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Join us & Calling All Crows this #WarriorWomenWednesday, November 12, at 12pm PST on Facebook Live for our second Heart2Heart livestream for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! This week, we discuss the MMIW/G2S crisis with our very own grantees. Follow us on Facebook to watch: facebook.com/Return2Heart

Join us & Calling All Crows this #WarriorWomenWednesday, November 5, for the first 2025 Heart2Heart livestream for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Our Heart2Heart Series spotlights the voices of fierce Native Women leaders through in-depth interviews on Facebook Live: facebook.com/Return2Heart

#NAHM

It’s #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Join us in celebrating our vibrant culture, history, achievements, contributions & people. Follow along with us each week as we uplift the voices of Native Women leaders who are making an impact across Indian country. Join us each week: facebook.com/return2heart!

Announcing: 2025 Heart2Heart Livestream Series for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Join us on Facebook livestream every #WarriorWomenWednesday, starting November 5, with Calling All Crows! Watch in-depth & inspiring interviews with Native Women leaders & healers. Follow: www.facebook.com/Return2Heart

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As relatives, we are also responsible for ensuring the safety & respect of our people. Our Indigenous values, reflected in our languages & teachings, remind us that our domestic traditions and history are not rooted in violence.

#DVAM #IndigenousWomen

Check out our October 2025 newsletter! In this edition, we highlight our new Traditional Helpers & Healers Micro Grant for 2025-26, announce our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Heart2Heart series, spotlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month & more. Read now: shorturl.at/jAZh5

#DVAM #MMIWG2S

This #MatriarchMonday, we spotlight Our Sisters Are Sacred Grant Fund recipient, Carmen Harvie! The project, State Chapter of Oklahoma MMIP, is a grassroots organization that directly works with families to assist in finding their loved ones.

#OurSistersAreSacred #MMIW #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters

A message from our very own Co-Founder & CEO, Gina Jackson, at the Annual @womenmovingmillions.org Summit!

#NativeWomen #IndigenousWomen #WomenSupportingWomen

Last month, our Co-Founder/CEO, Gina Jackson, joined Where the Waters Meet Peacemaking Gathering in the Allegheny/Backbone Mountains!

"Being in circle with so many powerful women, movers, shakers, healers & those who are fighting for justice filled me with joy, laughter & deep medicine," said Gina.

ANNOUNCING: 2025-2026 Traditional Helpers & Healers Grant Cycle! We are NOW accepting applications. Micro grants of $1,500 will be given to American Indian/Alaska Native Women with projects that bring help and healing to Indian country. Apply by November 30, 2025: tinyurl.com/TraditionalH...

#LatinaEqualPayDay isn’t just a reminder of today’s wage gap—it’s a warning for the future. At the current pace, Latinas won’t reach pay equity with White men until 2160 for full-time, year-round workers—and not until 2178 for all Latinas with earnings.

The time for change is now! #EqualPayDay

Today is National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. On this day, join us in wearing orange to honor, mourn the discovery of and seek justice for our Native children, innocent victims of abuse from these boarding schools who were stolen from our families and communities. #OrangeShirtDay

This #MatriarchMonday, we spotlight Our Sisters Are Sacred Fund grantee, Madison Esposito! Her project, founded under the Redbud Resource Group, is Seeing Our Native Patients. Learn more about her project and how it fights with #MMIWG2S crisis.

#NoMoreStolenSisters #SayHerName #WhyWeWearRed #MMIW

This fall, we will open application submissions for the next cycle of the R2HF Traditional Helpers & Healers Micro Grant Fund! Our grantees are fierce Native Women who are spearheading the way to rebuild, support and strengthen Indian country. Stay tuned for updates and grant cycle announcements!

Check out our summer 2025 newsletter! In this edition, we spotlight new Our Sisters Are Sacred Grant Fund recipient, launch our new Say Her Name campaign to fight the MMIW/G2S crisis, highlight Women's Equality Day & more. Read now: mailchi.mp/1876f54c1d8c...

#MMIWG #MMIWR #MMIW #WomensEqualityDay

This #MatriarchMonday, the #OurSistersAreSacred Grant Fund Spotlight: Introducing Lynnette Grey Bull and the Not Our Native Daughters project, "We Demand Change: A National Network for MMIWR Advocacy." This project serves as a liaison between families and law enforcement in #MMIWG2S cases.

#MMIWR

It's been one month since our Annual Summer Solstice Celebration! In case you missed it, you can watch the full livestream now on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHO3... To support Native Women & Girls, donate now at return2heart.org!

#SummerSolstice #SummerSolstice2025 #NativeVoices

Last month, our own Co-Founder/CEO, Gina Jackson, attended the NAP/HIC joint conference to be part of a historic collaboration between Indigenous & Latinx communities. We're proud to join forces to amplify our voices & build collective strength for change. W/@allieyoung13.bsky.social

#NativeVoices

It's Black Women's Equal Pay Day! The #WageGap robs Black women of economic security. If the wage gap closed for just one year, Black women could afford 27 months of food, 23 months of child care, or 12 months of mortgage payments. Learn more: share.equalrights.org/s/sDIDXqGg #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

Our very own Co-Founder & CEO, Gina Jackson, joined the Knowledge Keepers: Repro Wiki Cohort which focused on bringing together a small group of Indigenous Voices to create pathways and give our voices a platform to restoring, reclaiming and rewriting our stories!

#ReproductiveJustice #NativeVoices

Check out our June newsletter! In this edition, we revisit our Annual #SummerSolstice Event, spotlight the Wikipedia Reproductive Justice Group, celebrate Pride, share about our experience at the NAP/HIC Conference & more! Read now: mailchi.mp/6fe39faff977...

#IndigenousWomen #Pride #ReproJustice

Celebrate #SummerSolstice with R2HF in TWO DAYS! Gather with a group of Native Women leaders to celebrate & connect during Summer Solstice. Participate in culturally grounded philanthropy to learn about an Indigenous worldview & solutions our Native peoples need today: tinyurl.com/R2HFSummerSolstice

ONE WEEK until R2HF's Annual #SummerSolstice Event! Register now for our 2025 Summer Solstice & hear from a powerful group of Native Women visionaries, activists, R2HF Traditional Helpers & Healers, advocates & more Register now: tinyurl.com/R2HFSummerSolstice

#R2HFSummerSolstice #NativeVoices

Join R2HF for our Annual Summer Solstice Event on June 20th! At this virtual event, attendees will hear from an intimate group of leaders in Native-centered philanthropy, including Native Women visionaries, advocates, activists & more for deep cultural learning. Register: tinyurl.com/R2HFSummerSo...

Happy Pride Month! We celebrate the history, resistance and honor queer love each and every day. The fight continues to help all our 2SLGBTQ+ relatives feel safe, supported and free to be themselves. Queer love is sacred!

#PrideMonth #Pride2025 #2SLGBTQ #LGBTQ #TwoSpirit

Read our May 2025 newsletter now! In this edition, we learn about The Indigenous Fashion Collective's 2nd Annual Fashion Gala, spotlight the #MMIWG2S crisis, share how you can register for our upcoming Annual Summer Solstice Event & more! Read here: mailchi.mp/911769a3128e...

#NativeFashion #MMIWR

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and we asked our Traditional Helpers & Healers how they prioritize their mental health, well-being and self care. How do you take care of your mental health and spirit?

#SupportNativeWomen #NativeWomenLeaders #IndigenousWomen #MentalHealth #NativeWomenVoices

It's #NativeNonprofitDay! Your support to #GiveNative makes an impact on organizations like ours, which directly supports our Native Peoples & communities. Donate today to help strengthen Native foundations across Indian country by supporting R2HF & Native Women: secure.actblue.com/donate/siste...

Plans for Indigenous Birth Center in Minnesota are underway! According to Sahan Journal, Ruth Buffalo, Executive Director of the Minnesota Indigenous Women's Resource Center, is helping to plan a community-based birth center in Minnesota. Read about it in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/b3bc64c2dc6c...

Following Mother's Day, we're highlighting a new report from the Center for American Progress, "Breadwinning Women Are a Lifeline for Their Families & the Economy." We've pulled some important stats about the motherhood wage gap, Native Women mothers & more: www.americanprogress.org/article/brea...