Day Zero: Fresh Water Killed by Colonialism

Apr 18, 2023

At a recent gathering in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, the southern most state of Mexico, Indigenous Peoples Power Project came together in ceremony with Indigenous activists and thought leaders across the globe to discuss Autonomous Social Movements,...

News From IP3

Honoring the Life & Legacy of Myron Dewey

Sep 27, 2021

We here at IP3 are saddened and grieving the sudden loss of water protector, filmmaker, producer and journalist Myron Dewey. We send our thoughts and prayers out to Myron Dewey’s family and friends and community. We send our thoughts and prayers out to all...

Refugee Descendants Tell Refugees They’re Not Welcome Here

Sep 22, 2021

Hey! United States Border Patrol! You need to look in the mirror. You may be the next climate refugee. The irony. The treatment of Haitian refugees simply aiming to seek safety at the border in Texas is criminal and inhumane and another...

BE READY FOR DISTASTER w/ your Basic Disaster Supplies Kit

Sep 3, 2021

Across Turtle Island and the world we are seeing the affects of climate crisis. From floods in New York, Tornados in New Jersey, Hurricanes in the Caribbean, Fires in California and Oregon, and so much more, we are living in the middle of...

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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.