November is Native American Heritage Month. Take 30 (free) seconds this month to lend a hand to the First People of present-day Seattle, the Duwamish Tribe. The Duwamish built their ancestral home there and the City still carries the name of the Tribe's most well-known leader, Chief Si’ahl (Seattle). Now, the descedants of the tribe own less than an acre of land.

The Duwamish Tribe’s leadership has fought long and hard to hold the U.S. Government accountable for the promises made in the Treaty more than 165 years ago. They are still waiting. 

✍️ Learn more and add your name in support for recognition of the Duwamish tribe: https://www.change.org/p/federal-recognition-for-the-duwamish-tribe

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Can you build affordable housing, cut greenhouse gas emissions and boot-strap a strapped community all at once? On the plains of Minnesota, the Lower Sioux Indian Community has the answer.

Watch "Green Buffalo:"
https://www.patagonia.com/stories/the-green-buffalo/video-154708.html

This could be one of the more impactful ways to spend your next 30-seconds this month! Indigenous peoples in the Amazon work hard to protect rainforests. After all, they not only help the environment by taking in carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen, but they serve as habitats for ~50% of the world’s plants and animals found on land. They also supply food, medicines and other plant-based products that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

This month, Rainforest Foundation US has the opportunity to win a grant (up to $100,000) continue their vital work supporting indigenous partners in the Amazon. Their work is vital to help end illegal deforestation by securing their land rights.

👉 Cast your (free) vote to help them secure a grant: https://www.credodonations.com/organizations/rainforest-foundation-us/

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