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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.
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.
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.
The National Congress of American Indians had been planning to create a headquarters to conduct all political and financial business since as early as the eighties. [4] [5] Before the Embassy of Tribal Nations was established, the NCAI rented a building. [6] The estate in Washington, D.C. is three stories and was built in the 19th century. [6]
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a non-profit organization, based in Boulder, Colorado, that uses existing laws and treaties to ensure that U.S. state governments and the U.S. federal government live up to their legal obligations. NARF also "provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and ...
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.
The Project is staffed by attorneys from the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). It consists of a Working Group of over 200 attorneys and academics from around the nation specializing in Indian law and other areas of law that impact Indian cases, including property law, trust law, and Supreme ...
The Society was one of the first proponents of an "American Indian Day", and forefront in the fight for Indian citizenship and opening the U.S. Court of Claims to all tribes and bands in United States. The Society of American Indians was the forerunner of modern organizations such as the National Congress of American Indians. [41]