For too long, Native peoples have been forced to the frontlines to defend their lands, waters, and resources, from destruction and degradation for all of us. Sacred sites across Indian Country have been desecrated by resource extraction and industrial development projects that move ahead without the consent of affected Native Nations or communities.

This has created a very real and growing crisis.

There is no time to waste to protect the most sacred places where Indigenous peoples pray, gather traditional foods and medicines, get drinking water, and visit to remind themselves of the ways their ancestors lived since time began.

Native Nations must be a part of the decision process. No more oil pipelines threatening reservation water supplies without the consent of tribes. No more oil and gas drilling at Indigenous burial sites, without the express permission of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples. No more moving ahead on large-scale projects without Native Nations’ early participation in planning processes and consent in decision-making.

The U.S. must uphold the rights of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, as guaranteed by the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Sign our petition telling  President Biden and Congressional leaders to recognize the traditional, legal, and moral rights of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples to protect sacred places.