International – North America

Abya Yala Net (Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America)

This site presents information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America.

Source: Native Web

Alaska Native knowledge Network

The ANKN is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing.

Alaska Native Language Center

Established in 1972 by state legislation as a center for documentation and cultivation of the state's 20 Native languages.

Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks

Alaska Native Science Commission

This site provides background information on the role and activities of the Alaska Native Science Commission as it relates to science research policies and practices impacting Alaska Native people.

American Indian Environmental Office

Coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian Country, with a special emphasis on building Tribal capacity to administer their own environmental programs.

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency

American Indian Heritage Foundation

Provides relief services to Indian people nationwide and builds bridges of understanding and friendship between Indian and non-Indian people.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

AIHEC's mission is to support the work of the 34 colleges they represent and the national movement for tribal self-determination.

American Indian Movement (Grand Governing Council)

AIM shall be there to help the Native People regain human rights and achieve restitutions and restorations.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society

American Indian Studies

Alphabetical listing of American Indian Studies focusing on various subjects such as history, languages, court cases, etc.

Arctic Athabaskan Council

International treaty organization established to represent the interests of United States and Canadian Athabaskan member First Nation governments in the Arctic Council.

Association of Amerian Indian Physicians

AAIP is a charitable non-profit corporation that provides both support and services to improve the health of American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Bureau of Indian Affairs responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.

Source: United States Department of the Interior

Cankú Lúta (Red Road, Inc.)

Cankú Lúta, a national nonprofit organization founded by Tokalas, is committed to education, service, and preservation of American Indian Culture.

Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink

This site provides a wealth of information and links related to Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.

Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health

Promotes the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives, of all ages, by pursuing research, training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information dissemination within a biopsychosocial framework.

Source: University of Colorado Denver

Compact History (of Canada, US and Mexico Aboriginals) – Geographic Overview

Each history's content and style are representative. At the end of each History you will find links to those Nations referred to in the particular History you have just read.

First Nations Development Institute

This site provides various researches and publications conducted by the First Nations Development Institute, which works to restore Native control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own.

First Nations Histories

Series of compact histories presented to provide brief information to those interested in learning more about the First Nations.

Four Directions

4Directions schools use technology to share in the diversity of various cultures and to ensure that the voices of Native people are heard in the emerging information age.

Four Worlds International Institute

For more than 18 years, Four Worlds has been learning how to support individuals, families, organizations, communities and nations in building a healthy and sustainable future for the human family.

Source: The University of Lethbridge

Gathering of Nations

Non-profit organization founded in 1983 to promote Native American, American Indian (indigenous) culture and tradition, and dispel stereotypes created about Native American Indian and indigenous people.

Genealogy Forum Native American Resource Center

Here you will find listings for genealogy sites and tools on the Internet, and other points of interest to you.

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) is an inter-tribal, co-management agency committed to the implementation of off-reservation treaty rights on behalf of its eleven Ojibwe member tribes.

Gwich'in Council International

GCI was established to ensure all regions of the Gwich'in Nation are represented at the Arctic Council, and to participate in the development of policies related to the Circumpolar Arctic.

Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force

Helps Haudenosaunee Nations in their efforts to conserve, preserve, protect, and restore their environmental, natural, and cultural resources; to promote the health and survival of the sacred web of life for future generations; etc.

Indian Law Resource Center

Legal advocacy for the protection of indigenous peoples' human rights, cultures, and traditional lands so that Indian tribes and nations may flourish for generations to come.

Indianz.com

Provides quality news, information, and entertainment from a Native American perspective.

Indigenous Commission for Communications Technologies in the Americas

The commission's mission is to promote the appropriate use and development of information and communications technologies to strengthen the recovery of the roots of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Indigenous Cultures Institute

This organization is dedicated to the research and preservation of the culture of the Native American groups who were populating what is now central and southern Texas and north-eastern Mexico.

Indigenous Language Institute

Facilitates innovative, successful community-based initiatives for language revitalization through collaboration with other appropriate groups, organizations and individuals and promotes public awareness of the importance of Indigenous language preservation.

Indigenous Peoples

Series of links: regional resources, country resources, resources by ethnic group, portals, directories & search sites, international resources.

Source: Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) – University of Texas at Austin

Indigenous Women of the Americas

Through the establishment of support networks and training sessions, IWA seeks to empower Indigenous women, broaden their access to economic and political participation and protect their traditional knowledge and cultural heritage.

Source: Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)

International Indian Treaty Council

Organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.

International Service for Peace

SIPAZ supports the search for nonviolent solutions through building tolerance and dialogue among the actors in Chiapas as well as in other areas in Mexico.

Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies

This page describes the programs offered at the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, including information about courses and admission requirements.

National American Indian Housing Council

Assists tribes and tribal housing entities in reaching their self determined goals of providing culturally relevant, decent, safe, sanitary, and quality affordable housing for Native people in Indian communities and Alaska Native villages.

National Congress of American Indians

Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

National Indian Justice Center

Designs and delivers legal education, research, and technical assistance programs which seek to improve the quality of life for Native communities and the administration of justice in Indian country.

National Indian Youth Council, Inc.

The NIYC's mission is to ensure that every Native American person has an equal opportunity to participate, excel and become a viable member and asset to his/her community.

National Museum of the American Indian

Provides visitor information and descriptions of programs offered at all three locations of the National Museum of the American Indian, as well as a calendar of exhibitions and events.

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center – On–line (NNAAPC)

Strives to stop the spread of HIV and related diseases among American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and to improve the quality of life for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

National Resource Center on Native American Aging

Works closely with the local service providers throughout the nation to address the needs of American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian elders.

Source: University of North Dakota

National Tribal Environmental Council

Enhances each Tribe's ability to protect, preserve and promote the wise management of air, land and water for the benefit of present and future generations.

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, The

NAGPRA is a Federal law passed in 1990 that provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items to lineal descendants.

Source: National Park Service – U.S. Department of the Interior

Native American Indian Cultures

This site introduces unique Native American Indian cultures from Mexico and various parts of South America, particularly the Amazon basin and the Andes Mountains.

Native American Indian Resources

There are over 300 web pages here. MainMenu leads to menus of independent topical sections.

Native American Law Center

Source: University of Washington

Native American Rights Fund

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.

Native Americans

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Invests significant resources in programs, services and advocacy that benefit the Native Hawaiian community, working in education, culture, governance, planning, historic preservation, land, health, etc.

Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, The (SSILA)

The Society was founded in December 1981 as the international scholarly organization representing American Indian linguistics, and was incorporated in 1997.

Southwest Indian Relief Council

Stanford Native American Cultural Centre

The purpose of the Program/Center is to meet the needs of the students by recognizing the variables that exist within the Native community.

Source: Stanford American Indian Organization

University of Oklahoma Health Promotion Programs, The

Established at the University of Oklahoma in 1985 to meet the growing needs in health promotion and wellness for Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations people.

Wabanaki Center, The

The program places emphasis on the Native people of the Northeast, with special focus on the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot people.

Source: University of Maine

WWW Virtual Library – American Indians

This site is constructed primarily to provide information resources to the Native American community and secondarily to the general community.

Young Indigenous Circle

The aim of this program is to provide and promote innovative programs that seek to equip Indigenous youth with entrepreneurial skills through culturally appropriate programs.

Source: Young Americas Business Trust

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