National Congress of American Indians

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Native American organization advocacy organization nonprofit organization

The National Congress of American Indians is a leading nationwide organization that advocates for the rights, sovereignty, and interests of Native American tribes and communities in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
National Congress of American Indians canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American organization ⓘ advocacy organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
advocatesFor	improvement of federal-tribal relations ⓘ protection of tribal lands and resources ⓘ recognition of tribal jurisdiction ⓘ tribal consultation in federal policymaking ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	economic development in Native communities ⓘ education policy for Native Americans ⓘ environmental and natural resource issues affecting tribes ⓘ federal Indian law and policy ⓘ health policy for Native Americans ⓘ public safety and justice in Native communities ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ tribal governance ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ voting rights for Native Americans ⓘ
founded	1944 ⓘ
foundedFor	creating a unified voice for American Indian and Alaska Native tribes ⓘ
foundedIn	Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMotto	Protecting Tribal Sovereignty ⓘ
hasProgram	tribal governance and policy training ⓘ voting rights and civic engagement program ⓘ youth leadership initiatives ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ncai.org/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
legalStatus	501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ
organizes	annual convention ⓘ executive council winter session ⓘ mid-year conference ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
publishes	legislative updates ⓘ policy research reports ⓘ
purpose	advocacy for tribal sovereignty ⓘ policy development on issues affecting Native Americans ⓘ promotion of self-determination for Native American tribes ⓘ protection of treaty rights ⓘ public education about Native American issues ⓘ
regionServed	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
represents	Alaska Native villages NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Hawaiian organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ federally recognized tribes in the United States ⓘ
shortName	NCAI NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWith	U.S. Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ state governments ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ

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Wilton Rancheria → memberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma → isMemberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ