National Congress of American Indians

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
National Congress of American Indians canonical 7
NCAI 1

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
represents Alaska Native villages ⓘ
Native Hawaiian organizations ⓘ
federally recognized tribes in the United States ⓘ
shortName NCAI ⓘ
worksWith U.S. Congress ⓘ
federal agencies ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
tribal governments ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilton Rancheria → memberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma → isMemberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ
National Congress of American Indians → shortName → NCAI ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of American Indians
Redding Rancheria → isMemberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ
Native American mascot controversy → criticizedBy → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians → associatedWith → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska → isMemberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana → isMemberOf → National Congress of American Indians ⓘ