Indigenous Peoples Organizations

Ak´ Tenamit is an Indigenous Community Based Organization dedicated to appropriate vocational training, preventive and curative health and sustainable economic development for the self-determination of native peoples and...

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders...

The Ashaninka do Rio Amônia Association – Apiwtxa (a term that means union) was created in 1991 as a strategy to strengthen our community. It works as an operational arm of the community so that we can manage our projects and...

We were born in the departmental capital of Ocotepeque on January 12, 2011, Founded at the initiative of Mr. Hugo Salvador Cristales Hernández and the Mercantile Expert Eva Chacón Chacón. We are a voluntary non-profit...

The Associaçao dos Povos Indígenas Tiriyó, Kaxuyana e Txikuyana (APITIKATXI) is an association which represents the collective interests of the communities in the Tumucumaque Indigenous Reserve to government agencies and non...

The Association of American Indian Affairs is the oldest non-profit serving Indian Country protecting sovereignty, preserving culture, educating youth and building capacity. The Association was formed in 1922 to change the...

CI's objective is to improve well-being, rights and sustainable development of the Indigenous Peoples communities, through strengthening the Indigenous Peoples’ sense of ownership on land and natural resources management...

Center for Indigenous Peoples' Research and Development (CIPRED) is established in 2011 with an objective for policy research, documentation and publications in the field of natural resource governance, climate change...

The Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU), in Osogbo, was set up in 2009. Their mission is to elevate Black culture, by focusing on its recovery, preservation, promotion, and utilization of its...

CONFENIAE is a regional indigenous organization that represents about 1,500 communities belonging to the Amazonian, Kichwa, Shuar, Achuar, Waorani, Sapara, Andwa, Shiwiar, Cofan, Siona, Siekopai and Kijus nationalities. The...

The National Indigenous Mayan Ch'orti Council of Honduras (CONIMCHH) is a private non-profit organization that facilitates integral development processes in its affiliated communities. Fight for the recovery of ancestral land...

The East African Civil Society Organizations’ Forum is an autonomous umbrella body of all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and CSOs in East Africa, with the primary objective of building a critical mass of knowledgeable...