Our LANDBACK website will serve as the hub for the Indigenous led media, news, storytelling, and organizing work held at NDN Collective.
LANDBACK is a political framework that allows us to deepen our relationships across the field of organizing movements working towards true collective liberation.
A Call to Action – Join the Movement for LandBack
LANDBACK is an Indigenous-led, spiritually grounded, organizing, and narrative framework from which we work toward collective liberation. It is the way we reclaim our right to restore, uphold, and protect our symbiotic and just relationships with Mother Earth, all forms of life, and each other.
What is LANDBACK Action Network?
LANDBACK Action Network (LAN) is a growing network of Indigenous organizers, Tribal Nations, grassroots groups, movement partners, leaders and community members and accomplices working together to build collective power.
The LAN membership focuses on relational organizing – creating conditions for a cross-movement shared political agenda, resourcing of movements, organizing, activating, and capacity building opportunities that strengthen the power of the people.
Share Your LandBack Story
The LANDBACK movement has existed for generations with a long legacy of organizing and sacrifice to ensure Indigenous lands are placed back into Indigenous hands. Currently, there are LANDBACK battles being fought all across Turtle Island and beyond.
Have a LANDBACK story you’d like to share? Let’s get your story featured on the Landback.org website. To submit a story, send an email to nicole@ndncollective.org
*Please read this blog guideline before submitting.
Contact
action@ndncollective.org
Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
A: The LandBack Action Network (LAN) is a membership-based organizing network advancing the LandBack movement that brings together Indigenous Peoples, Tribal Nations, grassroots groups, artists, organizers, institutions, and aligned accomplices to build collective power through: Organizing, Political Action and Resourcing.
A: Membership is open to those aligned with the principles, values and political analysis of the LandBack Action Network and is open to:
- Indigenous person, organizer, artist, cultural worker, farmer, etc.
(individual or family) - Indigenous organization, grassroots group, collective or business
- Tribal Nation, Traditional Indigenous Government (i.e. Treaty Council)
- Movement Partner (multi-racial organizations & collectives)
- Non-Indigenous Ally or Accomplice (individual or family)
- Foundations, funders, donor networks
A: A full application must be completed and submitted. An informed agreement & consent to principles document are linked to the application. Applicants have the option to review and then click on “yes” or “no”. It is expected for members to be in alignment to the principles and agreements.
A: LAN is currently focused on North America, with intentional expansion into the broader Americas and globally as capacity grows. While we know this has the potential to be global, due to the strength of our relationships in Turtle Island, at the moment we are focusing on Turtle Island. If there is a demand, our goal is to continue expanding across the Americas honoring the Eagle and Condor prophecy and eventually globally. Due to capacity at this time, we are not there yet.
At the moment we are focusing on growing this network where we have had the most solid footprint, what is so-called Canada, US & territories, and Mexico.
A: LAN is an active network. Members are expected to contribute to organizing and strategy, participate in network spaces, practice reciprocity (not extractive engagement), and act in alignment with principles and agreements. Membership is about building power together.
A: Members receive access to a strongly vetted network of organizers, Tribal Nations, organizations, people, Tribal Nations, and allies, a secure encrypted digital platform and communications infrastructure, strategy and convening sessions, trainings, direct action coordination and mobilization support and priority in grant funds available to LAN members.
A: LAN functions as a membership-based organizing and political infrastructure network powered by NDN Collective.
A: For individuals 1 membership will be granted. For Tribal Nation, collectives, grassroots groups, and organizations 3 members will be granted access.
A: At this time, membership and infrastructure costs are fully supported by NDN Collective. There are no dues as of now. Long-term sustainability will be determined collectively in the future Any donation to the launching of LAN is greatly appreciated.
A: Membership is renewed annually to ensure continued alignment and engagement.
A: Current and former grantees engaged in LandBack. Grassroots organizers, people who are engaged in communities and not just in online communities.
A: LAN exists to build sustained, collective power. Our goals are to build durable organizing infrastructure for the LandBack movement by launch Landback.org as a central digital hub for LandBack, and Landback Action Network as an organized vehicle for collective organizing, power building and relationship building. We aim to activate NDN Collective’s network of partners who are in alignment to organize with each other, advance a coordinated LandBack political agenda that supports Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Our hope is that we share a powerful offering that supports cross movement organizing and speaks directly to the state of the world we are living in and the urgency of this moment.