NDN Collective Stories

On Mother’s Day and every day, we acknowledge our Matriarchs. Every moment of action and vocalization of truth for the betterment of the collective has been a testament to the reclamation and power to lead as they always have.

“We have an ambitious goal of hearing from over 20,000 Native individuals situated in the tri-state area. Our voices and lived experiences matter - and so do our visions and dreams for an abundant future.”

The Regional Advisory Committee will be key to building the regenerative movement while supporting reciprocal relationships that are marked by collective learning, knowledge sharing and consideration of diverse insight as part of NDN Collective’s respective areas of work and commitment.

Native community leaders and representatives from reservation and urban areas in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota selected to support the development of the Collective Abundance Fund from a $50M Bush Foundation award to NDN Collective to support closing the racial wealth gap.

Today on Palestinian Land Day, we uplift the ongoing struggle of our Palestinian relatives for liberation of their homeland and full return for all Palestinian people. We reaffirm that our solidarity as people runs deep and is both historical and ongoing.

Citing the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, five Tribal leaders of the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires of the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nations) led a march on Saturday in Rapid City, delivering a notice of trespass and posting it on the door of the Grand Gateway Hotel.

NDN Collective files federal civil rights class action lawsuit after being refused rooms on two different occasions after Grand Gateway Hotel owner publicly states her intent to ban all Native Americans following a shooting over the weekend.

Después de un proceso de selección de varios meses, la Fundación Bush seleccionó a NDN Collective como una de dos organizaciones a recibir $50 millones USD en un fondo fiduciario comunitario para ayudar a cerrar la brecha de riqueza racial en la región de los tres estados de Minnesota, Dakota del Sur y Dakota del… Continued

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2021 Rapid City, Dakota del Sur — Hoy, NDN Collective anunció que fue seleccionado por laFundación Bush para establecer un fondo fiduciario comunitario que se usará para redistribuir$50 millones a comunidades Indigenas. Nexus Community Partners, un grupo seleccionado para recibir una subvención adicional de$50 millones USD, trabajará para redistribuir fondos… Continued

A principios de este año, la Fundación Bush prometió $100 millones USD para sembrar dos fondos fiduciarios comunitarios para abordar las diferencias racializadas en la riqueza– uno liderado por personas Negras y uno liderado por personas Indígenas. Como organizaciones elegidas para estas becas, encontramos necesario expresarnos en solidaridad unes con otres y proveer algún contexto… Continued