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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  
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 and Alaska Native Programs  
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
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 Policy Center  
Provides government leaders, policy makers and the public with accurate information about the legal and political history of American Indian nations, and the contemporary situation for American Indians.
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  
CIDA's Indigenous Peoples Partnership Programme (IPPP)  
Provides opportunities to create durable partnerships and supports initiatives conceived by both Indigenous organizations in the LAC region and their Canadian Aboriginal partners.
Government of Canada Source: Government of Canada; Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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  
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  
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  
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.  
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 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.
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.
Seventh Generation Fund  
Indigenous non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native peoples throughout the Americas.
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.
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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