Honor the Earth explained

Honor the Earth
Type:Non-profit
Formation:1993
Location:Callaway, Minnesota
Key People:Krystal Two Bulls
Winona LaDuke
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
Product:Indigenous environmentalism

Honor the Earth is a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness and financial support for Indigenous environmental justice.[1] The organization was founded by Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers after meeting Winona LaDuke, and after consultation with members of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Women's Network and Seventh Generation Fund. Since 2016, Winona LaDuke and other members of Honor the Earth have been active in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.[2]

On March 30, 2023, Honor the Earth was ordered to pay, by the Becker County, Minnesota District Court, a former contract employee $750,000 in damages in a lawsuit stemming from an accusation of sexual harassment in 2015.[3]

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  1. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/1997/sep/30/506344032.html 'Honor The Earth' tour brings political and artistic unity
  2. Web site: What Would Sitting Bull Do?. August 25, 2016. November 17, 2016. Winona LaDuke.
  3. Bowe, Nathan. Honor the Earth ordered to pay $750,000 in civil suit, Forum Communications Company: Detroit Lakes Tribune, April 3, 2023.