Announcing the Nankat Liberation Center

Native Movement has long envisioned the creation of a space that would serve as a Movement Campus -- a space for healing retreats, and a space to strategize, share, and carry out hands-on learning in-community. As with all of our work, this community visioning has been grounded in prayers and love. It is from this place that we are humbled to share that the vision is becoming reality!

The Nankat Liberation Center is being established on land just outside of Fairbanks!

Nankat means "on the land" in the Gwich'in language; in this way we honor our roots as Native Movement was founded in Gwich'in territory.

"This is a space for our communities to put into practice regenerative ways of being -- learning, healing, innovation, and strategizing."
- Princess Johnson, board president

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We invite you to join us in the planting of new seeds and building out of the Center. One way you can immediately assist is in donations. Our immediate needs include:

1. ITEMS donated. We will take household and garden items! If you are in the Fairbanks or Anchorage area and have any of the following items in good working order, we invite you to bring them to either our Fairbanks or Anchorage offices. We need:

1. Chairs -- of all sorts, ex: folding chairs, arm chairs, dining chairs, rocking chairs, outdoor chairs / benches, etc.

2. Household furniture -- dressers, night stands, side tables, kitchen tables, shelving, etc.

3. Kitchen items -- bowls, plates, silverware, potholders, pots, pans, etc.

4. Other household items like brooms, dustpans, step stools, ladders, etc.

5. Garden tools -- racks, hand trowels, shovels,

6. New sanitary / medical supplies -- covid tests (unexpired), N95 masks, band aids, etc.

We would really appreciate it if these items are in excellent/good condition and clean. Drop offs taken Monday thru Thursday 9a-5pm, in Fairbanks at 60 Hall Street and in Anchorage at 2522 Arctic Blvd. If you need to drop by outside those hours, please email us at: riseup@nativemovement.org

2. FUNDING donations to the Nankat Liberation Center. We still have to pay the bills and cover the costs of acquiring this land and property. We are so grateful for your contribution directly to the development and security of the Center -- any and all amounts will help. Donate Here

In the coming months, more will be shared about the vision and history of this area of growth.We are excited to grow the space into the vision we have dreamed of, with our community, and with YOU!

"For the Revolutionaries and the Community Builders, space to be our full and fabulous selves, space to learn and share with one another, is critical to our movements. "
- Enei Begaye, executive director