Native Action Network (NAN) is a nonprofit organized to promote Native women’s full representation, participation, and leadership in local, state, tribal, and national affairs. NAN achieves this by hosting intergenerational leadership forums, youth academies, 10-month Legacy of Leadership cohorts, leadership luncheons, nonprofit capacity building workshops, as well as other community development and civic participation activities. All of NAN’s programming and resources are intended to empower Native women of all ages.

Mission

Native Action Network’s mission is to enhance the beauty, strength, and integrity of American Indian and Alaskan Native communities through personal empowerment and civic participation.

Vision

It is committed to building collective Native power through self-determination and action. At Native Action Network:

• Unite generations of Native women and celebrate their service to family and community.
• Dedicate sacred space for sharing and preserving Indigenous knowledge.
• Encourage community-centered economic growth and leadership.
• Nurture future leaders by upholding community values rooted in culture and tradition.
• Honor legacies of Native women’s leadership and contributions to land and community.
• Mobilize our communities and BIPOC relations to support necessary social change.
• Transform the future we imagine and desire through strengthened relationships and fierce advocacy.