Local and National Partner Organizations

Guest speakers or a panel of experts can be very useful for discussions. Some guests to consider are Native American historians, Native American veterans, a knowledgeable representative of a Native American community, veterans who may have served with Native Americans, or other U.S. military representatives.

There are many local and national organizations that can be used as a resource for partnering with or securing guest speakers. Reach out to members of your own community who may be able to help out locally.

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National Organizations

Click on the national organization below to visit their website and find your local chapter, office or department contacts.

American Legion
http://www.members.legion.org/CGI-BIN/lansaweb?webapp=MYLEPOST+webrtn=wr_dsplcr+ml=LANSA:XHTML+part=TAL+lang=ENG

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
https://www.vfw.org/find-a-post

American Veterans (AMVETS)
https://amvets.org/nationwide-presence/

Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
https://pva.org/find-support/national-service-office/

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
https://www.dav.org/veterans/find-your-local-office/

The Women's Memorial
https://www.womensmemorial.org/

United States Veterans Initiative (U.S. VETS)
https://www.usvetsinc.org/locations/

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations
https://www.va.gov/TRIBALGOVERNMENT/contact.asp

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs VA Voluntary Service
https://www.volunteer.va.gov/

National Museum of the American Indian
https://americanindian.si.edu/

National Congress of American Indians Tribal Directory
http://www.ncai.org/tribal-directory

Local Organizations

Click on the local organization below to visit their website and find contact information.

Alabama

Organization

Website

Alabama Indian Affairs Commission	http://www.aiac.alabama.gov/tribes.aspx
University of South Alabama Native American Student Association	https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/nativeamerican/nasa.html
Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center	http://www.oakvilleindianmounds.com/
National Congress of American Indians	http://www.ncai.org/

Alaska

Organization

Website

Alaska Federation of Natives	https://www.nativefederation.org/
University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Natives Team	https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/alaska-natives/
Alaska Veterans Museum	http://alaskaveterans.org/avm/
Bureau of Indian Affairs	https://www.bia.gov/regional-offices/alaska
Native American Fatherhood & Families Association	https://www.nativeamericanfathers.org/contact

Arizona

Organization

Website

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona	https://itcaonline.com/
Phoenix Indian Center	https://phxindcenter.org/
Navajo Nation Veterans Administration	http://www.dnva.navajo-nsn.gov/
American Veterans of Yuma	https://american-veterans-of-yuma.business.site/
Tucson Indian Center	http://www.ticenter.org/

Arkansas

Organization

Website

Sequoyah Research Center	https://ualr.edu/sequoyah
American Indian Center of Arkansas	http://www.arindianctr.org/
Museum of Native American History	https://www.monah.us/
Boone County Veteran Services	https://www.boonecountyar.com/veterans_services

California

Organization

Website

American Indian Warrior Association	http://aiwa.americanindiansource.com/aiwapage.html
Native American Veterans Association	https://www.crazycrow.com/site/organizer/native-american-veterans-association/
Southern California Indian Center, Inc.	http://www.indiancenter.org/
Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission	http://www.lanaic.org/

Colorado

Organization

Website

Volunteers of American Bill Daniels Veteran Services Center	https://www.voacolorado.org/gethelp-denvermetro-veterans
Denver Indian Center	https://www.denverindiancenter.org/
The Home Front Cares	https://www.thehomefrontcares.org/

Connecticut

Organization

Website

Yale College Native American Culture Center	https://nacc.yalecollege.yale.edu/
Nipmuc Indian Association of Connecticut	http://www.nativetech.org/Nipmuc/
Veterans Base Camp	https://www.veteransbasecamp.org/
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center	http://www.pequotmuseum.org/default.aspx

Delaware

Organization

Website

Native American Heritage Programs	https://lenapeprograms.info/
Blue Hen Veterans	https://www.bluehenveterans.org/
Native American/Indian Awareness Group of Arch Street UMC	http://archstreetumc.org/native-american-awareness-group/
Nanticoke Indian Association	http://www.nanticokeindians.org/

Florida

Organization

Website

American Indian Association of Florida, Inc.	https://www.aiaofflorida.org/
Seminole Tribe of Florida	https://www.semtribe.com/stof
Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage	https://www.trailoffloridasindianheritage.org/
Cherokees of Central Florida	https://centralflorida.cherokee.org/

Georgia

Organization

Website

Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee	http://www.georgiatribeofeasterncherokee.com/
Institute of Native American Studies at University of Georgia	http://www.instituteofnativeamericanstudies.com/
Atlanta History Center	https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/explore/exhibitions/native-lands-indians-and-georgia

Hawaii

Organization

Website

Office of Native Hawaiian Relations	https://www.doi.gov/hawaiian/NHOL
Bishop Museum	http://www.bishopmuseum.org/
Polynesian Cultural Center	https://www.polynesia.com/

Idaho

Organization

Website

Native American Student Association at University of Idaho	https://www.uidaho.edu/diversity/edu/native-american-student-center/about/native-american-student-association
Shoshone Bannock Tribal Museum	https://idahohighcountry.org/item/shoshone-bannock-tribal-museum/
Nez Perce National Historic Park	https://www.nps.gov/nepe/planyourvisit/index.htm
Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center	https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/native-american-culture/sacajawea-interpretive-cultural-educational-center/

Illinois

Organization

Website

American Indian Association of Illinois	http://www.chicago-american-indian-edu.org/
American Indian Center of Chicago	https://www.aicchicago.org/
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian	http://www.mitchellmuseum.org/
DeKalb County Veterans Association	https://dekalbcounty.org/

Indiana

Organization

Website

National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture	http://ncglnac.net/
The American Indian Center of Indiana	http://www.americanindiancenter.org/default.php
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art	https://eiteljorg.org/
First Nations Education & Cultural Center at Indiana University Bloomington	https://firstnations.indiana.edu/

Iowa

Organization

Website

Sioux City Public Museum	http://www.siouxcitymuseum.org/
Indian Youth of America	https://indianyouthofamerica.org/
Latino Native American Cultural Center at University of Iowa	https://multicultural.uiowa.edu/centers/lnacc/
Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum	https://meskwaki.org/

Kansas

Organization

Website

Mid-America All-Indian Center	http://www.theindiancenter.org/
Pawnee Indian Museum	https://www.kshs.org/pawnee_indian
Haskell Cultural Center and Museum	http://www.haskellcultural.org/

Kentucky

Organization

Website

Trail of Tears Commemorative Park	http://www.trailoftears.org/
Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum	http://www.knahm.org/

Louisiana

Organization

Website

Louisiana Indian Heritage Association	https://liha.webs.com/
New Iberia Veterans Memorial Building	https://nivmb.com/
Chitimacha Museum	http://www.chitimacha.gov/attractions-accommodations/museum

Maine

Organization

Website

Penobscot Nation	https://www.penobscotnation.org/
Northern Maine Vet Center	https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=5434
Abbe Museum	https://www.abbemuseum.org/

Maryland

Organization

Website

Native American LifeLines, Inc.	http://www.nativeamericanlifelines.org/
Accohannock Indian Tribal Museum	http://www.indianwatertrails.com/museum.html
Baltimore American Indian Center	https://baltimoreamericanindiancenter.org/

Massachusetts

Organization

Website

Mashpee Wampanoag Museum	https://mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/museum
Wampoanoag Homesite at Plimoth Plantation	https://www.plimoth.org/what-see-do/wampanoag-homesite
Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness	http://www.mcnaa.org/
North American Indian Center of Boston	http://www.naicob.org/

Michigan

Organization

Website

Museum of Ojibwa Culture	http://museumofojibwaculture.net/index.html
Inter Tribal Council of Michigan	http://www.itcmi.org/
North American Indian Association	http://naiadetroit.org/
Ziibiwing Center	http://www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing/
Eyaawing Museum & Cultural Center	http://gtbindians.org/eyaawing.asp

Minnesota

Organization

Website

Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post	http://www.mnhs.org/millelacs
Native American Community Development Institute	https://www.nacdi.org/
Minneapolis American Indian Center	http://www.maicnet.org/

Mississippi

Organization

Website

Choctaw Museum	http://www.choctaw.org/culture/museum.html
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians	http://www.choctaw.org/
Winterville Mounds	http://www.mdah.ms.gov/new/visit/winterville-mounds/

Missouri

Organization

Website

Bronson Veterans Task Force	https://branson-veterans-task-force.business.site/
Kansas City Indian Center	http://www.kcindiancenter.org/index.shtml
Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum	https://bigcedar.com/activity/ancient-ozarks-history-museum/

Montana

Organization

Website

Museum of the Plains Indian	https://www.doi.gov/iacb/museum-plains-indian
The People's Center	http://www.peoplescenter.org/
Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana	http://www.ninepipesmuseum.org/

Nebraska

Organization

Website

Ponca Tribe Museum	https://www.poncatribe-ne.org/culture/tribal-museum/
Creighton University Native American Center	https://www.creighton.edu/nac/communityresources/
Southeast Nebraska Native American Coalition	https://sennac.wordpress.com/

Nevada

Organization

Website

Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada	https://itcn.org/
Nevada's Indian Territory	http://www.nevadaindianterritory.com/
Nevada Urban Indians Inc.	https://www.nevadaurbanindians.org/

New Hampshire

Organization

Website

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum	https://www.indianmuseum.org/
New Hampshire Intertribal Native American Council	https://nhinac.weebly.com/
Kingston Veterans Club	http://kingstonveteransclub.com/

New Jersey

Organization

Website

Rutgers Native American Welcome Center	http://www.rutgersnativeamericanwelcomecenter.com/
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians	https://nanticoke-lenape.info/

New Mexico

Organization

Website

MB Native American Veterans	https://www.manta.com/c/mmlxs0d/m-b-native-american-veterans
Institute of American Indian Arts	https://iaia.edu/
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	https://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture	http://www.indianartsandculture.org/

New York

Organization

Website

United War Veterans Council	https://uwvc.org/
National Museum of the American Indian	https://americanindian.si.edu/
Redhawk Native American Arts Council	https://redhawkcouncil.org/
American Indian Community House	https://aich.org/
Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc.	http://www.nacswny.org/

North Carolina

Organization

Website

Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe	http://www.haliwa-saponi.com/
Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center	https://nativeamericanmuseum.org/
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina	https://www.lumbeetribe.com/
Guilford Native American Association	https://americanindianhealthyeating.unc.edu/healthy-native-north-carolinians-2/participating-tribes-and-urban-indian-organizations/guilford-native-american-association/
Brunswick County Veterans	http://www.brunswickcountync.gov/veterans-services/local/

North Dakota

Organization

Website

North Dakota Department of Veteran Affairs	http://www.nd.gov/veterans/
Spirit Lake Tribe Community	http://www.spiritlakenation.com/
National Resource Center on Native American Aging	https://www.nrcnaa.org/

Ohio

Organization

Website

Cleveland American Veterans Association	https://cava4vets.org/
Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio	https://www.naicco.com/
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	https://www.nps.gov/hocu/index.htm

Oklahoma

Organization

Website

US Department of Indian Affairs, Oklahoma	https://www.bia.gov/
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma	https://www.bahkhoje.com/contact/
Cherokee Heritage Center	http://www.cherokeeheritage.org/
Chickasaw Cultural Center	https://www.chickasawculturalcenter.com/

Oregon

Organization

Website

Burns Paiute Tribe	https://www.burnspaiute-nsn.gov/
Clackamus County Veteran Services	https://www.clackamas.us/socialservices/veterans.html
Museum at Warm Springs	http://museumatwarmsprings.org/

Pennsylvania

Organization

Website

Museum of Indian Culture	https://www.museumofindianculture.org/
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, Inc.	http://www.cotraic.org/
The Pocono Indian Museum	http://www.poconoindianmuseumonline.com/shop/

Rhode Island

Organization

Website

Squantum Association	https://www.squantumassociation.com/
Tomaquag Museum	https://www.tomaquagmuseum.org/
Narragansett Indian Tribe	http://narragansettindiannation.org/

South Carolina

Organization

Website

Horry County Veteran Affairs	https://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Veterans-Affairs/Veteran-Organizations
Pee Dee Indian Tribe	http://www.peedeetribe.org/
University of South Carolina Lancaster Native American Studies Center	https://sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/
Rosebud Sioux Tribe	https://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/
Crazy Horse Memorial	https://crazyhorsememorial.org/visit
Native American Heritage Association	https://www.naha-inc.org/

Tennessee

Organization

Website

Native American Indian Association	http://www.naiatn.org/
The C.H. Nash Museum at the Prehistoric Chucalissa Archaeological Site	https://www.memphis.edu/chucalissa/
Sequouyah Birthplace Museum	http://www.sequoyahmuseum.org/

Texas

Organization

Website

Lone Star Veterans Association	https://www.lonestarveterans.org/
Partnership with Native Americans	http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pwna_contact_us
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions	https://aitscm.org/
The Chisholm Trail Museum	http://www.jcchisholmtrail.com/
Museum of the Americas	http://www.museumoftheamericas.com/

Utah

Organization

Website

Native American Church of Ashiibeto	http://www.ashiibeto.org/
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah	https://www.utahpaiutes.org/
American Indian Services	https://www.americanindianservices.org/
Ute Indian Tribe	http://www.utetribe.com/

Vermont

Organization

Website

Vermont Abenaki Artists Association	http://abenakiart.org/about_us
Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi	https://www.abenakination.com/
Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe	https://abenakitribe.org/

Virginia

Organization

Website

Cheroenhaka Nottoway Tribe	http://www.cheroenhaka-nottoway.org/home.htm
The Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe	https://umitribe.org/
Chickahominy Tribe	http://www.chickahominytribe.org/
Pamunkey Indian Tribe Museum & Cultural Center	http://pamunkey.org/reservation/museum-cultural-center/

Washington

Organization

Website

Operation Military Family	https://www.omfcares.com/
Puyallup Tribe of Indians	http://www.puyallup-tribe.com/
Kalispel Tribe of Indians	https://www.kalispeltribe.com/
Skokomish Indian Tribe	http://www.skokomish.org/

West Virginia

Organization

Website

West Virginia Veterans Home	https://veterans.wv.gov/offices-facilities/Pages/WV-Veterans-Home.aspx
Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex and Museum	http://www.wvculture.org/museum/GraveCreekmod.html
Native American Indian Federation WV	http://naifwv.weebly.com/about.html
West Virginia Intertribal Tribe/Organization	https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/tribes/wv_appalachian_american_indians.htm

Wisconsin

Organization

Website

Mohican Veterans	https://www.mohican.com/mohicanveterans/
County Veterans Service	https://wicvso.org/locate-your-cvso/
Great Lakes Intertribal Council	http://www.glitc.org/
Spotted Eagle Inc.	https://www.spottedeagle.us/wp-www/
Congregation of the Great Spirit	https://www.congregationofthegreatspirit.org/

Wyoming

Organization

Website

Wyoming Veterans Commission	https://www.wyomilitary.wyo.gov/veterans/commission/
Wind River Native Advocacy Center	https://www.wrnativeadvocacy.org/
Wind River Indian Reservation	https://windriver.org/destinations/wind-river-indian-reservation/

Washington D.C.

Organization

Website

National Museum of the American Indian

https://americanindian.si.edu/