Connecting and empowering indigenous communities worldwide.
Our people, our ways, our futures, together.
One finger cannot lift a pebble. – Hopi
Indigenous people are here to stay.
Working together we can build a strong future.
Our Mission
To create a better future for indigenous people
worldwide, by forging international solidarity,
cooperation, and partnerships between local and
diaspora indigenous communities.
Our Organization
An Indigenous peoples’ network for social connection, knowledge sharing, economic exchange, and political solidarity.
About Us
Indigenous Bridges is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the advancement of indigenous communities globally.
Launched in 2016 by Native American and Diaspora Jewish/Israeli leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, artists and activists, Indigenous Bridges has grown to become a network connecting local and diaspora indigenous communities.
Our Goals
- Economic Exchange: Indigenous entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators coming together
- Social and Cultural Exchange: Indigenous communities meeting face-to-face.
- Knowledge Exchange: Experience, wisdom, and innovation sharing.
- Solidarity: Mutual assistance, strategic support, collective organizing
OUR PROGRAMS
Social and Cultural Exchange
Build connections between Native Communities and Diaspora Jewish communities through events and lectures.
Economic Exchange
Match entrepreneurs and activists with expertise from different indigenous communities. Create a matches database geared to what specific indigenous communities can offer/need
Knowledge Exchange
Become a resource for indigenous people about their respective histories and contemporary realities. Bring different Indigenous experts in various field together.
Solidarity
Organizing mutual aid for communities in crisis. Uniting our voices on key issues. Sharing our expertise to face challenges.
Our Initiatives 2020
Solidarity
- Support our Covid Relief
Social and Cultural Exchange
- Join our network of Indigenous communities
- Organize an Indigenous cultural exchange event (online options available) in your community
Knowledge Exchange
- Discover our lecture series Indigenous Peoples of the Middle East (online options available)
- Discover or lecture series Local and Diaspora Indigenous Peoples in North America
Economic Exchange
- Participate in our permaculture programs
What People are Saying About Us
About our Indigenous Peoples of the Middle East Lecture Series
Ryan was engaging and extremely knowledgable, the kids really enjoyed his presentation. He was easily one of their favourite speakers and they have asked if he will come back. The presentation was extremely informative and interesting.
– Mahra Hart Israel educator, Tannebaum CHAT.
Ryan is always one of the favourite speakers at our conference, he engages with the teens and keeps them interested. His presentation about indigenous peoples is one of the most popular every year.
– Masha Meruckoluva CEO Club Z
About Our Covid Relief
I send a wopila to the Jewish people. they sent 150 respirators and 850 surgical masks to the Oglala to help us. Alex White Plume, Oglala Sioux Nation
Thanks for the needed PPE for our healthcare workers so they can continue taking care of our people. Take care and stay safe!
– Clara Allen, Navajo Nation
About our Indigenous Exchange Program to Israel September 2019 for Komciwan, the largest Kurdish Youth Group in the Diaspora (located in Germany)
Indigenous Bridges gave us insight into Israel that we would not otherwise have had.
We had a very interesting program with important figures in Israel.
The bridge building between Kurdistan and Israel was successful! Sertaç
The journey was both entertaining and informative. We were granted insights that would not be possible without Indigenous Bridges.
Thanks for the lovely time in Israel.
– Sidar Media
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