THE LONGEST SERVING NON-PROFIT IN INDIAN COUNTRY.
The Association on American Indian Affairs is the oldest non-profit serving Indian Country protecting sovereignty, preserving culture, educating youth and building capacity. The Association was formed in 1922 to change the destructive path of federal policy from assimilation, termination and allotment, to sovereignty, self-determination and self-sufficiency. Throughout its 96-year history, the Association has provided national advocacy on watershed issues that support sovereignty and culture, while working on the ground at a grassroots level with Tribes to support the implementation of programs that affect lives on the ground.
VISIONThe vision of AAIA is to create a world where diverse Native American cultures and values are lived, protected and respected.
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MISSIONThe mission of the Association is to lead the grassroots fight to protect Native American Cultural Sovereignty.
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GOALSThe Association's goals are to protect sovereignty, preserve culture, educate youth and build capacity.
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Read about AAIA's partnership with 17 Tribes and organizations advising buyers and collectors to invest in contemporary American Indian artists - not indigenous burial belongings, and sacred, cultural patrimony.
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Currently, AAIA is engaged in a comprehensive strategic planning process to prepare the organization for its next 100 years. By building internal capacity and efficient infrastructure around our cultural values, AAIA will achieve its vision to ensure “A world where Native American cultures and values are lived, protected and respected.”
But one thing is very clear. We cannot continue into the next 100 years without you. We need your commitment, we need your time, we need your advocacy, and most important, we need your financial support to continue the great path that AAIA has laid down over the last 100 years. Now is the time to commit to the next 100 years of American Indian sovereignty, culture, education and capacity building.
The Association offers opportunities for your commitment at every level. Your support will fund programs that protect sovereignty, preserve culture, educate youth and build capacity. Commit to our 100 Months in 100 Years Campaign! Or, become a Special Cultural Sovereignty Advocate by joining AAIA's Legacy Council. Together we can affect the change necessary to strengthen Indian Country for the next 100 years.
Click on 100 Year Cultural Sovereignty Campaign here or on our banner above!
But one thing is very clear. We cannot continue into the next 100 years without you. We need your commitment, we need your time, we need your advocacy, and most important, we need your financial support to continue the great path that AAIA has laid down over the last 100 years. Now is the time to commit to the next 100 years of American Indian sovereignty, culture, education and capacity building.
The Association offers opportunities for your commitment at every level. Your support will fund programs that protect sovereignty, preserve culture, educate youth and build capacity. Commit to our 100 Months in 100 Years Campaign! Or, become a Special Cultural Sovereignty Advocate by joining AAIA's Legacy Council. Together we can affect the change necessary to strengthen Indian Country for the next 100 years.
Click on 100 Year Cultural Sovereignty Campaign here or on our banner above!
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Undergraduate and Graduate scholarships are available to help Native American students attain a college education that will benefit not only them, but their families and communities. Scholarships are available before each semester and deadlines for applications are posted here in the Fall and Spring.
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Our initiatives fight to support and strengthen culture through programs with youth (scholarships, child welfare, summer camps), protection of lands, sacred sites, cultural items and ancestors, and empowering Tribal self-determination (federal acknowledgment and building capacity for cultural programs).
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At AAIA, we are committed to providing Tribes, Native families and youth extensive tools and guidance on issues such as Juvenile Justice, Title IV-E, Indian Child Welfare, Repatriation, and Sacred Lands Protection.
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