Become a Climate Justice Leader in Your Community

The Northern New Mexico Climate Justice Leadership Development Program will help you build the skills, confidence, and connections to make a difference.

Are you 18–29 years old, from one of the Eight Northern Pueblos or surrounding communities, and passionate about protecting your community’s land, water, and future?

This 6-month, leadership learning program combines:

1

Environmental Stewardship Training

Learn from the Indigenous Design + Planning Institute (iD+Pi) through the Indigenous P.L.A.C.E.S. Framework.
2

Hands-On Guided Learning

Get placement in a environmental apprenticeship trainee program.
3

Creative Storytelling

Build skills to share your story and inspire action in your community.

Why Join? →

Why Join?

You’ll gain guided professional learning experience, leadership skills, and mentorship while helping shape climate solutions rooted in cultural sovereignty and ecological sustainability.

Each apprentice is placed with an organization aligned with your interests to participate in guided, supervised learning and mentoring.— This is your chance to be at the table where decisions are made and to lead the way for future generations.

This program is an educational, learning-oriented experience and is not an employment position. A stipend supports apprentice participation in workshops, mentorship, and guided learning activities.

Nov 15th 2025

Application deadline

Dec 2025

Leadership participants selected

Jan 13th & 14th 2026

2-day P.L.A.C.E.S. Framework training

Feb - May 2026

Apprenticeship + storytelling skill-building

June 2026

Community event + storytelling showcase

Funding, educational, and apprenticeship partners

Want to join us in hosting an environmental focused apprenticeship?

Fall 2025 Sacramento Cohort, photographed by alumnus Doug Cupid

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Help creatives build work that can sustain their lives, not just their passions.

Your donation will support our new suite of tools and programs for creative business owners: accessible anytime, anywhere. Like you, we believe creative work is essential, and we can’t wait to see what we can achieve together in 2026!

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