Organization

Native Movement (Alaska)

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Native Movement, formed in 2003 in Arctic Village, Alaska, is a nonprofit doing education and advocacy, including on land and subsistence.

Kind: 501(c)(3) Indigenous-led grassroots organization
Native-led: yes-self-described
Works with: Alaska Native peoples
Region: Alaska; AK
Focus: Indigenous rights, environmental justice, food sovereignty and grassroots organizing (not a land buyer)

What happened

Native Movement is a Fairbanks, Alaska, organization. Its history page says it was founded in 2003 out of Arctic Village, Alaska. Its first campaign aimed to help build a collective Alaska Native voice for recognition of Indigenous hunting and fishing rights. By 2007 it was formally incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Its mission statement says it is "dedicated to building people power, rooted in an Indigenized worldview, toward healthy, sustainable, & just communities for ALL." The organization says it works through three baskets: community education, action and advocacy, and movement infrastructure support. Its staff page lists Enei Begaye as Executive Director.

Its land role is advocacy, not buying or returning land. Posts on its site include a call to submit a public comment to protect the Yukon Flats and a post headed "Yukon Flats Not For Sale." Its donate page says gifts support its programs and its Community Affiliate Collective, and that donors can name a project in the check memo.

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer lists Native Movement of Fairbanks as a 501(c)(3), with its tax exemption issued in June 2007. These details are what the organization publishes about itself.

Good to know. Its land work is advocacy, not buying or returning land. A separate Native Movement Action Fund also exists, and gifts to it are not tax-deductible.

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Founded in 2003 out of Arctic Village, AlaskaOur History - Native Movement
By 2007 Native Movement had become formally incorporated as a 501c3 non-profitOur History - Native Movement
Native Movement is dedicated to building people power, rooted in an Indigenized worldview, toward healthy, sustainable, & just communities for ALL.What We Do - Native Movement
Submit your Public Comment: Protect the Yukon FlatsNative Movement | Join the Movement Today
Tax exemption issued: June 2007 EIN: 68-0535413ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: Native Movement

Research notes. Land role is public-comment advocacy and education; no land acquisition or return is described. The staff page text lists Enei Begaye as Executive Director but its layout is hard to read, so confirm leadership with the organization. The donate page offers checks, PayPal and Venmo QR codes; confirm the payee before using Venmo. The record also mentions a separate Native Movement Action Fund (501(c)(4), not tax-deductible); that was not checked here.

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Works in 1

Alaska

Works with 1

Alaska Native peoples

Sources

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The record’s fields

Registry: EIN 68-0535413 (ProPublica: Native Movement, Fairbanks AK, 501(c)(3)); separate Native Movement Action Fund EIN 33-1410792 is a 501(c)(4), gifts not tax-deductible
Vetting notes: 2026-10-17: ProPublica hit matches. Own site states 501c3 charitable status. A news page on its site calls it an Alaska-based Indigenous-led nonprofit (self-description). Donate page offers checks and PayPal or Venmo QR codes; confirm the payee is the organization before using Venmo. Land role is advocacy, not acquisition. Source: https://www.nativemovement.org/ ("Native Movement is dedicated to building people power, rooted in an Indigenized worldview, toward healthy, sustainable, & just communities for ALL.")

Kind: Organization
Confidence: Medium
Nation review: Not yet reviewed by this nation

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