Honor The Earth

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Honor The Earth
Type Non-profit
Founded 1993
Headquarters Minneapolis, Minnesota
Key people Winona LaDuke
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
Charon Asetoyer
Tom Goldtooth
Faith Gimmell
Heather Milton-Lightening
Industry Indigenous Environmentalism
Products Lobbying, grantmaking, sustainable technology.
Slogan A voice for the earth, a voice for those not heard.
Website [http://www.honorearth.org

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[edit] Founding

After meeting Winona LaDuke in 1991 Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers decided to hone their environmental commitment to the Indigenous community. They formed Honor The Earth in collaboration with Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Women's Network and [Seventh Generation Fund]]. The non-profit organization was founded to raise awareness and financial support for Indigenous environmental justice.1

The campaign priorities of Honor the Earth are:

  • energy justice/creating a new energy economy2
  • sacred site protection3
  • environmental justice
  • promoting leadership amongst Native youth in Native communities
  • renewable energy4
  • buffalo restoration
  • nuclear waste policy5
  • Impacted Nations, a travelling art show comprised of over 50 works from over 40 Indigenous artists6
  • getting out the Native vote
  • encouraging tribal commitment to the Kyoto protocol

[edit] Famous People Who Support Honor The Earth

Along with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, over the years Honor The Earth has had the support of Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and David Crosby.7

[edit] Notes

1.'Honor The Earth' tour brings political and artistic unity by Melissa Schorr, Las Vegas Sun, September 30, 2000.

2. Solar energy comes to Western Shoshone territory, News From Indian Country, May 2, 2005.

3. Ibid.

3. LaDuke and Indigo Girls talk up renewable energy by Amy Kingsley, Yes Weekley. September 2005.

4. Ani DiFranco Invites PDA Activists to Ally With Her on the Hill by David Swanson, Board Member of Progressive Democrats of America.

5. Honor The Earth supports traveling art exhibit, indianz.com, March 3, 2006.

6. Musicians sound off on Yucca Mountain perils by Benjamin Grove, May 30, 2002.

[edit] External links

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