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Indigenous Solidarity Trip | June 2-8, 2024

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Zine cover of Sacred Land. thick brown-red outline drawing of Roberta Blackgoat is center right aftont a bobwire fence and Big Mountain. Rena Babbit Lane arms wide displays her hand woven rug.
Zine cover of Sacred Land Zine. thick brown-red outline drawing of Roberta Blackgoat is center right afront a barbwire fence and Big Mountain. Rena Babbit Lane arms wide displays her hand woven rug.

Bright blessings! Beautiful Beings, Bienvenido!

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous Moon
Sun Phase: early Spring
Music: Nitty Scott
Prayer: May you inhale fresh air.
Affirmation: I can make a difference.

We are preparing once again for our annual Indigenous Solidarity Trip.

Now I am back out at Big Mountain! This will be our second experience facilitating a solidarity trip. I want to share my love of Indigenous Elders with my community. We are so blessed to be extending our Indigenous Solidarity to include Hopi peoples, we recommend engaging with their documentary. The U.S. supreme court denies water rights to Dineh Nation, during our 16th year of service.

DO BETTER! We always encourage you to do better! Go beyond. A great way to do this is through Indigenous Solidarity work either mutual aide or racial reckoning (LandBack/Rematriation/Repatriation).

The side of back window and the blue truck bed in the foreground. Mountains, Clouds and Shrubs in the background.
The side back window and the blue truck bed in the foreground. Mountains, Clouds and Shrubs in the background.

Our Big Mountain Garden Network is a social group where People Of Culture support Indigenous Hopi and Dineh families sustaining generational food security. Using cultural wisdom and dry land farming techniques to steward the land. A space where we share in plant care and farm maintenance. An encouraging and uplifting part of the Indigenous Solidarity Network. 

We support 6 families with their dryland plots. All families have members that speak english and translate for older relatives. Two families allow us to overnight camp on their farm and use/bring off-grid accommodations. Be aware of the accessibility of this trip. Big Mountain is located northwest of occupied Gallup, New Mexico, a 5 hour one-way ride. We will be using lifted vehicles to traverse the bumpy dirt roads and sandy lots. We arrive self-sufficient, hauling our own water and food.

Our Indigenous Solidarity Trip is June 2-8, 2024. Contact us to attend by April 23, Full Moon. We welcome skilled participants; truck drivers and hole diggers. All People Of Culture / People Of The Global Majority may attend. Under 18 with chaperone. Financial Assistance + Carpool Available.

Our Fundraiser + Donation Drive is May 04 in Pueblo territory, albuquerque. Attend our 1st annual family event. We seek volunteers, entertainers, cultural cuisine and attendees. Stay tuned as announcements roll out.

***Please share this invitation with folks in alignment with our mission.

A Leafy Peach Tree is in the back of a truck bed. At the end of the driveway is a few pink flowering Peach Trees.
A Leafy Peach Tree is in the back of a truck bed. At the end of the driveway is a few pink flowering Peach Trees.

The Dineh have a legacy of frontline resistance against Peabody Coal and other extractive industries. Diné: Our Survival Is Bound To Theirs is a collection of articles and other resources combined to tell the story of the Diné/Dineh (Navajo) people and their 60+ years of resistance to preserve their culture and way of life. Moving and raw, this is a reminder of how our survival is intertwined.

My Sacred Land zine is a how to for folks interested in becoming a regular supporter at Big Mountain on the Diné Reservation. 

Dine' Supporter network sticker features Roberta strolling on her homeland by a barbed wire fence with mountains in the distance
Dine’ Supporter network sticker features Roberta strolling on her homeland by a barbed wire fence with mountains in the distance

Unable to attend? Consider donating to our Indigenous Solidarity Program. Your donations allow us to travel to the reservation offering resources and labour. Indigenous Elder’s Donation Request List. Sponsor Elder’s directly with your Zelle account. 
To donate supplies Contact us.
Donate locally in Pueblo territory, Albuquerque at Fundraising Events in May.

Siempre Junto!

  • Turtles outline a green circle. Inside the in white is Indigenous Land Back.
    Turtles outline a green circle. Inside the in white is Indigenous Land Back.
  • At Dusk the colors are peach and sky blue. The silhouettes of houses and clouds.
    At Dusk the colors are peach and sky blue. The silhouettes of houses and clouds.
  • High desert Lake
  • 15 Students gather on the floor around 100 Corn cobbs of many colours during a workshop.
    15 Students gather on the floor around 100 Corn cobbs of many colours during a workshop.
  • Cultural Seed Drive requests Seeds native to west africa, the Caribbean, and Dine' Nation.
  • 10 varieties of Diné Ancestral Seeds. Watermelon, Squash, Agastache, Melon, Corn, Yellow Melon,
    10 varieties of Diné Ancestral Seeds. Watermelon, Squash, Agastache, Melon, Corn, Yellow Melon
  • two outlined hands hold a black heart with the words Protect. Above is We will and below is each other!
  • Black background with gold and purple bubble lettering BRING ABOUT EQUALITY
  • Diné Zine Cover in black and white of Katherine Smith. Her hair in a bun and her jaw resting on her clasped hands adorned with a large ring
    Diné Zine Cover

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