Great Plains Action Society

We are an Indigenous-led grassroots nonprofit resisting colonial capitalism and working toward ReMatriation across Iowa and Eastern Nebraska. Our staff is 88% Indigenous with Queer and Non-binary members and our board is 100% Indigenous with youth and elders. Our 4 initiatives are: Protect the Sacred – Ending MMIR Crisis and Healing Justice, Land Defense – Climate Justice and ReMatriation, Representation – Indigenous visibility and ending stereotypes, Civic Engagement – GOTV. We have Liberated 1.05 acres in Iowa City for an Urban Resilience & Innovation Hub; Conducted a buffalo harvest for urban Native communities. Hosted Water Rights and ReMatriation Summits. Consulted on Education Reform. Increased MMIR visibility. Fought coal plants and pipelines. Founded Truthsgiving. Created a CO2 Pipeline EJ Map. Spoke at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Our vision is to build Indigenous-led matriarchal regenerative community hubs grounded in Traditional Ecological Knowledge.