We organize. We lead. We transform.
PLUME is an Indigenous Women-led organization advancing human rights and self-determination through cosmovision, law, and political advocacy — from our homelands to the halls of the United Nations.
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PLUME is an Indigenous women-led nonprofit advancing the human rights and self-determination of Indigenous women and Indigenous Peoples. Rooted in rematriation and spiritual strength, we build local-to-global power ensuring Indigenous women lead every effort that shapes our Nations and futures.
We organize at the intersection of spiritual authority, Indigenous legal traditions, and political action—recognizing that Indigenous women’s spiritual leadership is a foundation of governance, law, and collective healing.
Our work strengthens Indigenous women’s leadership across tribal governance, international advocacy, and community-led movements. We restore balance, protect sacred knowledge, and uphold both individual and collective rights.
WHO WE ARE
PLUME is an Indigenous women-led national organization grounded in decades of frontline leadership—from tribal governance to United Nations mechanisms.
We organize at the intersection of spiritual authority, Indigenous legal traditions, and political action—recognizing that Indigenous women’s spiritual leadership is foundational to governance, law, and collective healing.
Our work protects sacred knowledge, strengthens collective rights, and restores balance across communities and institutions.
Our Priority Right Now
A Self-Determined Path Forward for Indigenous Women's Rights
In 2022, the UN CEDAW Committee adopted General Recommendation No. 39 (GR39), a landmark international standard affirming the rights of Indigenous women and girls.
Although the United States has not ratified CEDAW, Indigenous Nations retain inherent sovereignty. GR39 offers a powerful tool that Tribal Nations and Indigenous women’s organizations can adopt and apply within their own governance and advocacy frameworks.
PLUME is building a national Indigenous women-led initiative to educate, mobilize, and support the integration of GR39 into policy, leadership, and community-based action.
Advancing Indigenous Women’s Rights Through Leadership, Advocacy, Culture, and Education.
How We Work
L.A.C.E. Framework
PLUME organizes at the intersection of law, culture, and political power. Our L.A.C.E. framework (Leadership, Advocacy, Culture, and Education) reflects how Indigenous women have always built durable power—by weaving governance, legal strategy, cultural authority, and knowledge systems into coordinated action.
Four Strands. One Strong Fabric.
L - Leadership
Strengthening Indigenous women’s leadership across communities, tribal governance, and global decision (making spaces) from local councils to international human rights mechanisms.
A - Advocacy
Advancing Indigenous women’s rights through policy, legal frameworks, and coordinated action — integrating international law (UNDRIP, GR39, ILO 169) with Indigenous legal traditions.
C - Culture
Centering rematriation as governance. Restoring Indigenous women's authority in land stewardship, ceremony, and the decisions that shape collective futures.
E - Education
Building Indigenous women-led knowledge — through research, storytelling, and educational tools that reflect our truths, amplify our solutions, and transform narrative power.
INSTITUTE & ALLIANCE
Two Arms. One Mission.
PLUME Institute
Research, education, and knowledge-building rooted in Indigenous women’s leadership.
The Institute develops analysis, trainings, and policy tools grounded in Indigenous governance and international human rights law.
→ Research
→ Legal Strategy
→ Policy Development
PLUME Alliance
A national network of Indigenous women’s organizations working through collective action and shared advocacy.
The Alliance builds coordinated strategy, cross-Nation collaboration, and collective political power.
→ Collective Action
→ Movement Infrastructure
→ National Network
Latest Voices
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“Investing in PLUME means investing in structural change. Their leadership model builds durable political infrastructure led by Indigenous women.”
—Testimony of philanthropy
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PLUME showed me that leadership is not about visibility—it’s about responsibility to our Nations. I learned how Indigenous law and international frameworks can work together.”
—Testimony of indigenous youth
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"Through the PLUME Alliance, we stopped working in isolation. We built coordinated strategy across Nations. Our collective power is stronger than any single organization alone.."
— PLUME Community
