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Indigenous Environmental Network

The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous Peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining, and respecting traditional teachings and natural laws.

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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM

We Reflect, Renew, and Move Forward Together

View as Web Page As We Honor the Winter Solstice, We Reflect, Renew, and Move Forward Together At this time of reflection, rest, and the return of light, we are filled with gratitude for the community that makes this work possible.   Your support, solidarity, and…
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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM

IEN NewsWire - 2025 Year in Review

View as Web Page Subscribe The Indigenous Environmental Network Despite the tremendous challenges the calendar year presented, our IEN team accomplished remarkable things. As IEN’s Executive Director, I am deeply grateful for your dedication as we move …
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December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM

IEN NewsWire - November 2025

View as Web Page Subscribe The Indigenous Environmental Network Dear Relatives,   As we compile the news for this edition of the IEN Newswire, we’re making final preparations for the many different cultural and secular holidays and observances for 2025.…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM

COP30: Conference Of Profiteers?

View as Web Page Subscribe COP30: Conference Of Profiteers?  Belem, Brazil - Nov 22, 2025: The 30th meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate, Conference of the Parties (COP) wrapped up the proceedings early with a hastily written […
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November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM

IEN NewsWire - October 2025

View as Web Page Subscribe The Indigenous Environmental Network Dear Relatives,   Loss. Loss is the most difficult aspect of our lives; something every human being will eventually deal with. Recently, IEN experienced a most profound loss with…
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September 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM

IEN NewsWire - August 2025

View as Web Page Subscribe Dear Relatives,    It seems like we were just entering the summer after a fairly brutal winter and a tumultuous spring. In the blink of an eye, we're entering the fall harvest days and for many of our northern rela…
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August 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM

IEN NewsWire - July 2025

View as Web Page Subscribe Dear Relatives,   Since mid-2023, we have been adding more reports from the frontlines of community power and self-determination. Gatherings, online educational outreach, analysis on the growing landscape of civil society…
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June 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM

IEN NewsWire - June 2025

View as Web Page Subscribe Dear Relatives,   Despite the many challenges in the past few months, spanning the last half of 2024 and the first six months of 2025, IEN’s staff has continued to collaborate with our Indigenous and Front Line communitie…
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May 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM

IEN NewsWire - May 2025

View as Web Page Subscribe Dear Relatives,   Never in the lifetime of our current generations have we faced a more crucial or challenging time as we do now. The current White House administration is forcing rollbacks of protections and funding for …
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April 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM

IEN NewsWire - April 2025

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   As April comes to a close, we are reminded of the cyclical rhythms that guide our lifeways and responsibilities as Indigenous Peoples. Across Turtle Island and beyond, the thawing ground, returning rains, and greening…
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March 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM

IEN NewsWire - March 2025

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   In the north of Turtle Island, springtime is evident with the budding of trees and wildflowers. Winter’s ice recedes. In Eastern Oklahoma, a bounty of tender wild onions have been foraged, cooked with eggs, and served…
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February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM

IEN NewsWire - February 2025

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   The political landscape we face today is one of escalating threats, deepening injustices, and urgent calls to action. Across the U.S. and the world, we are witnessing policies that seek to dismantle Indigenous soverei…
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January 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM

IEN Celebrates the End of a GeoEngineering Project

View as Web Page The Indigenous Environmental Network For Immediate Release Indigenous Environmental Network Celebrates Milestone While Acknowledging Unjust Practices in Arctic GeoengineeringThe Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) acknowledges…
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December 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Indigenous Rights are a Climate Solution

View as Web Page Subscribe Preferences The Indigenous Environmental Network The Indigenous Peoples of the so-called Americas have lived for over 500 years in confrontation with a colonial society that holds an opposing worldview. A worldv…
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December 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM

IEN Newswire - A Year of Advocacy, Education, and Resistance

View as Web Page Preferences Protecting Mother Earth: A Year of Advocacy, Education, and Resistance Indigenous Environmental Network’s 2024 Highlights and AchievementsDear relatives,   As winter blankets the land, we are reminded of the teach…
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December 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Call to Action: Shut Down DAPL Lame Duck

View as Web Page Call to Action! Help Us Shutdown DAPL Join us in pushing the Biden Administration against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) during the Lame Duck period!From November until inauguration day, we will hold President Biden and his Army Cor…
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November 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM

IEN NewsWire - November 2024

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   As we make waves for a season traditionally associated with gratitude, we find ourselves on the heels of a recent election that brings grave concern and consequences for the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples…
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October 31, 2024 at 2:01 PM

IEN NewsWire - October 2024

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   October witnessed, in the ancient homelands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians where IEN just held its 2024 Protecting Mother Earth (PME) gathering, catastrophic loss and destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane…
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September 30, 2024 at 9:23 PM

IEN NewsWire - September 2024

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,    September kept the IEN Communications staff busy and on the road. Audio and Solar Technician Govinda Dalton departed the IEN Protecting Mother Earth gathering in Cherokee, NC, for the main IEN office in Bemidji, MN, …
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August 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM

IEN NewsWire - August 2024

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,    As August’s days come to an end, in the northern regions of Turtle Island, children are returning to school, and dusk coming earlier each day signals the end of summer, and fall is just a few weeks away. For IEN staf…
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July 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM

PME! Ready - Set - One Week to GO!

View as Web Page Subscribe The Indigenous Environmental Network PME! Ready - Set - One week to go!  Good Tuesday Relatives!    We hope this message finds you well and that you are close to completing the last stages of preparation for traveli…
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June 30, 2024 at 5:12 PM

IEN NewsWire - June 2024

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,    On Turtle Island, June 20 brought 2024’s summer solstice, the day in the Gregorian calendar with the longest period of daylight. For Indigenous Peoples, it is a time of renewal and reflection, as well as ceremonials,…
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June 7, 2024 at 11:35 PM

IEN - June 2024 Week One Recap - UN Climate Talks - Yesah Tribunal & MORE

View as Web Page JUNE 2024 WEEK ONE RECAPDear Relatives,   The first full week of June's Indigenous engagement at the UN Climate talks in Bonn, Germany along with the following news couldn't wait til the end of the month Newswire because...   Indigenou…
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May 31, 2024 at 8:10 PM

IEN NewsWire - May 2024

View as Web Page May 2024  Dear Relatives,   In the north of Turtle Island, the month of May signals the end of another school year, and the beginning of a leisurely summer. But, at the Indigenous Environmental Network, our staff kicked off the month o…
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May 13, 2024 at 8:27 PM

2024 Annual Banking on Climate Chaos Report

View as Web Page Annual Banking on Climate Chaos Report Banks financed fossil fuels by $6.9 trillion dollars since the Paris Agreement; $705 billion provided in 2023 alone; JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho, and Bank of America are worst 3 fundersAnnual Banking on Climate C…
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May 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Registration NOW OPEN for the Protecting Mother Earth 2024

View as Web Page PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 18TH PROTECTING MOTHER EARTH CONFERENCE  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN to the Indigenous Environmental Network’s 18th Protecting Mother Earth Conference, hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee, from August 1 to 4, 20…
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April 30, 2024 at 9:50 PM

IEN NewsWire - April 2024

View as Web Page April 2024  Dear Relatives,   As Mother Earth turns ever closer to the warmth of Father Sun, Turtle Island’s Indigenous Peoples embrace a lunar calendar based on the cycles of Grandmother Moon for appropriate timing of traditional cere…
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March 31, 2024 at 12:04 PM

IEN NewsWire - March 2024

View as Web Page March 2024  Dear Relatives,    In the month of March, IEN Leadership and our facilitators have been focused on finalizing our upcoming all-staff and board meeting agendas, gathering educational materials, and obtaining input from staff…
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February 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM

IEN NewsWire - February 2024

View as Web Page February 2024  Dear Relatives,    Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s celebrated weather predicting groundhog, this year on February 2 heralded an early spring. In reality, February was a mix of winter storms and above normal temperature…
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January 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM

IEN NewsWire - January 2024

View as Web Page IEN NEWSWIRE JANUARY 2024Dear Relatives,   As January came to a close, the staff and leadership of IEN found ourselves assessing our collective efforts of the past year. At the same time, we endeavored to plan for 2024 in the face of…
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December 29, 2023 at 1:31 PM

From Our IEN Family To Yours...

View as Web Page Subscribe The Indigenous Environmental Network At the end of each year we send out a snapshot of the issues, where we’ve traveled, who we’ve engaged with, and recap the highlights of the last 12 months. And once a year, we as…
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December 27, 2023 at 7:45 PM

IEN NewsWire - 2023 WrapUp

View as Web Page 2023 Year in Review Dear Relatives,   We want to take this time to convey our gratitude for everyone who has contributed to our work over the past years. Everything we have accomplished is in no small part due to you. When you share o…
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December 14, 2023 at 10:45 PM

Climate Criminals Put Profits over Humanity at COP28

View as Web Page Subscribe Preferences Climate Criminals Put Profits over Humanity at COP28Dubai, UAE — The outcomes of the UNFCCC 28th Conference of Parties has left Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities across the world sitting in disa…
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December 8, 2023 at 8:15 PM

IEN AT COP28 WEEK ONE

View as Web Page Preferences WEEK ONEDear Relatives,   As we enter the second week of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) Dubai, we want to uplift some of the IEN’s delegation’s efforts to lift the conce…
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December 1, 2023 at 4:12 AM

IEN Newswire - November 2023

IEN Newswire - November 2023 While leadership and other staff were busily preparing for the UN COP28 throughout November IEN’s Indigenous Just Transition Team held its first event View this email in your browserNovember 2023News, Views, Actions, and EventsDear Relatives, While leadership…
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November 29, 2023 at 9:47 PM

LIVE from COP28 in Dubai - Defending the Sacred: Indigenous Peoples against False Solutions and Article 6

LIVE from COP28 in Dubai - Defending the Sacred: Indigenous Peoples against False Solutions and Article 6 IEN is here to hold a hard line against false solutions, defend the rights and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples, & keep fossil fuels in the ground! View this email in your brows…
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October 31, 2023 at 10:28 PM

IEN Newswire - October 2023

IEN Newswire - October 2023 October - a colorful month with as many Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrations held throughout Turtle Island as there are vibrant Indigenous cultures... View this email in your browserOctober 2023News, Views, Actions, and EventsDear Relatives, October was a colo…
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October 4, 2023 at 3:26 PM

The Fight to Shut Down DAPL Continues...

View as Web Page The Fight to Shut Down DAPL Continues:  Express Your Concerns by November 13thFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 4, 2023 Media Contact: BJ McManama: [email protected]   On Friday, September 8th, the Dakota Access Pipeline’s Draft Envir…
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September 30, 2023 at 8:30 PM

IEN NewsWire - September 2023

View as Web Page September 2023 News, Views, Events, and Actions Dear Relatives,    As the calendar days of summer wound down in September, IEN staff were busy organizing and amplifying our environmental justice demands, which includes demanding govern…
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September 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Reminder!!! Details Inside! JOIN US at the NEW SCHOOL Monday 9/18 & Tuesday 9/19, as EJ Grassroots Leaders Respond to False Solutions

View as Web Page Subscribe September 2023 REMINDER Join Us for the Peoples' Climate Week Hybrid Events Monday Sept 18 & Tuesday Sept 19 4-9pm EDT Knowledge is power...   This is a critical moment to stop the deployment of false solut…
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September 14, 2023 at 10:07 PM

Join us Virtually or Be at the NEW SCHOOL to Help us LAUNCH the NYC People's Climate Week

View as Web Page Subscribe September 2023 Join Us for the Peoples' Climate Week Hybrid Events Monday Sept 18 & Tuesday Sept 19 4-9pm EDT Knowledge is power...   This is a critical moment to stop the deployment of false solutions that…
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September 8, 2023 at 2:13 AM

IEN at NYC Climate Week!

View as Web Page Subscribe September 2023 NYC Climate Week! This is not just another protest...   Peoples' Climate Week is a counter-space to mainstream NYC Climate Week events where movements advance a Peoples' Agenda to interrupt and di…
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September 7, 2023 at 11:15 AM

!NOW OPEN! for Fall Applications for the IEN-WMAN Mining Mini-Grant

View as Web Page Subscribe The IEN-WMAN Mining Mini-Grant Program is open for applications. Is your community threatened or adversely affected by mining? Are you in the U.S. and/or Canada? Apply for the Indigenous Environmental Network and Western M…
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September 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM

IEN NewsWire - August 2023

View as Web Page August 2023 News, Views, Events, and Actions Dear Relatives,   As the hottest summer on record winds down, we at IEN turn our attention to Mother Earth’s autumnal cycles in the throes of the climate crisis, where our team have been pla…
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July 31, 2023 at 8:49 PM

IEN July 2023 Roundup

View as Web Page JULY ROUNDUPDear Relatives,   We hope you and your loved ones are enjoying summer and the many gifts our natural world brings during this time of year. For our network, July 2023 has been filled with intentional learning, nurturing all our relati…
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June 30, 2023 at 3:56 PM

IEN June 2023 News Roundup

View as Web Page JUNE 2023 NewsletterDear Relatives,   We hope your summer is off to a great start! For our network, June has been a month filled with celebration and action. The Indigenous Environmental Network kicked off #PrideMonth by celebrating our Two-Spiri…
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June 9, 2023 at 2:15 AM

Global Outrage Mounts as United States and Big Polluters Imperil Environmental Justice at UN Climate Change Conference

Global Outrage Mounts as United States and Big Polluters Imperil Environmental Justice at UN Climate Change Conference      BONN, GERMANY — International environmental and climate justice leaders representing impacted, frontline communities and grassroots organizations will be …
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June 1, 2023 at 12:30 PM

IEN May 2023 News Roundup

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   Much like the abundance and new growth the Spring season brings, the Indigenous Environmental Network has been growing and building! This past May, our team and network have come together in a variety of capacities to network, m…
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May 3, 2023 at 8:20 PM

ICYMI! IEN at the: UNPFII, UN Water Conference- Indigenous Water Ethics- Mining Mini Grant and more

View as Web Page Dear Relatives,   As we enter May 2023, the first few months of this year our team has been busy protecting, advocating, and fighting for Mother Earth. Some of our work has included various members of our team directly engaging with our base on …
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April 19, 2023 at 5:37 PM

Join us Thursday April 20th at the UNPFII for these events--> Indigenous Peoples' Health and the Violence from Climate Change and False Solutions...

View as Web Page 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Join Us Thursday, April 20th for the following presentations: IEN’s Indigenous Feminisms Program presents: INDIGENOUS WOMEN FACING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE ~ As Water Protectors of Territoria…
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