@grist.org asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what we said:
"Despite an enormous funding and resourcing gap, we will continue to fight because our great -grandchildren are asking us to." ~ Nick Tilsen, CEO of NDN Collective
ℹ️ grist.org/solutions/ea...
“...Not because we own land, but because we are part of it, and there is a specific mandate that all of us, whether we want to acknowledge it or not, are dependent on land."
“When we talk about LANDBACK, we’re trying to provide people a different framework of understanding and remembering the relationship to the land and why it’s important for us to defend land..."
ℹ️ Read the full blog: landback.org/2026/04/land...
En un momento de creciente fascismo y una crisis climática que se acelera, nos organizamos.
🌎 Únete a LAN, visita: Landback.org
ℹ️ Lee nuestro comunicado de prensa: ndnco.cc/landbackpr
Ahora, estamos profundizando estas conexiones: compartiendo estrategias, fortaleciendo la acción política y construyendo respuestas rápidas coordinadas para defender a nuestras comunidades y a la Madre Tierra.
Nuestros movimientos se fortalecen hoy.
NDN Collective lanza con orgullo la Red de Acción LANDBACK (LAN), un poderoso espacio de organización y recursos que construida para conectar a personas Indígenas y movimientos para construir juntos el futuro que estamos imaginando.
In a time of rising fascism & an accelerating climate crisis, we organize to strengthen the fight for land return & build lasting political power.
🌎 Join LAN, visit Landback.org
ℹ️ Read our press release: ndnco.cc/landbackpr
#LANDBACK #ClimateJustice #EarthDay #EarthWeek
For years, we’ve been in relationship with 1,400+ organizers across Turtle Island & beyond. Now, we’re deepening those connections — sharing strategy, strengthening political action, & building coordinated rapid response to defend our communities and Mother Earth.
Our movement grows stronger today.
NDN Collective proudly launches the LANDBACK Action Network (LAN) — a powerful organizing and resourcing hub connecting Indigenous people, Tribal Nations, grassroots groups, organizers, allies, and movements to build together the future we are envisioning.
🎙️Tune into our recent Landback For the People Podcast episode featuring the LAN team including Eva Cardenas, Cy Wagoner, and Nicole Yanes: landback.org/podcast/
The LANDBACK Action Network is LIVE!
To learn more about the membership visit: Landback.org
“Colonial forces rely on our isolation. But when we come together, we build collective power. That’s the work of the LANDBACK Action Network,” said Nicole Maria Yanes, Membership Manager at NDN Collective.
“But Tilsen’s community answered the call. NDN Collective gained the support of 22,000 community members & more than 500 organizational leaders to support Tilsen & his leadership. In the end, the charges were dropped. Tilsen said, "My freedom was won by the people, the movement, & the ancestors."’
“RWJF grantees have always faced risks… More than a year after peacefully observing a law enforcement action involving a relative, police charged Tilsen with offenses that have a potential maximum sentence of 26 years in prison.”
Answering the Call for a Healthy, Inclusive Democracy by Richard Besser, MD, President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF):
www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwj...
When I asked if Leonard had a message for young Indigenous people, he said, “If they terminate our treaties, we no longer exist. We no longer exist as a people. So, we have to make damn sure that we don’t get our treaties terminated.”
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This drone footage provides an overview of only a fraction of Pe'Sla; a sacred place of ceremony for thousands of years for the Lakota, Oceti Sakowin, and many Indigenous peoples.
📷 Watch the full video on YouTube: youtu.be/NudYwRyC1TI
Raskin: "It doesn't give me a lot of comfort that Todd Blanche is now the acting AG. This is the guy who transferred Ghislaine Maxwell from the higher security prison to the low security prison camp in Texas."
Pam bondi ignoring Epstein survivors
may this define her for the rest of her life.
she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired.
girl, bye.
Last night (4/1), NDN, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, and Earthworks filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for their decision in February to grant a permit for exploratory drilling in Pe’ Sla, a sacred and protected Indigenous site.
ℹ️ ndnco.cc/pesla-lawsuit
#Landback #ProtectPeSla
“The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office fought tooth and nail to put me in prison because they are afraid of the power we are building.” ~ Nick Tilsen, Founder & CEO, NDN Collective
ℹ️ Read more at our Press Release: ndncollective.org/all-charges-...
“My freedom wasn’t granted by a judge, a jury, or the settler colonial court system. My freedom was won by the people, the movement, & the ancestors. We organized, prayed, wrote, called, & fought these politically motivated charges with integrity, deep principles, & strong beliefs.”
ALL CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST NICK TILSEN IN POLITICALLY CHARGED CASE
Today, the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office dropped all charges against Nick Tilsen, Founder & CEO of NDN Collective.
Antoine Edwards @AntoineXmusic
Professionally known as AntoineX, a hip-hop, R&B, & traditional singer-songwriter representing the Oglala, Sicangu, & Umóⁿhoⁿ tribes. He is the founder of @ALLSZN, an org. dedicated to supporting Indigenous peoples.
#IndigenousArtists #CreativeResistance #Art
Danielle works across disciplines and integrates her Lakota traditions.
Danielle published her first book titled “Still Here” in 2020. She is also co-founder of “The Red Road Project,” which is a photo/film-documentary project capturing inspiring stories of people within Indian Country.
Today we’re sharing about Danielle SeeWalker and AntoineX, two of our 2025-26 Radical Imagination artists.
Danielle SeeWalker @seewalker_ART
A Hunkpapa Lakota citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
📸 credit: photo 1 taken by Amelia Schafer, ICT
Here are a few ways you can help:
Help us protect Sacred site Pe’Sla from mining.
Pete Lien & Sons & the U.S Forest Service have no right to violate our rights, declare Indigenous culture as an acceptable loss, or endanger the drinking water of thousands of people.
✍🏽 Sign today: ndnco.cc/protectpesla
