We Are Still Here, the Alliance for Early Success Native Communities Learning Project, was established to address knowledge gaps at the Alliance and in the broader Alliance network about Native history, governance, culture, and community. We Are Still Here builds a shared foundational cultural understanding to support our capacity as advocates to be in authentic relationship with Native leaders and communities.
Native American communities are too often made invisible in policy campaigns and conversations, despite the fact that there are Native children, families, and communities in every state. The United States’ inhumane and genocidal treatment of the original inhabitants of this land continues to have impacts today, while the cultural strengths, sovereignty, and ongoing contributions of Native Americans to our collective wellbeing are overlooked, misunderstood, or intentionally ignored.
Latest News from We Are Still Here:
Meet Sacred Pipe Resource Center, the Native-Led Movement Organization Serving Bismarck’s Indigenous Families
For more than a decade, Sacred Pipe resource Center has been serving urban Indigenous families in North Dakota’s Bismarck-Mandan region. The organization runs six community councils, covering Native youth, housing, health, arts and culture, civic engagement, and economic development, on a budget built almost entirely on philanthropy.
Alliance Webinar on Applying Learning to Practice: Reflection, Case Studies, and Action Planning
Our Native Communities Learning Project has explored Native histories, community systems, and meaningful collaboration. In this final interactive session, we move beyond theory and into application. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own work, learn from one another’s experiences, and identify practical strategies they can bring back to their organizations and communities.