NATIVE AMERICAN DIVERSITY LINKS

• 4Directions
  4Directions is a project administered by the Laguna Department of Education which focuses on integrating Native American culture and technology into education in a way that enables students to maintain and learn their heritage while taking full advantage of their future.
  http://www.4directions.org
• Ableza
  Ableza is a Native American Arts and Film Institute dedicated to promoting, preserving and protecting traditional and contemporary arts by Native American Peoples.
  http://www.ableza.org
• Aboriginal Directors Video Collection
  A collection of videos on issues of colonization, resistance, community and family, culture and identity, and more....
  http://www.nfb.ca/atanarjuat/
• Aboriginal Head Start
  Aboriginal Head Start is a comprehensive program to provide early interventions to Aboriginal, Métis and Inuit children. It includes the protection and promotion of Aboriginal cultures and languages, education, health, nutrition, counseling and parental involvement.
  http://www.aboriginalcanada.com/headstart/
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
  American Indian Higher Education Consortium homepage
  http://www.aihec.org
• American Indian Radio on Satellite
  The American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS) network is a national distribution system for Native programming to Tribal communities and to general audiences through Native American and other public radio stations as well as the Internet.
  http://www.airos.org
• American Indian Research and Policy Institute
  The American Indian Policy Center (AIPC) was founded in 1992, as a non-profit serving the Midwest Indian community. A forum for American Indians and the wider community to discuss the challenges of contemporary Indian life--a place for diverse and divergent voices and perspectives
  http://www.airpi.org
• American Indian Science & Engineering Society
  The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization which nurtures building of community by bridging science and technology with traditional Native values.
  http://www.aises.org
• American Indian Science & Engineering Society (Stanford)
  Members of the Stanford Chapter of national AISES are involved in the study of math, science, engineering, and pre-medicine.
  http://www.stanford.edu/group/aises/
• American Indian Studies
  This site is dedicated to the presentation of unique artwork, photographs, video and sound recordings which accurately reflect the history, culture and richness of the Native American experience.
  http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/
• Association of American Indian Physicians
  AAIP members are very active in medical education, cross cultural training between western and traditional medicine, and assisting Indian communities.
  http://www.aaip.com
• Authors Catalgoue
  A North American native authors catalogue.
  http://www.nativeauthors.com
• Bibliography
  Books on Images & Stereotypes of Native Americans.
  http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/indian_image_bks.html
• Bibliography
  Books Documenting the History of Native American Literature.
  http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/indian_lit_hist.html
• Blue Cloud
  The principal purpose of the Center is to inform the general public of the world view, the philosophy of life, the spiritual insight of Native Peoples.
  http://www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html
• BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
  BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS homepage.
  ​http://www.bia.gov
• California Indian Library Collections
  The California Indian Library Collections has collected, duplicated, assembled, and shipped more than 11,000 textual documents, nearly 25,000 photographs, and over 3,400 audio tapes.
  http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc/bibs/toc.html
• College Fund
  Native American colleges have been called "under-funded miracles" and "economic lifelines" for U.S. Indian reservations. There are 30 tribal colleges--all founded by Indians to fight high rates of poverty, educational failure and cultural loss.
• http://www.collegefund.org
• Corporate Diversity Search, Inc.
  Corporate Diversity Search, Inc. is a nationwide executive search firm specializing in the placement of women and minorities.
  http://www.corpdiversitysearch.com
• Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology
  Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology is a magazine that covers technical and career issues of interest to engineers and information technology professionals who are part of the growing diverse technical workforce.
  http://www.diversitycareers.com
• Eyapaha Institute
  The Institute's goal is to speak out to address racism, discrimination, depredation and genocide of Indigenous Peoples the world over through the development, production and distribution of audio visual and multi-media entertainment products grounded in American Indian culture and tradition, with a strong emphasis on historical documentation, oral tradition and language recovery, education and grass roots community development, health and wellness.
  http://www.eyapaha.net
• Heartbeat Alaska
  Heartbeat Alaska is a 30-minute program that features news, home videos of village events and life, hard-hitting features, music and interviews. The core of the program's popular appeal is it's honest representation of contemporary Native American life.
  http://www.jeaniegreene.com
• Indian Arts and Crafts Association
  The Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1974 to support the effective protection and ethical promotion of authentic Native American art and material culture. IACA has more than 700 members throughout the United States and five foreign countries.
  http://www.iaca.com
• Indian Defense League of America
  The Indian Defense League of America was established on December 1, 1926 to resist further erosion of the rights of Indians in North America. The IDLA was established to guarantee unrestricted passage on the continent of North America for Indian people. Unrestricted passage is considered an inherent right for indigenous people.
  http://idloa.org
• Indian Museum
  The Museum will provide California Indians with a world class museum facility in which to portray California Indian history and culture from their own perspective. In addition, the museum will showcase and encourage the present-day renaissance of California Indian culture, affirming its survival and continued vitality in the face of extreme adversity.
  http://cimcc.indian.com
• INDIANnet
• INDIANnet is dedicated to helping Tribal communities utilize the World Wide Web.
  http://indiannet.indian.com
• International Indian Treaty Council
  The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an 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.
  http://www.treatycouncil.org
• Job Listing (Native Jobs)
  Providing employment and recruitment services for Native Americans and employers interested in maintaining a diversified workforce.
  http://www.nativejobs.com
• KILI Radio
  KILI Radio (pronounced "KEE-lee") is the largest Indian-owned and operated public radio station in America. We broadcast in English and Lakota 22 hours each day to homes on three reservations in the Black Hills.
  http://www.lakotamall.com/kili/
• Labriola National American Indian Data Center
  The Labriola National American Indian Data Center, part of the ASU Libraries, is a research collection international in scope that brings together in one location current and historic information.
• http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/labriola.htm
• Lenni Lenape Museum
  Dedicated to educating the public about the history, society and contributions of the Lenni Lenape people, erasing negative stereotypes of Native American Peoples, and promoting ecological understanding.
  http://www.lenape.org
• Michigan State University Press
  Native American Series
  http://www.msupress.msu.edu
• Native American Journalists Association
  Native American Journalists Association homepage
  http://www.naja.com
• Native American Public Telecommunications
  The mission of Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) is to inform, educate and encourage the awareness of tribal histories, cultures, languages, opportunities and aspirations through the fullest participation of American Indians and Alaska Natives in creating and employing all forms of educational and public telecommunications programs and services, thereby supporting tribal sovereignty.
  http://nativetelecom.org
• Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
  In 1985, a group of Native Americans living on or near the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota formed the Native Amercian Community Board (NACB) to address pertinent issues of health, education, land and water rights, and economic development of Native American people.
  http://www.nativeshop.org/nawherc.html
• NATIVE LANGUAGES PAGE
  Website with resources on learning Native languages
  http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/natlang.html
• Native North American Authors
  This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites.
  http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/
• Native Villiage
  NATIVE VILLAGE website was created for youth, educators, families, and friends who wish to celebrate the rich, diverse cultures of The Americas' First Peoples.
  http://www.nativevillage.org
• Native Web
  Resources for indigenous cultures around the world.
  http://www.nativeweb.org
• NativeNet Career Center
  Online job resource site
  http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/career/
• Spirit Talk Press
  Spirit Talk Press means books by and about Indians. . . . and all things by and about Indians.
  http://www.blackfoot.org
• The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society
  The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society is an independent Aboriginal communications organization committed to facilitating the exchange of information reflecting Aboriginal culture to a growing and diverse audience.
  http://www.ammsa.com
• The Cradleboard Teaching Project
  The Cradleboard Teaching Project turns on the lights in public education about Native American culture-past, present and most important for the children - the Future.
  http://www.cradleboard.org
• The Great Peace...The Gathering of Good Minds
  The Great Peace...The Gathering of Good Minds", depicts a significant event in Iroquois history. Centuries ago, the Great Peace brought together warring Iroquoian Nations and resulted in the formation of a united people.
  http://www.greatpeace.org
• The Native American Women Playwrights Archive
  The Native American Women Playwrights Archive is a collection of original materials by Native women playwrights of the Americas. NAWPA hopes to identify playwrights, collect and preserve their work, try to make it widely known, and encourage performances and continued creativity. Plays in manuscript, disk, videotape, or other format are cataloged, given appropriate preservation treatment, and made available to anyone who wishes to read them in the library. NAWPA welcomes playwrights at any level of development.
  http://staff.lib.muohio.edu/nawpa/
• TribaLink International
  TribaLink International works to unite the Spirit of Humanity, a vision that carries the respect of the will of the people from the East, West, North and South. TribaLink will serve as a media bridge for the future children, the tribal people of our ancient past and the present modern world.
  http://www.tribalink.org
• UC Berkeley Indigenous Video Library
  Video collection of Indigenous Peoples of North and Central America, Native Americans
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/IndigenousVid.html
• UNITY
  UNITY is a national network organization promoting personal development, citizenship and leadership among Native American youth.
  http://www.unityinc.org
• Vision Maker Video
  Vision Maker Video the nations largest collection of authentic Native American videos your authoritative source for culturally authentic educational programming.
  http://www.visionmaker.org