- Honor The Earth
Infobox_Company | company_name = Honor The Earth
company_type =Non-profit
company_slogan = A voice for the earth, a voice for those not heard.
foundation = 1993
location =Minneapolis ,Minnesota
key_people =Winona LaDuke Amy Ray andEmily Saliers Charon Asetoyer Tom Goldtooth Faith Gimmell Heather Milton-Lightning
industry =Indigenous Environmentalism
products = Lobbying, grant making, sustainable technology.
homepage = http://www.honorearth.orgAfter meeting
Winona LaDuke in 1991Indigo Girls Amy Ray andEmily Saliers decided to hone their environmental commitment to the indigenous community. They formed Honor The Earth in collaboration withIndigenous Environmental Network ,Indigenous Women's Network andSeventh Generation Fund . Thenon-profit organization was founded to raise awareness and financial support for Indigenousenvironmental justice .1 The campaign priorities of Honor the Earth are:
*energy justice /creating a new energy economy2
*sacred site protection3
*environmental justice
*promoting leadership amongst Native youth in Native communities
*renewable energy 4
*buffalo restoration
*nuclear waste policy5
*Impacted Nations , a travelling art show comprised of over 50 works from over 40 Indigenous artists6
*getting out theNative vote
*encouraging tribal commitment to theKyoto protocol Notable people who support Honor The Earth
Along with
Amy Ray andEmily Saliers , over the years Honor The Earth has had the support ofBonnie Raitt ,Jackson Browne andDavid Crosby .7See also
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Sustainability
*Biodiversity
*Global warming
*Recycling
*Ecology
*Earth Science
*Natural environment Notes
1. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/1997/sep/30/506344032.html 'Honor The Earth' tour brings political and artistic unity] by Melissa Schorr, Las Vegas Sun, September 30, 2000. 2. [http://honorearth.org/multimedia/articles/2005/hte/shoshone.htm Solar energy comes to Western Shoshone territory] , News From Indian Country, May 2, 2005.3. Ibid.3. [http://www.yesweekly.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=579&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 LaDuke and Indigo Girls talk up renewable energy] by Amy Kingsley, Yes Weekley. September 2005. 4. [http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/events/ani-on-hill.php Ani DiFranco Invites PDA Activists to Ally With Her on the Hill] by David Swanson, Board Member ofProgressive Democrats of America.5. [http://www.indianz.com/News/2006/012790.asp Honor The Earth supports traveling art exhibit] , indianz.com, March 3, 2006.6. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/special/2002/may/30/513513426.html Musicians sound off on Yucca Mountain perils] by Benjamin Grove, May 30, 2002.
External links
* [http://www.honorearth.org Honor The Earth]
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