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Indigenous led

We are a small society led by Indigenous Folks living in the Great Plains region,

resisting colonial capitalism and working towards ReMatriation.

Our Initiatives & Theory of Change

Our mission is at the center of our work and is 

built upon community engagement and 

grassroots initiatives. Being true to our

mission has helped us define our 

work into four initiatives:

 

1) Protect the Sacred 

  • Ending the MMIR Crisis

 

2) Land Defense 

  • Climate & Environment

 

3) Representation 

  • Overcoming Whitewashing

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4) Civic Engagement

  • Changing legislation &

     Getting out the vote

 

We do this work through a variety

of tactics:

 

1) Utilizing Culture & Tradition

2) Mutual Aid Efforts

3) Art in many forms

4) Education Through a Variety of Methods

5) Non-Violent Direct Actions

6) Increasing Solidarity Across the Midwest

7) Media on Socials, Mini-Docs, Writing, etc

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Sikowis Nobiss presenting her intervention on man-camps and violence at the

United Nation Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2019.

The Need for Indigenizing Spaces

Great Plains Action Society (GPAS) was born out of the fight again the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016, which started and is still ongoing in Iowa. We saw a lack of Indigenous representation in the fight in Iowa and so we showed up and spoke up. We also spent a lot of time at the Standing Rock resistance camps representing for Iowa and standing with our relatives.  After nearly a decade, GPAS has built a strong platform to advocate and fight for Indigenous land, rights, and sovereignty. We are are an Indigenous-led grassroots non-profit primarily working across Iowa and Eastern Nebraska.

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