Indigenous Voices

This intertribal league is established to advocate for the promotion and preservation of tribal sovereignty, the protection of treaty rights, assertion of tribal status, and acknowledgment by the federal government.

The Center’s mission is to provide government leaders, policy makers and the general public with information about the legal and political history of American Indian nations, and contemporary topics that impact the Native American community.

AAIA is a national Indian organization with offices in Maryland and Rhode Island. Over the years AAIA has played an integral part in drafting a number of important laws, including the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act. They have established organizations like the Medicine Wheel Coalition for the Protection of Sacred Sites and negotiated landmark agreements to protect sacred lands such as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain in Wyoming.

AIHEC provides leadership and influences public policy on American Indian higher education issues through advocacy, research, and program initiatives; promotes and strengthens indigenous languages, cultures, communities, and tribal nations; and through its unique position, serves member institutions and emerging Tribal Colleges and Universities.

With the support of individuals, foundations, corporate and tribal donors, First Nations Development Institute improves economic conditions for Native Americans through technical assistance & training, advocacy & policy, and direct financial grants.

Hawai‘i People’s Fund supports passionate, grassroots community groups working for social justice in Hawai‘i that are often considered too small, too new, or too controversial by traditional funding organizations.

IllumiNative is an unapologetically ambitious and innovative Native women-led organization, grounded in core Native values and community, and guided by research. Our mission is to build power for Native peoples by amplifying contemporary Native voices, stories, and issues.

Investing in Native Communities is a joint project of Native Americans in Philanthropy and Candid.

NCAI is organized as a representative congress of American Indians and Alaska Natives that serves to develop consensus on national priority issues that impact tribal sovereignty.

This association works to provide child care support and tribal funding.

The Native American Disability Law Center is a private nonprofit organization that advocates for the legal rights of Native Americans with disabilities. Through advocacy and education, they empower Native people with disabilities to lead independent lives in their own communities.

NNABA shares many of the same goals of diversity and increased understanding of unique cultural and legal issues with minority bar associations. Member attorneys and judges help to protect the sovereignty of Native American tribal governments.

The mission of the NNALEA is to promote and foster mutual cooperation between American Indian Law Enforcement Officers/Agents/Personnel, their agencies, tribes, private industry and public. This association conducts training seminars, conferences, and research into educational methods for the benefit of American Indians in the law enforcement profession.

NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and tribes in hundreds of major cases, and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, and Indian education. They also provide legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals who might otherwise be left without adequate representation.

Based in Washington, D.C., the Board advocates for policies to benefit the health care opportunities of Native American peoples.

NIEA brings Native educators together with hopes to improve schools and the education of children. They also influence policymakers, positively impacting the educational sector.

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) was incorporated under the laws of the Navajo Nation. Leaders from the U.S. and Canada came together to discuss the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the need for such a process in the U.S.

Supporting and mobilizing Native peoples in the protection of our lands, waters, resources, and ways of life.

This non-profit association works to enhance Tribal Sovereignty by promoting a clean and self-sustaining environment. They also provide training programs on water and wastewater management.

This initiative scrutinizes economic policy and its effect on Native American communities. It founded a coalition of tribes across the country as a way to advocate on behalf of Native economic interests.

A non-profit organization dedicated to the survival of Native American languages, particularly through the use of Internet technology.

This organization addresses a variety of issues covering health, education, land and water rights, and economic development.

Seventh Generation Fund focuses on cultural revitalization, leadership development, tribal sovereignty, and culturally appropriate economic development. Our organization grew and evolved into the foremost Indigenous social-profit organization in the U.S. serving transnational community-based organizations.

This site offers information on tribal law enforcement including law enforcement facts, publications, agency information and links to individual tribal police departments.

This organization provides Native women with the knowledge, support, and resources necessary to achieve success in their personal and professional lives.

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is a regional organisation founded in 1988 by indigenous peoples' movements and established its Secretariat in 1992. It is committed to the cause of promoting and defending indigenous peoples' rights and human rights as a whole. It aims to strengthen the movements of indigenous peoples of Asia for recognition of their collective rights, and protection of traditional knowledge, bio-diversity and environment for sustainable and self-determined development.

Forest Peoples Programme supports the rights of peoples who live in forests and depend on them for their livelihoods. We work to create political space for forest peoples to secure their rights, control their lands and decide their own futures.

The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC) is a network of 135 indigenous peoples’ organizations in 20 African countries.

This international council brings together Native people residing across the Americas as a means to promote self-determination and sovereignty.

The Kalahari Peoples Fund (KPF) is a non-profit organization formed for the benefit of the San, Nama, and other peoples of the Kalahari desert region of southern Africa.

A global movement for tribal peoples’ rights that works in partnership with tribal peoples to campaign, lobby and protest for their land rights, and investigate, expose and confront atrocities committed by governments and big business.

The USAID Indigenous Peoples Working Group is comprised of technical experts who have worked with Indigenous Peoples on the challenges of development programs. Our sectoral focus include democracy, human rights, and governance; land tenure; natural resource management; food security; education; economic growth; infrastructure; and others.