NDN Collective Communications & Narrative

NDN Collective is the most ambitious, systemic effort to empower Indigenous communities in the history of philanthropy.

Communications Associate Brandy Calabaza Jicarilla Apache

Brandy Calabaza (She/Her), Communications Associate, is Jicarilla Apache and Kewa Pueblo from Northern New Mexico. Brandy supports the Communications and Narrative Team with all aspects of content creation, targeted outreach, copywriting, and management of internal communications systems. Her professional background consists of various roles held within her tribal community working with the youth and Nations court. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Native American and Indigenous Studies from Fort Lewis College and a Masters of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma. Brandy has always held a deep passion for social justice, healing trauma, and Indian Law advocacy. Using her education and the power of storytelling, Brandy aspires to utilize her skills in the continued expansion of narratives that uplift and empower Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination.

Recent posts

Stories Paying Respects to the American Indian Movement, 50 Years since the Occupation of Wounded Knee

NDN Collective joins hundreds at the American Indian Movement 4 Directions March commemorating the 1973 Occupation of Wounded Knee, and members of the team share reflections on the power and purpose of the day.

Stories VIDEO: NDN Collective Streams ICWA Rally on Steps of U.S. Supreme Court as Brackeen v. Haaland Oral Arguments are Heard

The outcry of support for ICWA, Tribal sovereignty, and the intervening Tribes involved in this case brought relatives together from across Turtle Island. Hundreds gathered together in prayer, song, and medicine for the conversation about to take place inside the doors of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 9.