Everybody help us welcome Shawndae Lawrence to IP3 as your new Programs Coordiantor!
Shawndae Lawrence joins the IP3 staff from Oklahoma’s Indian Territory. Raised in the small rural town of Anadarko, her background in tribal community started at a very young age. Surrounded by tribal members of the Kiowa, Apache, Comanche, Wichita, Caddo and Delaware tribes, has allowed her to observe abuses of the U.S. government upon the Anadarko Basin. Its rich oil deposits contributed to the suppression of these long forgotten communities.
Born in Washington state into the Kalispel and Kootenai communities has kept her connected to the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada over the years. She continues to reconnect with her relatives on yearly visits to their annual celebrations.
Education from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, became a catalyst for Shawndae as she absorbed the teachings of Stephen Wall and Steve Fadden. Art history played a huge role in aligning the traumas and displacement of all tribal nations on Turtle Island. She soon followed the advice of professor Fadden after college and visited the Indigenous communities of Mexico and Central America.
Her work in preservation of all Indigenous communities remains a top priority today as she continues to travel and connect with different tribal nations. Her most recent trip took her to Nova Scotia during the fall medicine harvest of the Mikmaq Nation.
Resistance work within her community on the KCA (Kiowa Comanche Apache) lands created an Indigenous Femme-led coalition of tribal and non-tribal members known as Westwin Resistance. The coalition was successful in preventing the first full sized critical minerals refinery from illegally constructing on agricultural farmland.
Shawndae is excited to start this new journey as the Programs Coordinator for IP3.
What’s good relatives!? As IP3 moves into the next phase of our search for Executive Director, we have extended our deadline until filled for new applications.
Over the past several months, the IP3 Board has been navigating an important period of organizational transition, and it’s taken us longer than we anticipated to move this process forward with the thoughtfulness and collective care it deserves.
If you or somebody you know has the experience, passion and commitment to building Indigenous Power, please visit our website at and find “Career Opportunities” for Job Announcement and application packet.
We’re looking for someone rooted in community, grounded in Indigenous values, and ready to lead with integrity, creativity, and care. The Executive Director will help guide IP3 into its next chapter — supporting Indigenous direct action, leadership development, and collective power-building across Turtle Island.
Thank you for your support, and we look forward to building and growing with you all.
On this Indigenous Peoples Day, help us lift Indigenous Voices. Today we honor our resistance, our resilience, and the sacrifices of those who came before us. Prayers and love going out to all of you. Make it a beautiful Indigenous Day... 🙏🏽✊🏽🌱
After a year and 10 months since an ice storm took down two old growth Douglas Firs and our training space, we are grateful to announce that the IP3 training center on The Farm at Coyote Crossing is complete. Had our final walkthrough today and looking forward to being in community and sharing this space with you all. If you’d like to get involved or support our work, please visit us at , tap in, stay connected, and keep an eye out for new trainings coming soon. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #learn #grow #heal #connect
IP3 Community and Training Center goin up! Much gratitude to our supporters for your commitment to building Indigenous Power. We can’t wait to be in this space with you all… 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Fists in the air for Land Defenders and Water Protectors everywhere! What’s good relatives? Just a quick checkin to let you know that IP3 has been working hard behind the scenes, strategizing, organizing and building Indigenous Power for the next generations. As we adapt in these changing times, we remain committed to our mission of providing nonviolent direct action training, campaign support, and community organizing tools to support Indigenous communities taking action in defense of their homelands. Prayers going out to all our relatives fighting the good fight, holding it down at home, and doing your best to get by in these uncertain times. We are stronger together… ✊🏽
🌱🌱 Indigenous Peoples Power Project (IP3) is hiring an Executive Director! 🌱🌱
FIRST APPLICATION REVIEW DATE: JUNE 30TH, 2025.
Are you passionate about building Indigenous Power? Indigenous People’s Power Project is seeking an experienced Executive Director to lead our organization into the future. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of our organization, ensuring that we are operating efficiently and effectively to meet our goals. In this role, you will work closely with the Board of Directors, our team, and our network. You will ensure that staff members are aligned with the mission and vision of IP3 and that we are working together to successfully achieve strategic objectives. IP3 has a close-knit culture in which we place a high priority on communication, recognition, and collaboration. We are in search of an Executive Director who is aligned with our culture and will continue to enhance it through positive leadership.
For a detailed job description and application, please visit the link in our bio, and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
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IP3 is grateful to have spent time in Kiowa Comanche Apache Territory Oklahoma last week, and for the good work of Honor The Earth and Westwin Resistance. Participants convened for the first ever No Green Colonialism School, giving them the political and strategic tools they need to fight Green Colonialism in their communities.
Participants built shared narratives, gained practical tools to resist Green Colonialism, and left empowered to pursue Landback and Indigenous Sovereignty as true solutions.
Thank you to our friends at Honor The Earth and Westwin Resistance for your beautiful work, and for inviting us to your homelands for this powerful experience. For more information on No Green Colonialism School, Honor The Earth, and Westwin Resistance, please find and follow them on socials. 🙏🏽✊🏽🌱🌊
(Photo Credit: Shawn Dae Lawrence)
