Indigenous
Women Rise:
Women's
March on Washington
On Saturday, Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) joined the
national Women's March on Washington as part of the Indigenous Women Rise
collective. The collective is comprised of: Advance Native Political
Leadership, NAP, Native Voice Network, Native Voices Rising, National Indian
Women's Resource Center, UltraViolet, The Continental Network of Indigenous
Women of the Americas, North American Region, Indigenous Environmental Network,
and other key organizations working to advance Indigenous Peoples issues and
rights.
Many others joined in support online and walked in solidarity in
D.C. and in 20 cities at sister marches across the country. Indigenous Women
Rise even had a contingent in Peru representing at the Women's March
there!
You can read more about our involvement in the march in D.C. from the LA Times:
You can read more about our involvement in the march in D.C. from the LA Times:
- Indigenous women were among
the last to sing along Constitution Ave.
- LA designer Bethany
Yellowtail creates silk scarf for Women's March on Washington
NAP invites funders to join our Funder Strategy Call on January 31, 2017 at 1:00PM EST
to hear a recap of the Indigenous Women Rise collective at the Women's March
and to learn and share how foundations are engaging with the issues
surrounding Standing Rock. The call will feature special guest Jodi Gillette of
the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. If you or a colleague are interested in joining
the call, please contact awheeler@nativephilanthropy.org to
receive the dial-in information.
Indigenous Women Rise would
like to send a special thank you to Bethany Yellowtail
for her beautiful scarf design for NAP. Receive one with a donation here. Check out
our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all
the photos, videos, and livestreams of the marches. Be sure to tag #IndigenousWomenRise
so we can share yours!
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