National Congress of American Indians
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The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) American Indian organization in the United States. NCAI was organized in 1944 in response to federal termination policies and hostile legislation which proved to be devastating to the American Indian nations. NCAI is dedicated to the restoration and exercise of tribal sovereignty and the continued viability of all tribal governments.
NCAI president Joe Garcia delivered the Fourth Annual State of Indian Nations Address on February 2, 2006, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) at the National Press Club.
Current Issues and activities of the NCAI include:
- Protection of programs and services to benefit Indian families, specifically targeting Indian Youth and elders
- Promotion and support of Indian education, including Head Start, elementary, post-secondary and Adult Education
- Enhancement of Indian health care, including prevention of juvenile substance abuse, HIV-AIDS prevention and other major diseases
- Support of environmental protection and natural resources management
- Protection of Indian cultural resources and religious freedom rights
- Promotion of the Rights of Indian economic opportunity both on and off reservations, including securing programs to provide incentives for economic development and the attraction of private capital to Indian Country
- Protection of the Rights of all Indian people to decent, safe and affordable housing
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- American Indian mascot controversy
- Assembly of First Nations
- Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
- Métis National Council
- Native Women's Association of Canada
- Pauktuutit
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