Honor the Earth

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Honor the Earth
Formation1993
Type Non-profit
ProductIndigenous environmentalism
Executive Director
Krystal Two Bulls
Key people
Krystal Two Bulls
Winona LaDuke
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
Website https://www.honorearth.org/

Honor the Earth is a non-profit organization dedicated to Indigenous environmental justice. [1] The organization's mission is to protect the lifeways and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples around the globe. [2]

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The organization is dedicated to fighting to dismantle settler-colonialism, racial capitalism, white supremacy, and imperialism by helping our communities resist exploitation, withstand crises, and prepare future generations of leadership, according to its website.

History

Honor the Earth was founded in Minnesota in 1993 by Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers after meeting Winona LaDuke, and after consultation with members of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Women's Network, and Seventh Generation Fund. LaDuke and other members of Honor the Earth were active in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. [3]

On March 30, 2023, Honor the Earth was ordered to pay, by the Becker County, Minnesota District Court, a former contract employee $750,000 in damages in a lawsuit stemming from an accusation of sexual harassment in 2015. [4]

Honor the Earth underwent an organizational overhaul following the lawsuit, which included severing all ties with LaDuke. [5] The organization also hired a new board of directors composed entirely of Indigenous women. [6] Executive Director Krystal Two Bulls now leads the organization. [7]

Campaigns

Honor the Earth supports several environmental campaigns rooted in supporting Indigenous communities and grassroots organizers. These include Land Back, the political movement of Indigenous Peoples reclaiming sovereignty over homelands from colonial states, and No Green Colonialism, which opposes so-called environmental projects that perpetuate the extraction of natural resources, land grabs, and displacement of Indigenous populations. [8]

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Notes

  1. "'Honor the Earth' tour brings political and artistic unity". www.lasvegassun.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  2. "Honor the Earth Mission & Vision" . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. Winona LaDuke (August 25, 2016). "What Would Sitting Bull Do?" . Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. "Honor the Earth ordered to pay $750,000 in civil suit". Detroit Lakes Tribune. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  5. Premo, Cole (2024-02-02). "Environment charity Honor The Earth reaches voluntary settlement with Minnesota AG - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. "Embracing Change: Honoring the Past, Welcoming the Future at Honor the Earth". Honor the Earth. 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  7. "A message from Honor the Earth's new executive director". Honor the Earth. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  8. "Our Campaigns" . Retrieved February 13, 2025.