Thread by @MsKellyMHayes

If you are celebrating the colonial holiday, please consider also doing something helpful for Native people this weekend. There are a lot of great Native people, groups and orgs that deserve more support than they get. Here are a few that I recommend. (THREAD)

If you would like to contribute to the @IWRising abortion fund, which provides assistance to Indigenous people seeking abortion care in the US and Canada you can do so here:

iwrising.org/abortion-fund

.@Chi_Nations is a diverse group of Native youth w a mission to raise awareness of Native cultural identity. I did some education work alongside them this yr at a children's event about colonization and climate change & was mad impressed. To support them: paypal.me/janiepochel?fb…

To support the fight to save the Indian Child Welfare Act (and so much more), donate to @lakotalaw. These folks fight for the rights of Native children and to keep Native children in Native homes. They also work to defend Native land. lakotalaw.org/our-actions/lp…

@lakotalaw Another great option is the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance. NAFSA is dedicated to restoring, supporting and developing Indigenous food systems and ensuring food security for future generations.

nativefoodalliance.org/donate-now/

@lakotalaw With Native voting rights under threat, this is a good time to support @4directionsvote. Their organizers are committed to the full enfranchisement of Native people. To fight Native voter suppression, you can donate here: fourdirectionsvote.com/donation/

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote My own people, the Menominee, are organizing against a proposed mine that would destroy our sacred sites and poison our water. You can help here:

gofundme.com/f/menominee-na…

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote If you want to support my work (and help pay my damn medical bills), I wouldn't argue with that either.

paypal.me/puffthehater

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote If you want to support one of the Native youth who helped launch the Standing Rock protests, who is now working to put himself through college, you can do that here:

PayPal.me/WhiteEyes

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote To support an O’odham land defender & mom who's lending direct support at a border resistance camp (who will need travel funds to return home to her family, where she will continue her work against border militarization):

Venmo: @missylandback

Paypal: paypal.me/missytoogood

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote To help a Native reproductive justice organizer who is struggling with overwhelming medical debt:

paypal.me/rnlorenzo

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote To help an Indigenous migrant mom and her two daughters who are fleeing a violent home w travel & housing:

Venmo: ChiIWOC-SSN
Cashapp: $ChiSSN

(Some friends of mine are working w this family to help them get to Chicago to join other family members.)

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote To help free Indigenous migrants from immigration detention, you can give here:

secure.actblue.com/donate/melt_ice

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote I know from past fundraising efforts that if I try to thank you all individually, this app will interpret those thanks as spam and suspend my account lol, so please just know that I see and appreciate you and I love hearing from ppl who've contributed. Y'all rock.

@lakotalaw @4directionsvote Shout out to everyone who's donated and everyone who's helping to circulate this thread! These donations are going to make a real difference in people's lives and I am so heartened by all of the solidarity and mutual aid folks are extending. ❤️