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The Coalition of Natives and Allies (CNA) is a cross-cultural collaboration of Native Americans and allies who value cultural diversity and respect for all peoples.

Through education and advocacy, CNA aspires to teach the truth about Native American histories, modern day Native issues and bring awareness to the trauma caused by negative and archaic stereotypes used for sports mascots.

By highlighting the bias and prejudice these stereotypes cause, CNA strives to end the harmful use of Native American misrepresentation in schools.

What You Weren't Taught in School

The Coalition of Natives and Allies presents the trailer for our film. This educational film has the arc of history with Native American peoples in the US told alongside three personal stories of the three Indigenous women in the Coalition -- Donna, Ramona, and Kelley.

Action Alert

Under the Indigenous leadership of Deb Haaland as Secretary, the Department of the Interior launched an investigation of the Indian Boarding School era in the United States. Their report called for further study and offered two pieces of legislation to do this:
S.1723 TRUTH AND HEALING ACT

HR. 7227 TRUTH AND HEALING ACT

Please contact your congressperson and senator and ask them to support the two bills. We do not know what might happen to them in the new administration.

We need to begin to bring healing to Native Americans traumatized by the boarding school era.

Educational Program Reflections

"I was moved, touched, grieving, and so deeply grateful to you, the speakers, the host, and for your willingness to educate us."

— Barbara Simmons, Former Executive Director, The Peace Center; Adjunct Professor, International Peace and Conflict Resolution at Arcadia University

"True learning and healing happens when we can see the world through the eyes of others; when we can open our hearts and minds to the experiences of others and when we can truly feel what all humans have in common."

— Armistead Webster, Head of School, The Swain School

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We seek to raise funds to distribute our film as widely as possible to accomplish our social justice goals of ending the use of Native peoples as sports mascots and helping both adults and youth learn what they weren’t taught in school.

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What You Weren't Taught in School

The Coalition of Natives and Allies presents the trailer for our film. This educational film has the arc of history with Native American peoples in the US told alongside three personal stories of the three Indigenous women in the Coalition -- Donna, Ramona, and Kelley.

Action Alert

Educational Program Reflections

"I was moved, touched, grieving, and so deeply grateful to you, the speakers, the host, and for your willingness to educate us."

"True learning and healing happens when we can see the world through the eyes of others; when we can open our hearts and minds to the experiences of others and when we can truly feel what all humans have in common."

Donate

We seek to raise funds to distribute our film as widely as possible to accomplish our social justice goals of ending the use of Native peoples as sports mascots and helping both adults and youth learn what they weren’t taught in school. ​

We seek to raise funds to distribute our film as widely as possible to accomplish our social justice goals of ending the use of Native peoples as sports mascots and helping both adults and youth learn what they weren’t taught in school.