Take hope from these stories of good and truthful news in the partnership of Indigenous and non-Indian people coming together to preserve our natural world. 

Fort Garland Preserves Truth

There is an organization called International Coalition of Sites of Conscience which has 400 sites in 80 countries. Now, the San Luis Valley of Colorado has joined them, with activities and exhibitions at the Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center. Their work counters the systematic erasure of truthful stories about the U.S.'s dark history of exploitation and subjugation.  Read more here.

Teens Invited to Become Forest Stewards

Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, is now accepting applications from students ages 14-18  to join its Youth Forest Stewards program.  Participants will complete natural resources and conservation projects in the White River National Forest in Summit County, Colorado. Those who participate in at least five of the seven projects will earn $200. (Photo courtesy of FDRD)

Preparing for World Labyrinth Day May 2

World Labyrinth Day is coming up! We're preparing a memoir of NASTaP's trip to Wyoming to view the Great Medicine Wheel with Dr. James Jefferson, our president. He preferred the term "Sacred Circle" because medicine wheel was a name given by white colonizers. If you're on Facebook, you can read about all things labyrinth at https://www.facebook.com/groups/51201734563/

Wilderness Protectors Fighting Back

A Congressional vote is imminent to strike down management plans for two sacred and endangered sites: Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Not only would this open the floodgates to developers, loggers, and the mining industry (who are currently circling around like vultures)  but it would also prevent the reinstitution of protection plans in the future. The national organization Great Old Broads for Wilderness is everywhere from muddy fields to the halls of power fighting back against this threat. Find out more and consider becoming a Wilderness Protector with a monthly gift at https://greatoldbroads.app.neoncrm.com/forms/sustainer. You will receive a one-year membership, two T-shirts and an enamel pin as a bonus! Our keynote speaker last year is a founder of the organization, Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk.