Internships

Learn more about Indian Country and our 100 years of advocacy efforts! Internships with the Association are available for all levels of experience and at any time of the year, in person or virtually.  For more information, contact general.aaia@Indian-Affairs.org or call (240) 314-7155.

Meet our 2020 Interns

​Erin Namovicz is a junior at the University of Maryland studying Criminology, Criminal Justice and Spanish. As an intern for the Association, she will be researching alternatives to juvenile incarceration for Native American youth and potential BIA limitations on funding and use of buildings. She was an investigative intern for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, and taught English as a second language. In the future, she plans to go to law school and have a legal career focused on equal access to justice. 

​Kamryn Yanchick, Seminole and Muscogee (Creek), is a junior from the University of Oklahoma. She is a double major in Political Science and Native American Studies. As an intern for the Association, she will be conducting research in the development of a national Native youth summer camp program, as well as updating and improving the Association’s resources on Violence against Indigenous people and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP). In the future, she plans to serve as a resource and advocate for Indian country especially those impacted by the MMIP crisis.

Emily K. Andrews is a junior at Dartmouth College, where she is pursuing a double-major in Government and Anthropology with a minor in Spanish. As an intern for the Association, she will be conducting research on Native American sacred sites throughout the American Southwest and compiling reports on their cultural background and current protection status in order to educate the general public and inform future activist work within the area. After completing her bachelor’s degree, Emily hopes to obtain a Ph.D. in anthropology and use her skills to educate others on the importance of protecting sites like these against future destruction.

Ivy Devadas ​is a member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. She is currently a senior at Florida State University studying Nutrition, Food, Exercise Science. As an intern for the Association, she will be researching the interactions between state and tribal governments in addressing Native American youth in the juvenile justice system. In the future, she plans to go to law school and pursue a career in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy.