Dine' Citizens Against Ruining our Environment ("C.A.R.E.")

Dailan J. Long
Burnham Resident and Community Organizer
PH: 505.801.0713
dailan.jake@gmail.com

Lori Goodman
10 A Town Plaza, PMB 138
Durango, CO 81301
PH: (970) 259-0199
FAX: (970) 259-2300
Cell: (970) 759-1908
kiyaani@frontier.net


DINE CARE'S HISTORY & MISSION:

Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment (Diné CARE) formed in the late 1980's as the the first Navajo grassroots environmental organization within the Navajo homeland. We continue to educate and advocate for environmental justice, based on our traditional Diné teachings and a commitment to protect and provide a voice for all life within the Four Sacred Mountains. We promote alternative uses of natural resources that are consistent with the Diné philosophy of the "Beauty Way." Our main goal is to empower local and regional community people to organize, speak out on issues that matter to them, and participate in nurturing a healthy environment. Diné CARE's goal to preserve the Diné lifeway starts from the ground up, within the homes of those living in the most impacted communities.

We are a non-profit organization by and for the Diné, the People. We do not collect dues or run membership drives. Our work is funded primarily through the support of volunteers, foundations and donors. Our members are not only those who are leaders in their communities, but all those Diné who strive to maintain a relationship with Mother Earth based on the concepts of Balance and Harmony. For us, membership means taking up the cause of Honoring Mother Earth and Honoring our Relations to our Environment. We are local, community people working together on issues that affect our communities.