Icons of Change™Mar 26, 2025

Icons of Change Awards 2025
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10: Reduced Inequalities
Indigenous Empowerment Advocate of the Year
Alvin Sahagun

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Good News CommunityDec 25, 2024

MacKenzie Scott donated over $103 million to Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), transforming Native-led and Native-serving financial organizations. Pete Upton, CEO of the Native CDFI Network, aptly said, “’Endow’ now holds deep meaning for Native communities and CDFIs.”

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https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/mackenzie-scott-donates-over-103-million-to-native-cdfis

MacKenzie Scott Donates Over $103 Million to Native CDFIs

In a major boost to Indigenous financial institutions, MacKenzie Scott has awarded more than $103 million to Native community development financial institutions across the country, according to an exclusive report in Tribal Business News. 

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Show threadThe Bright SideDec 17, 2024
Cassady is thriving to develop a Nywaigi language program. Above all, he wishes to give the Indigenous youth a sense of belonging, showing them a different vision for their future. #IndigenousEmpowerment
Show threadThe Bright SideDec 17, 2024
A partnership with the Silver Lining Foundation has helped educate Indigenous youth struggling in mainstream education. The goal: To develop ingrained learning with actual impact. #IndigenousEmpowerment
Show threadThe Bright SideDec 17, 2024
Plans include an on-site cafe, a native foods orchard, guided walks through the wetlands, and better accommodation. All in a bid to infuse tourism and Indigenous training. #IndigenousEmpowerment
Show threadThe Bright SideDec 17, 2024
Cassady envisions Mungalla as a tourist attraction, the proceeds from which will be funneled into training and jobs for the local Indigenous community. #IndigenousEmpowerment #IndigenousJobs
Juan AroundOct 9, 2023

Here are seven key strategies to promote sustainable and self-sufficient communities in Indigenous lands:

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https://pulitzercenter.org/projects/seeds-sustainable-future-hyperlocal-solutions-indigenous-lands

Seeds for a Sustainable Future: Hyperlocal Solutions in Indigenous Lands

Despite the centrality of the environmental agenda in the new government, saving Amazonia will be no easy task. And this process, complex and multidimensional, begins by getting to know the...

Pulitzer Center