Honor the Earth
| Non-profit | |
| Industry | Indigenous Environmentalism |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Key people |
Winona LaDuke Amy Ray and Emily Saliers Charon Asetoyer Tom Goldtooth Faith Gimmell Heather Milton-Lightning |
| Products | Lobbying, grant making, sustainable technology. |
| Slogan | A voice for the earth, a voice for those not heard. |
| Website | http://www.honorearth.org |
Honor The Earth is a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness and financial support for Indigenous environmental justice.[1] The organization was founded by Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers after meeting Winona LaDuke in 1991 in collaboration with Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Women's Network and Seventh Generation Fund.
The campaign priorities of Honor the Earth are:
- energy justice/creating a new energy economy[2]
- sacred site protection[3]
- environmental justice
- promoting leadership amongst Native youth in Native communities
- renewable energy[4]
- buffalo restoration
- nuclear waste policy[5]
- Impacted Nations, a travelling art show of over 50 works from over 40 Indigenous artists[6]
- getting out the Native vote
- encouraging tribal commitment to the Kyoto protocol
Notable 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]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 'Honor The Earth' tour brings political and artistic unity by Melissa Schorr, Las Vegas Sun, September 30, 2000.
- ↑ Solar energy comes to Western Shoshone territory, News From Indian Country, May 2, 2005.
- ↑ Solar energy comes to Western Shoshone territory, News From Indian Country, May 2, 2005.
- ↑ LaDuke and Indigo Girls talk up renewable energy by Amy Kingsley, Yes Weekly. September 2005.
- ↑ Ani DiFranco Invites PDA Activists to Ally With Her on the Hill by David Swanson, Board Member of Progressive Democrats of America.
- ↑ Honor The Earth supports traveling art exhibit, indianz.com, March 3, 2006.
- ↑ Musicians sound off on Yucca Mountain perils by Benjamin Grove, May 30, 2002.
External links
- Honor The Earth
- Indigenous Environmental Leader Tom Goldtooth Blocked from U.N. Climate Talks - video report by Democracy Now!
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