Our advocacy work for Native peoples and our communities will never end and we look forward to sharing with you our plans for the future.

- Crystal Echo Hawk, CEO and Founder & Michael Johnson, President (5/5)

We are deeply grateful to our staff, funders, partners, and collaborators who have worked tirelessly to increase the visibility of – and challenge the narrative about – Native peoples. (4/5)

While the IllumiNative organization will sunset, we are determined to ensure that the mission we set forth to achieve continues. (3/5)

We are proud of the work that this organization has done, and of the many people who worked toward our shared vision of Native and narrative power. (2/5)

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📚✨Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds by Tiya Miles: Shedding light on the intersection of Native and African American cultures.

📚✨An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States** by Kyle T. Mays: A groundbreaking book exploring shared history from pre-Columbian times to present day.

📚✨The Colors of Nature co-authored by Lauret E. Savoy: Exploring the natural world through multicultural heritage.

📚✨Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing: Examining how education has perpetuated racism against Black and Indigenous children.

📚✨Saints of the Household by Ari Tison: A YA graphic novel exploring a young Black and Indigenous girl's experiences in a world where her identities are erased.

📚✨Beautiful You, Beautiful Me by Tasha Spillet-Sumner: A children's picture book celebrating Afro-Indigenous identity.

📚✨Surviving the City (Graphic novel series): Exploring the lives of two young Indigenous women, one Black, navigating urban challenges.

📚✨Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma: An Afro-Caribbean Apsáalooke (Crow) story weaving together two women's experiences in the early 20th century American West.

📚✨The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois** by Honorée Fanone Jeffers: A historical novel exploring W.E.B. DuBois' life and connections to Indigenous peoples.

The work isn’t easy, but it’s needed. We need to support each other, speak out against anti-Blackness, and actively build solidarity. Solidarity isn’t just for Black History Month - it's a daily commitment.

Indigenous and Black communities share histories of oppression under colonial rule. Our stories are connected, not divided. It’s time to heal together, not perpetuate the divisions imposed upon us.

Healing means recognizing our shared struggles and building solidarity.

Confronting bias starts within.

Think about how schools, media, and society have influenced your views on Black people.

What can you do today to unlearn and combat those beliefs?