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The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is an American Indian and Alaska Native rights organization. [1] It was founded in 1944 [3] to represent the tribes and resist U.S. federal government pressure for termination of tribal rights and assimilation of their people.
First Meeting of the National Congress of American Indians. The National Congress of American Indians was created on November 17, 1944. [11] The National Council of American Indians and the National Congress of American Indians in purposes and activism both advocate for the progression of Native Americans within the United States.
Fawn Sharp (born May 20, 1970) is a Native American politician, attorney, and policy advocate who served as president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) from 2019 to 2023. [1] Prior to this position, Sharp served as president of the Quinault Indian Nation , as president of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and as vice ...
She became one of the first two Native American women in Congress in 2018 before taking the reins of the Interior Department to oversee U.S. obligations to 574 federally recognized tribes ...
Her nomination was supported by Montana's senior U.S. senator, Democrat Jon Tester, and representatives of the National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund. Tester ...
The following day, after the Braves' 6-2 win, the National Congress of American Indians released a statement from their president Fawn Sharp reiterating their opposition to the chop and calling ...
Carlisle alumni, founding conference of the National Congress of American Indians, 1944. The Society of American Indians was the first national American Indian rights organization run by and for American Indians and pioneered twentieth century Pan-Indianism. The Society was a twentieth century forum for a new generation of American Indian leaders.
Brian Cladoosby (born May 13, 1959) is a Native American leader and activist. He served as chairman of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community from 1997 to 2020 and was elected to his first of two terms as president of the National Congress of American Indians in October 2013.