Native American Indian & Alaskan Heritage Month

The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona was established in 1952 to provide a united voice for tribal governments located in the State of Arizona to address common issues of concerns. On July 9, 1975, the council established a private, non-profit corporation, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.(ITCA), under the laws of the State of Arizona to promote Indian self-reliance through public policy development. ITCA provides an independent capacity to obtain, analyze and disseminate information vital to Indian community self-development.

Improving the lives of individuals and families through Native American culturally appropriate health, affordable housing, and community development services.

Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. provides quality healthcare services to the Native and non-Native populations of Flagstaff, and other surrounding communities.

NATIVE HEALTH started in 1978 as a small community nursing program. The agency has grown over its forty year history to offer a full array of health care and social services throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The Office on Tribal Relations as initially established as the Commission of Indian Affairs in 1953 by the 21st Legislature to consider and study conditions among the Indians residing within the State of Arizona. The agency mission made targeted efforts to assist and support state and federal agencies in assisting Indians and tribal councils in this state to develop mutual goals, to design projects for achieving goals and to implement their plans.

The Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (PAIHS) Office in Phoenix, Arizona, oversees the delivery of health care to Native American users in the tri-state area of Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

The Phoenix Indian Center is the oldest American Indian non-profit organization of its kind in the United States. The Center was formed in 1947 as an outgrowth of Native people moving to urban Phoenix not only to sell their crafts and goods but as a result of U.S. Government public policy.

The Navajo Nation Special Diabetes Project (NNSDP) was established in June 1999 after a process of tribal consultation through public hearings conducted across the Navajo Nation to obtain input and the opportunity of community and health service providers on how to use the federal Diabetes funding. This was accomplished through the formation of a Navajo Area Diabetes Planning Group consisting of representations from the Navajo Nation Division of Health and Navajo Area Indian Health Services health professionals to determine distribution, methodology, and grant recipients. As a grant recipient, the Navajo Special Diabetes Project initiative is to promote healthy life-styles and develop strategies to reduce and prevent diabetes affecting the Navajo People. This initiative was incorporated into the Mission and Vision Statement of the NNSDP.
http://www.nnsdp.org/About_Us.aspx

“Advocating for and supporting all levels of food security and food sovereignty in local, tribal, regional, national and international arenas” The Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA) is a 501 c3 non-profit organization that was officially incorporated in 2014 following two years of efforts to develop an organization and mission with input from hundreds of Native food producers and organizations.

Native American Organizations Serving the Community. Engaging communities. Influencing change.

Giving circles have exploded in popularity, growing to more than 2,000 circles with 150,000+ people joining over the last two decades. Philanthropy Together (PhT) is a global initiative, co-created by hundreds of giving circle and network leaders, to scale and strengthen this movement to more than 350,000 people in 3,000 giving circles, collectively giving $1 billion by 2025.

In partnership with Carly Bad Heart Bull, JD, Flandreau Santee, Executive Director of Native Ways Federation, Charity Navigator is incredibly honored to present a list of highly-rated (3- and 4-Star rated) charities that are Native-led focusing on advocacy, education, and amplifying the history of Indigenous and Native communities. We hope you will consider supporting one or several of the organizations shared on this page. For more information about these and other Native nonprofits, please contact Native Ways Federation.

The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services , is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes.

Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is leading the way in research and data for urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As a Public Health Authority and one of 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers in the country—and the only one that serves Urban Indian Organizations nationwide—UIHI conducts research and evaluation, collects and analyzes data, and provides disease surveillance to strengthen the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

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