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Indigenous Knowledge Is Climate & Social Justice.
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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
Tribes Celebrate Win in World’s Largest River Restoration Project
After more than a century of being dammed and decades of direct action by the Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, and Klamath tribes of Oregon and California, the Klamath River that once spawned millions of Salmon and Steelhead will flow free once again. Since the beginning of the...
News From IP3
Last of Old Growth Forests in British Columbia?
The unceded Pacheedaht and Ditidaht territory also known as Vancouver Island, British Colombia, has one of the oldest old-growth temperate rainforests on earth. The Indigenous people who descend from these territories have been standing up to protect the last...
Unrest in Colombia, South America
As of the end of April, daily demonstrations have been taking place throughout Colombia. Thousands of folks are standing up in protest. “The protests in Colombia are a result of frustration about widespread inequality, poverty, and police brutality, leading to...
No More Silence: Klamath Tribes Demand their Voices Heard on Water Basin Issues
The morning of May 12th, Klamath Tribes wrote a press release in response to the Reclamation announcement from a federal judge that voted against the treaty rights that say the tribe gets first say over water. This means the Klamath Tribes will experience one of...
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.
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IP3 – The Farm at Coyote Crossing Moss Green Limited Edition Hoodie
Water Protectors “Sacrit Kayaks” Adult Soft Pink T-Shirt
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