The Woape Foundation

06/20/2023

Update: Maryam Hassen has been located safe and unharmed.
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Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Maryam Hassen, a missing 12-year-old from Rockville.

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=43557

11/30/2021

Over the past few years, Native youth have stood on the front lines of creating a sustainable and just world — from defending our water and land to demanding racial and climate justice. Today, we’re participating in to show our support for our Indigenous youth. If you’ve given in the past or are a monthly supporter of The Woape Foundation, we extend our deepest gratitude on this day of giving and thanks.

Learn more at https://give.woapefoundation.org/Givingtuesday

10/27/2021

We're proud to announce the first-of-its kind scholarship for Indigenous LGBTQ+ youth that will fund their education from high school through graduate school. We're excited to partner with Bold.org to make this happen, and we hope you will support our efforts by visiting give.woapefoundation.org/community

07/26/2021

Environmental advocacy MUST include advocacy for Indigenous rights. In Mackinaw City, MI, the Bay Mills Indian Community continues to lead the fight against the pipeline, which threatens the health of the entire region.

Learn more about the many Native-led, nationwide fights to protect sacred lands and waters as part of the led by Our Shared Responsibility: A Totem Pole Journey: https://redroadtodc.org/.

The confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers in the Grand Canyon has been a place of deep cultural significance since time immemorial for 11 associated tribes (Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kaibab Band of Paiute, Las Vegas Band of Paiute, Moapa Band of Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah,....

07/24/2021

Today, the Our Shared Responsibility: A Totem Pole Journey headed to Standing Rock on its tour, calling for immediate action to protect sacred lands. Across all corners of this country, fights like Standing Rock are being led by Native Peoples.

Stand in solidarity and demand action from President Joe Biden. Add your name today: http://ow.ly/vqWK50FCWPX

12/10/2020

Today, we're calling on Cambridge Central School
to end the use of the term "Indians" as their school name and its associated mascot imagery. Use of race-based terms are harmful to Native and non-Native peoples. Native peoples are ! It is time to Please read and share our open letter below!

12/01/2020

This , we're not asking for donations. We're amplifying Native voices through the first-ever Indigenous peoples texting symposium in partnership with Community. Today, we ask you to join us in building an Indigenous future by texting NDGNZ to 202-918-3413