When pets get sick or injured, they go to the vet. But what happens to wildlife like owls, coyotes and deer when their lives hang in the balance? Tracy Belle, director and founder of Wildthunder Wildlife & Animal Rehabilitation and Sanctuary (W.A.R.S.) comes to their rescue, alongside her team of generous volunteers. From baby raccoons […]
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Great Plains Action Society unites Indigenous Midwesterners to seek justice for state violence, past and present
Sikowis Nobiss has two kids at home, both in elementary school. She has a full-time job and volunteers on Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. “Ugh, trying to deal with COVID and just keep the house clean? That’s my day today,” she said. Nobiss is the founder of Great Plains Action Society (GPAS), a nonprofit […]
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#StayHome: Indigenous Peoples Art Gallery goes virtual during COVID-19
As any discussion of the ongoing pandemic should note, small businesses, organizations and communities have, in many cases, seen more pronounced effects from COVID-19 than their larger counterparts. These entities, not usually included in major media discourse, nevertheless face the same questions as the world at large: How do we transition our pre-COVID lives into […]
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Indigenous Iowa No DAPL benefit show at The Mill on Friday
Oil is following through the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), but the fight against the pipeline isn’t over yet, according to Indigenous Iowa. The nonprofit is inviting everyone to join the fight, by attending a benefit show at The Mill on Friday.
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Iowans march for the planet from Iowa City to Des Moines to D.C.
The People’s Climate March took place Saturday, April 29 in Washington, D.C. Some Iowans participated there, others took part in sister marches in towns like Iowa City and one group marched all week from near Williamsburg to join a march in Des Moines.
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Indigenous Iowa breaks ground on Earth Mother Camp, an environmentally progressive think tank
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Indigenous Iowa, a social and environmental justice organization rooted in indigenous culture, welcomed the first visitors to the Earth Mother Community Education Camp near Williamsburg, Iowa on Sunday, Feb. 26. The ceremony began with a song to welcome water protectors from Oceti Sakowin, a camp at Standing Rock, North Dakota resisting the Dakota Access […]
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Party to fight the pipeline this weekend
Environmental and social justice organization Indigenous Iowa has two events planned in Iowa City this weekend, featuring speakers and musical guests. One will take place at Trumpet Blossom Cafe and the other at Blue Moose Tap House. Dave Zollo, Ralston Creek Ramblers and Strange Brew Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Saturday, Jan 14 at 6 p.m. […]
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Water is Life benefit at Blue Moose to support Standing Rock water protectors
Water is Life Hip Hop #nodapl Benefit Blue Moose Tap House — Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 & 10 p.m. Indigenous Iowa is presenting another event in support of Standing Rock this weekend in Iowa City, following their co-production at The Mill two weeks ago and a Trumpet Blossom event in October. The event tonight, […]
