Seattle Native Non-Profits

African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native Americans (AHANA) Business and Professional Association

website: http://www.ahana.org/

 The mission of AHANA:

is to improve the economic status and enhance the quality of life of the AHANA communities through the development of business and employment opportunities.

American Indian Heritage School/ Middle College

website: http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/middlecollege/indianheritage.htm

 All students are welcome at AIH where they receive individualized attention and support. The curriculum follows Seattle School District text adoptions; however, currently the Humanities teachers highlight Native contributions
American Indian Women’s Service League History:  http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/AIWSL.htm

American Indians in Science and Engineering Society
at the UW, Seattle

website: http://students.washington.edu/aisesuw/

 (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization which nurtures building of community by bridging science and technology with traditional Native values. Through its educational programs, AISES provides opportunities for American Indians and Native Alaskans to pursue studies in science, engineering, business and other academic arenas.

Association for American Indian Development

website: http://www.a4aid.org/

  

It is the primary goal of this organization

to provide, motivate and assist American Indian people with services and programs that will result in community inspiration and empowerment, implementation of traditional values, modern day survival skills and techniques necessary, so that each and every one of their futures may have the opportunity to become individually rewarding.  Through its programs the Association for American Indian Development diligently works to build stronger American Indian Communities by empowering American Indian people nationwide.
CANOES, City of Seattle Native American Affinity Group

website: http://www.seattle.gov/CANOES/default.htm

 CANOES’ mission is

o (1) raise awareness within the City of Seattle of its vibrant and important Native American and indigenous nations’ culture; (2) to promote the hiring and advancement of Native American employees in the City of Seattle; (3) and to promote Native American leadership and participation throughout all City programs and services.

City of Seattle Employment Website

Center for World Indigenous Study

website : http://cwis.org/

The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is

an independent, non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.

Chief Seattle Club

website: http://www.chiefseattleclub.org/

The mission of the Chief Seattle Club

is to provide a sacred space to nurture, affirm and renew the spirit of urban Native Peoples.

Council for Tribal Employment Rights

website: http://ctertero.org/

The mission of the Council for Tribal Employment Rights is

to provide access to social and economic opportunity for Indians and Alaska Natives through the development and implementation of model sovereignty-based employment, training, business and economic development tribal legislation and strategies that are responsive and responisble to the tribal, village or community needs, cultural values and priorities.

Duwamish Tribe

website: http://www.duwamishtribe.org/index.html

The Duwamish Tribal Services,

is a 501[c]3 organization established in 1983 by the Duwamish Tribal Council to promote the social, cultural, and economic survival of the Duwamish Tribe.  We regularly provide Duwamish representatives and speakers for public engagements in the community, schools, universities, and heritage and service organizations. Consistent with native protocol, the Duwamish routinely greet visiting foreign and tribal leaders when they visit our area.  Our tribal board members sit on the boards of key community and governmental organization concerning environmental, heritage, tourism, and neighborhood issues.

First Nations at the University of Washington, Seattle
website: http://students.washington.edu/fnuw/ 		The Mission of First Nations at UW is to:

1) Provide a community for Native American/Alaska Native students to help them succeed in Higher Education;

2) To reach out to Native American/Alaska Native communities and help our youth continue on into higher education so that they may return and strengthen our Native Nations;

3) To bring awareness of Native peoples and issues to the University community;

4) To make alliance with non-native student groups to pursue common goals.

Governors Office of Indian Affairs 

website: http://www.goia.wa.gov/

The Mission of the Governors Office of Indian Affairs:

The Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, recognizing the importance of sovereignty, affirms the government-to-government relationship and principles identified in the Centennial Accord to promote and enhance tribal self-sufficiency and serves to assist the state in developing policies consistent with those principles.

Longhouse Media

website: http://www.longhousemedia.org/

The mission of Longhouse Media

is to catalyze indigenous people and communities to use media as a tool for self-expression, cultural preservation, and social change.

Medicine Wheel at the University of Washington, Seattle

website: https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/dacosta/9651/47952

 Medicine Wheel Society

is a social network among AI/AN medical students, other health professions students, alumni, faculty and friends. Its primary purpose is to provide the means by which AI/AN health professionals associated with the University of Washington who can interact to provide a support network for AI/AN medical student.
Microsoft Native Employees

website: http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/en/us/programs/ergen/default.aspx#natam

 Members of Native Americans at Microsoft work to have an impact on Native American communities outside Microsoft and to increase the number of Native Americans within the organization itself. In conjunction with the Microsoft Diversity team and support from their vice president sponsor, members coordinate an annual heritage festival. Members also coordinate a yearly Native American Job Shadow day that reaches approximately 26 Native American youth from the Puget Sound region.

Native American Law Student Association at the UW, Seattle

website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/UW-Native-American-Law-Students-Association-NALSA/121085864616626
The Native American Law Student Association’s mission is to
strengthen the legal community with excellent Indian law students, to better educate our people, protect our lands, and preserve our culture. Activities and special events include recruitment trips in Washington State, pow-wows, symposia and speakers, and annual trips to the Federal Indian Law Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Students interested in Indian Law and Native American students are highly encouraged to join.

Native American Students in Advanced Academia at the UW, Seattle

website: http://students.washington.edu/nasaauw/index.html

 The Native American Students in Advanced Academia (NASAA) at the University of Washington was created to bring together graduate and professional students of Native American, First Nations, and Alaskan Native descent as well as our other Indigenous relatives. Our goal is to increase awareness of the diversity and excellence of the ongoing research, work and achievement of these students, and to provide a forum for us to socialize, network, and disseminate information.
Native American Women’s Dialogue on Infant Mortality

website: under construction

 NAWDIM

email: nawdim@gmail.com

Northwest Indian Bar Association

website: http://www.nwiba.org/

Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association

website: http://www.nnaba.org/

 The mission of the Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association is:

to Preserve, Promote, and Perpetuate the traditional and contemporary art of Northwest Native American Basketry.

Northwest Indian Housing Association

website: http://www.nwiha.org/

 The Mission of the Northwest Indian Housing Association is

to promote safe, sanitary, decent and affordable housing for Tribal members in the Pacific Northwest.  We accomplish this by providing training and education opportunities; providing a forum for the discussion and resolution of issues; advocating for the collective benefit of all members; effectively linking members to information and financial resources; and working collaboratively with our industry partners.

Potlatch Fund

website: http://www.potlatchfund.org/

 To inspire and build upon the Native tradition of giving and to expand philanthropy within Tribal Nations and Native Communities in the Northwest.

Red Eagle Soaring
website: http://redeaglesoaring.org/

 

 Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre (RES) exists “to empower American Indian and Alaska Native youth to express themselves with confidence and clarity through traditional and contemporary performing arts.”

Seattle Indian Center

website: http://seattleindiancenter.us/

 Our philosophy is to provide an intensive wraparound case management approach to the needs of the community. Beyond just feeding people, we help care for and educate children. We supply short term services in an emergency. We provide ling term hope through employment, education, and childcare. If we are not able to provide services at the Seattle Indian Center, referrals are provided at no cost to our clients.

Seattle Indian Health Board

website: http://www.sihb.org

 The mission of the Seattle Indian Health Board is

to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives in achieving the highest possible physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being through the provision of culturally appropriate seivces, and to advocate for the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members of our community. SIHB is a comprehensive clinic, with dental, mental health, family care and physicians, as well as youth, elder, and community services.

Seattle Indian Service Commission

website: http://www.sisconline.org/

 The Seattle Indian Services Commission (SISC) is

a public corporation as defined in City of Seattle Ordinance 103387 and was chartered in 1972 to:Provide effective, comprehensive, and coordinated planning services, activities, and programs that will meet the unique needs of the many Indian residents of Seattle who are scattered throughout the city.

Small Tribes Organization of Western Washington

website: http://stoww.org/

 The Small Tribes Organization of Western Washington is

an inter-tribal organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. Membership is by tribe, or band. It includes some Indian groups which have no federal land base and receive no federal recognition except for land claim purposes; some whose members have federal trust allotments but are not classified as being reservation-based; some which had reservations in the past but have lost most of the land through allotment and alienation and some whose reservations are essentially intact.

Suquamish Foundation

 

website: http://suquamishfoundation.org/

 

 The Suquamish Foundation is

a Tribally-chartered, non-profit organization created in late 2005 to benefit the Suquamish Tribe, its members, and its neighbors. The Suquamish Foundation serves as a focal point and conduit for giving to Tribal projects and assists the Tribe in its Appendix X charitable giving. The Tribe and Foundation are currently engaged in a capital campaign to create a network of culturally significant resources on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, including a new Suquamish Museum and Arts Center, Inviting House, Dock and various other cultural projects.

United Indians of All Tribes Foundation

website: www.unitedindians.org

 United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) is

a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in Seattle, Washington in 1970. The mission of United Indians is to foster and sustain a strong sense of identity, tradition, and well-being among the Indian people in the Puget Sound area by promoting their cultural, economic, and social welfare. This is accomplished through the development and operation of educational, social, economic, and cultural programs and activities benefiting local Native Americans, and by maintaining a strong link with Indian tribes and other urban Indian organizations and their allies throughout the State of Washington.

Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Education Alliance

 

website: https://sites.google.com/site/uaianea/home

 Empower all generations of our American Indian, Alaskan Native and First Nations people through proactive collaboration in support of educational excellence and traditional and cultural knowledge.
Urban Longhouse
 

website:

 Urban Longhouse

 

Washington Indian Gaming Association

website: http://www.washingtonindiangaming.org/

 The Washington Indian Gaming Association (WIGA) is a non-profit organization of tribal government leaders of federally recognized Tribes in the state of Washington. WIGA’s Board of Directors is composed entirely of duly appointed representatives of the governing bodies of the member Tribes.

The common commitment and purpose of WIGA is to advance the lives of Indian peoples ­ economically, socially and politically.

Washington State Native American Coalition Against Domestic Violence

website: http://www.womenspiritcoalition.org/index.php

 

 Mission Statement Eliminating Violence Against Native Women and Promoting the Well-Being of Native Families and Communities
Western Washington Indian Employment and Training Program
 

website: http://www.wwietp.com/

  

The Western Washington Indian Employment and Training Program, commonly referred to by it’s acronym — WWIETP (Wee Tip) is a unique and progressive Native American Corporation located within Western Washington State. The overriding goal of the community it represents is to: Provide the broadest delivery of training and education services to its people in order to alleviate their inordinately high unemployment rate.

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