Check out our new blog that dives into the history of these first 7 years at NDN Collective! We hope that the lessons, victories, & stories shared in this blog offer wisdom for all those across the globe fighting for a more equitable & just world. ℹ️ Read the full blog: ndnco.cc/pathahead

The National Lawyers Guild developed a "Know Your Risks" Booklet: www.nlg.org/kyr-booklet/ *Disclaimer: This booklet should not be used as a substitute for legal advice. You should contact or request an attorney if you have been visited by the FBI or other law enforcement officials.

Uranium Project Hearing Adjourned! Yesterday, the Oglala Lakota Nation Youth Council stood with elders and uranium fighters, Alex White Plume and Lilias Jarding, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, after the uranium project hearing was halted.

We are proud to share NDN Collective’s Seven-Year Impact Report: Free the People, Heal the Land. Over the past seven years, we have worked to build Indigenous collective power rooted in self-determination, justice, and love for our people and Mother Earth. ℹ️ Learn more: ndnco.cc/7years

🎥 We’re LIVE at the public hearing for the Chord Uranium Project which began today, May 18 and will run through May 22, 2026, beginning at 9:00 am MT daily. Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/H_HFQwg...

Today, NDN Collective was notified that Pete Lien & Sons sent a letter to the United States Forest Service, officially withdrawing their plan of operations for the Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project (RMEDP) at Pe’ Sla.

We won!! Victory for sacred site Pe’ Sla!! 🥳 We received notice today, that Pete Lien & Sons has submitted a request to withdrawal their permit. More updates coming soon!

On Tuesday May 5th, we confirmed that all the drills and equipment associated with the Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project operated by Pete Lien & Sons were removed from every drill pad. This was confirmed by the protectors on site.

A sea of people in red spread out, raising signs and chanting through the streets of downtown Grand Rapids on Tuesday to demand justice and honor victims as they marked Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day. From Erick Diaz Veliz

The Lakota are still here. #ProtectPesla #ProtectHesapa #HesapaLandback #PeslaProtectorCamp www.instagram.com/reel/DX-nedj...

‼️Important Update from the Pe’ Sla Protectors Camp: This morning the Pe’ Sla Protectors engaged in peaceful negotiations with the US Forest Service to ensure Pete Lien & Sons dismantled the unoccupied drill site before we allowed them to enter the Pe’ Sla Protector Camp.

LIVE update from Pe’ Sla: www.instagram.com/reel/DX-NQyO...

Today (5/4), Rapid City High School students marched during school hours to the courthouse to demand Pe' Sla be protected, access to clean water, and the ability to pray on the land where their ancestors have for thousands of years. 📸 Credit: Angel White Eyes

Asheville, NC high schoolers are currently schooling the presidency on what real leadership looks like. It is inspiring to see thousands marching behind a generation that is done waiting for permission from a government that doesn't care about the people.

We invite all Pe’ Sla supporters to pack the Federal Courthouse in Rapid City TODAY at 3 pm MT. 👩🏽‍⚖️ Court rules prohibit wearing any clothing that has any printed lettering on it. No NDN, AIM, Landback, or advocacy-related clothing will be permitted. No recording allowed and please keep phones off.

All supporters who attend ceremony tomorrow will need to agree to the following: 🪶 Pe’ Sla Protector Camp Protocols 🪶 1. Pe’Sla is a sacred site. Treat it as sacred. 2. Start & end with prayer 3. We Are Protectors & Defenders Not “Protesters.” 4. Leave the land better than you found it Continued…

Update from Pe’ Sla Protectors Camp: It’s another beautiful morning at the Pe ‘Sla Protectors Camp. We got some tipis set up and our spirits are high from being on our land, all the support we are receiving, and this opportunity to protect Unci Maka and Pe’Sla for future generations.

On Thursday (4/30) evening 9 tribes filed a lawsuit contending that the permit the US Forest Service granted to Pete Lien & Sons Inc. violated both the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

Today, Lakota people & allies stopped drilling on 2 active drill pads at Pe'Sla. We continue to hold the space in prayer. Every day that we can stop the destruction of Mother Earth at this sacred site gets us closer to our demand — the Forest Service rescind the mining permit for driling at Pe'Sla.

From Pe’ Sla to Oak Flat, we are not going anywhere. Sacred sites must be protected against drilling, mining, and extractive industries. ➡️ Read the full article which provides an update on Oak Flat and Apache Stronghold: www.kjzz.org/tribal-natur...

This morning (4/30), Indigenous youth and community members took non violent direct action at two separate drilling pads at sacred site Pe’ Sla. ➡️ Read this article by Indian Country Today News: ictnews.org/news/treaty-...

Lakota youth have locked down onto the drilling equipment at Pe’ Sla. An alter has been set up and community members have offered prayers. The drilling company said that law enforcement is on the way. 📸 Photos by Angel White Eyes

We’re LIVE at Pe’ Sla, where community members have created an alter, offered prayers to Pe’ Sla, & have locked down on drilling equipment to prevent workers from continuing to desecrate the sacred site and polluting the local watershed. Tune into the livestream: landback.org/live/

Last week, we became aware that there are at least 2 active drill pads operating at Pe’ Sla within the 2 mile protected zone. "We filed these motions to stop the drilling before irreparable damage is done to the land," said Tracey Zephier, NDN General Counsel. ℹ️ ndnco.cc/protectpesla...

“Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.” ~ Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle, Director of He Sapa Initiatives at NDN Collective ℹ️ Read the full article: www.livescience.com/author/dr-va...

“Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.” ~ Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle, Director of He Sapa Initiatives at NDN Collective ℹ️ Read the full article: www.livescience.com/author/dr-va...

We are hiring for a NDN Holdings LLC Managing Director, based in Rapid City, SD.  🗓️ Application deadline: May 15th, 2026. To apply, visit: ndnco.cc/ndn-holdings *Applicants must reside in the U.S. and be available for occasional travel. Questions? Message [email protected]

New blog available spotlighting a LANDBACK win. Shared by a Landback Action Network member, From the Stars to Seeds, a nonprofit whose mission is to rematriate Wabanaki lifeways through engaging with kinship responsibilities & reclaiming traditional foods & healing. ℹ️ landback.org/2026/04/a-ho...

LANDBACK no es un eslogan, es la solución a algunos de los mayores retos a los que nos enfrentamos como sociedad, desde el cambio climático hasta la justicia racial y la soberanía alimentaria.

Landback isn’t a slogan; it's the solution to some of the biggest challenges we face as a society, from climate to racial justice to food sovereignty. Landback means reclaiming our power collectively to build the future that our great-grandchildren can thrive in.

@grist.org asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what we said: "Despite an enormous funding and resourcing gap, we will continue to fight because our great -grandchildren are asking us to." ~ Nick Tilsen, CEO of NDN Collective ℹ️ grist.org/solutions/ea...

“When we talk about LANDBACK, we’re trying to provide people a different framework of understanding and remembering the relationship to the land and why it’s important for us to defend land..." ℹ️ Read the full blog: landback.org/2026/04/land...

Nuestros movimientos se fortalecen hoy. NDN Collective lanza con orgullo la Red de Acción LANDBACK (LAN), un poderoso espacio de organización y recursos que construida para conectar a personas Indígenas y movimientos para construir juntos el futuro que estamos imaginando.

Our movement grows stronger today. NDN Collective proudly launches the LANDBACK Action Network (LAN) — a powerful organizing and resourcing hub connecting Indigenous people, Tribal Nations, grassroots groups, organizers, allies, and movements to build together the future we are envisioning.

The LANDBACK Action Network is LIVE! To learn more about the membership visit: Landback.org “Colonial forces rely on our isolation. But when we come together, we build collective power. That’s the work of the LANDBACK Action Network,” said Nicole Maria Yanes, Membership Manager at NDN Collective.

Answering the Call for a Healthy, Inclusive Democracy by Richard Besser, MD, President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwj...

When I asked if Leonard had a message for young Indigenous people, he said, “If they terminate our treaties, we no longer exist. We no longer exist as a people. So, we have to make damn sure that we don’t get our treaties terminated.” nonprofitquarterly.org/finally-free...

Raskin: "It doesn't give me a lot of comfort that Todd Blanche is now the acting AG. This is the guy who transferred Ghislaine Maxwell from the higher security prison to the low security prison camp in Texas."

may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.

Last night (4/1), NDN, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, and Earthworks filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for their decision in February to grant a permit for exploratory drilling in Pe’ Sla, a sacred and protected Indigenous site. ℹ️ ndnco.cc/pesla-lawsuit #Landback #ProtectPeSla

ALL CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST NICK TILSEN IN POLITICALLY CHARGED CASE Today, the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office dropped all charges against Nick Tilsen, Founder & CEO of NDN Collective.

Today we’re sharing about Danielle SeeWalker and AntoineX, two of our 2025-26 Radical Imagination artists. Danielle SeeWalker @seewalker_ART A Hunkpapa Lakota citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Help us protect Sacred site Pe’Sla from mining. Pete Lien & Sons & the U.S Forest Service have no right to violate our rights, declare Indigenous culture as an acceptable loss, or endanger the drinking water of thousands of people. ✍🏽 Sign today: ndnco.cc/protectpesla

Nick Tilsen (Oglala Lakota), the founder of NDN Collective, explains that "a Land Back ethic doesn’t mean going back in time, but moving forward with all people to create a just and equitable world." dailyyonder.com/two-liberati...

“The U.S. Forest Service’s decision is a direct attack on Indigenous lands and our right to religious freedom — all in the name of potential profit for an extractive corporation,” said Taylor Gunhammer, Organizer, NDN Collective, Protect the HeSapa campaign. nativenewsonline.net/environment/...

“Mining at Pe’sla could contaminate drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in the area, cause irreparable ecological damage, and set the stage for more mining companies to permanently contaminate – and destroy – more land in the Black Hills.” rapidcitypost.com/ndn-decries-...

We are witnessing "drill baby drill" take effect across Turtle Island, and sacred sites are under attack from ‘Chi’chil Bildagoteel’ (Oak Flat, AZ) to Pe'Sla (Black Hills, South Dakota). ✍🏽 Sign our petition: ndnco.cc/protectpesla

Claudio “Cloud” Rodriguez: @Huarachesverdes Migrant from Sonora and Oaxaca, Mexico, who set roots in Tucson, Arizona. His journey from gangs to gardens shapes his work as an artist, storyteller, grassroots organizer, and barrio campesino.

The Radical Imagination Artist Grant supports Indigenous artists whose creative practices are deeply rooted in community, culture, and movement work.  We are honored to spotlight Claudio Rodriguez and Linnea Kingbird-Martini, two of our 2025-26 Radical Imagination artists.

“Last Friday (2/27), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Black Hills Regional Office issued a permit for exploratory drilling for graphite at Pe’sla, a sacred Indigenous site and place of ceremony for thousands of years.“ ℹ️ Read the full press release: ndncollective.org/usfs-rams-th...