Category: News
Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Khadeejah Ahmad | kahmad@jobstomoveamerica.org Hilary-Anne Coppola | hilcoppola@gmail.com Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities Following Draft Environmental Impact Statement Release, CNY Advocates Push for 120-Day Public Comment Period and Launch “Community Vision” for Micron SYRACUSE, N.Y. (June 26, 2025) – At a…
Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent
For the third year running, Indigenous leaders have called for a permanent moratorium on carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. They also demanded an end to all carbon market initiatives within the U.N. like the REDD+, a $5 billion payment scheme that aims to protect…
An Indigenous Eulogy For Pope Francis
By Sid Hill and Betty Hill (Lyons) The death of Pope Francis brings to a close a groundbreaking papacy not only for the Holy See, but for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, as we call the Western Hemisphere. As the first Pontiff from the so-called New World, he understood in a way his predecessors…
Press Release on Immigration
For Immediate Release The American Indian Law Alliance takes very seriously the safety of all Indigenous Peoples. We have seen the ICE raids directed by the Trump Administration happening across the country and have heard of reports that many members and citizens of Indigenous nations have been targeted, profiled and detained. We are urging all Indigenous Peoples…
Call to Action to Save Our Lake and Return Maple Bay!
This year we were honored to award the inaugural AILA Ally award to our friend Robert Abbott for his tireless work these last three years volunteering to walk and clean the lake by picking up refuse dumped around the lake and working to beautify the shoreline. May we all learn from his model and join…
Fall Newsletter
✏️ Recent Highlights Thank you so much to all of our teams, vendors, and volunteers who made The Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K and Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival Weekend such a success. There were so many highlights, with over 2,000 people visiting on Saturday alone! Here are some of the highlights: The Restore Our Sacred…
NAEP Program Manager
THE SCSD Native American Education Program Manager position is now posted on the district website. Here is the link to the posting and the link to apply for the job. Please encourage qualified candidates to apply. The position pays $34 per hour with an annual salary of $51,000. A bachelor’s degree is preferred but not necessary.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandment Truthiness
HB71 continues Christian nationalists’ terraforming of the United States, conflating “American” with “Christian” to refashion the country in their image. To make this equivocation successful, they must profess fealty to their trinity of sacred texts: the Bible, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Read: Louisiana’s Ten Commandment Truthiness – Good Faith Media
NY State is Hiring
We are excited to announce the launch of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) program. The NY HELPS program was created to help New York State agencies fill thousands of critical positions open across the state. This initiative streamlines the appointment process to allow State agencies to hire diverse, qualified permanent employees quickly…
Honoring Tupac Enrique Acosta
UNPFII 23rd Session Side Event Honoring the Life and Legacy of Tupac Enrique Acosta (1952-2023) Tupac dedicated his life to working with Indigenous Nations and Peoples, and Organizations, advocating for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Territorial Integrity of Mother Earth. Join us as we remember Tupac and the impact he had on…
Doctrine of Christian Discovery Podcast
We are excited to announce a wonderful new collaborative limited series podcast, The Doctrine of Christian Discovery. This podcast was produced in collaboration with Good Faith Media, Indigenous Values Initiative, Syracuse University, and many other wonderful partners. The podcast provides insights into the historic and important conference, The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Johnson v. M’Intosh…
