Indigenous Peoples Organizations

Founded by LaDonna Harris (Comanche) and a cohort of her fellow Native American activists in 1970, AIO draws upon traditional Indigenous philosophies to foster value-based leadership, inspire stakeholder-driven solutions, and...

The Arctic Athabaskan Council was founded in 2000. At that time it represented approximately 32,000 indigenous peoples of Athabaskan descent. Today there are council members in Alaska (including fifteen traditional villages)...

The Chippewas of Rama First Nation have been known as a caring, sharing people throughout history. Our Chippewa territory has been called ‘the gathering place’ where travellers rested before continuing on their journey, where...

The Cambodia Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD) is a non-governmental professional organization founded in 2009 by a team of qualified agriculture-based rural development specialists with the mission to...

The Coalition of Hamilton Indigenous Leadership (CHIL) is a collaborative of Indigenous organizational leaders. CHIL receives federal, provincial, and municipal funding which is then allocated to local Indigenous agencies to...

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples represents the interests of Métis, status and Non-status Indians, and Southern Inuit Indigenous People living off-reserve in Canada. Our mandate is to improve the socio-economic conditions...

Equitable Cambodia is a national leader in advocating for the protection and defense of housing, land, and natural resource rights in Cambodia. Our organization was established in 2012 to enhance and safeguard the rights of...

ECDO is a non-government and not-for-profit voluntary organization working for the development of different indigenous communities in Sylhet Division, the northeastern corner of Bangladesh. Our aim is to ensure that...

We are the sum of women and men of indigenous and local communities that unite our efforts for the exercise of our rights and the appropriation of our territories, always walking towards Good Living .

The File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC) is the political and service organization for the Qu’Appelle Agency and the File Hills Agency, delivering programs and services to the 11 First Nations in the Treaty Four...

First Nations Development Institute improves economic conditions for Native Americans through direct financial grants, technical assistance & training, and advocacy & policy.

Since 1972 the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, has been providing the Indigenous community with a place to gather, access service and participate in Cultural teachings and practices. The Friendship Centre provides wrap...