INDIGENOUS INSTITUTE of the AMERICAS
INSTITUTO INDIGENA de las AMERICAS
HELPFUL LINKS
- The Native American House at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was established in 2003 as a center for American Indian Studies, Student Support, and Cultural Programming open to all Illinois students and community members. In bringing together a variety of courses, lectures, conferences, and other events, we strive to develop interdisciplinary teaching and research, host culturally enriching programs, and provide essential student services that highlight the diversity of cultures and histories of Native individuals, communities, and nations.
- American Indians in Children's Literature: Critical discussion of children's books that contain images and content about American Indians
- Ameican Indian Graduate Center - Our missions is to build, promote, and honor self-sustaining American Indian and Alaska Native communities through education and leadership.
- http://www.lakhota.org -The effort to rescue the Lakota language continues to gain momentum. People from across the world are becoming aware of the problem and are contributing to help save this precious linguistic resource and way of life. We have been fortunate to receive the assistance of some renowned musicians and artists in the last several weeks, including Peter Maffay, Robby Romero, and Kevin Locke. Their deep concern for the future of the language is a great inspiration!
- NA Resources WWW Virtual Library - American Indians. Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
- Oyate.Org A Native organization working to see that our lives and histories are portrayed honestly, and so that all people will know our stories belong to us.
- Brown Stone Woman - A site to assist families involved in the juvenile court system. If you have children or juveniles involved in the juvenile court system this information will assist you in finding help.
- Americas.org - Resource center working for human rights in the global community.
- For Listings of Indigenous Films:
- Indian Law Resources 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
- Potlach then and Now - Some countries call them Potlatches, Wopida and some just "giveaway". They are important to us as indigenous people. Some people spend a year or longer getting ready for them! During the potlatch there are great feasts and many gifts are distributed. Many foods are eaten during the feasts that might seem strange to you.
- Tribes of the Bering Straight - The Bering Straits Native Association (BSNA) was formed in 1967 as an association of the Native Villages in the Bering Straits Region. The Association was created to advocate for the passage of a Native Land Claims bill. During this time, BSNA received their first grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity within the Johnson Administration. After the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971, BSNA organized Kawerak as the regional non-profit corporation (incorporated under State Law in 1973) to provide services throughout the Bering Straits Region. Today, Kawerak contracts with the state and federal government to provide services to residents of the Bering Strait Region, 75% of whom are Eskimo, Aleut or American Indian, descent. Kawerak's organizational goal is to assist Alaska Native people and their governing bodies to take control of their future. With programs ranging from education to housing, and natural resource management to economic development, Kawerak seeks to improve the Region's social, economic, educational, cultural and political conditions. Kawerak is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the president (or designee) of the IRA or traditional Councils, two elder representatives and a representative from the regional health care provider. Kawerak reorganized in 2006 and we now have four divisions.
- Center for Multicultural Research Native American Resources
- Memnosyne Foundation Ambrose and I are Honored to be part of the Spiritual Leaders who were brought into Dallas for this Historic Gathering. Indigenous Institute of the Americas......Instituto Indigenista de las Americas, members who joined Ambrose and I for the closing session and dinner included: Eddie Sandoval, Annette Anderson, Leo Quirino, and Patricia Dancing Elk. I am asking that IIA support Memonsyne and its work. It is an organization that is addressing worldwide issues such as we are addressing in the Americas. Ambrose and I met Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk the Founder and President. We spent a week interacting with all the other Spiritual Leaders that gathered. Various Spiritual Leaders have visited Ambrose and have participated in Native American Church ceremonies he conducted. I am in touch via email and phone with many others. Gregory G. Gomez, IIA Programs Advisor. Link for the 2005 meeting.
- Native Web - Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World
- Pow Wow Resources - listed below are only a few of the pow wow links available:
- Native Shop is a project of the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center. We are marketing products as an economic development project to raise funds for the resource center's programs.
- Tonatierra an advocacy group for immigrant and Indigenous Peoples rights in Phoenix, AZ
- Protect The Earth Anishinaabe Niijii is a movement of Native and Non-Native people dedicated to protecting the earth for the future generations to come.
- Indigenous Studies Network (formerly known as the Native American Studies Association)
- National Indian Womens Health Resource Center - The National Indian Women's Health Resource Center (NIWHRC), is a national non-profit organization whose mission is "To assist American Indian and Alaska Native women achieve optimal health and well being throughout their lifetime."
