Mark D. Williams, citizen of the Mississippi Choctaw Nation and an award-winning filmmaker began his career when he debuted a short film at the Red Fork Film Festival in 2006. Self-taught, he has created multiple films, including “The Unrest” and “Violet,” which won 12 awards. Mark’s documentaries on Native sports, like “Beans” and “Shiloh,” have garnered acclaim. His latest, “Lady Red Warriors,” is currently in the festival circuit.
Association on American Indian Affairs
Non-profit Organizations
Protecting sovereignty, preserving culture, educating youth and building capacity since 1922.
About us
The Association on American Indian Affairs is the oldest non-profit serving Native Country protecting sovereignty, preserving culture, educating youth and building capacity. The Association was formed in 1922 to change the destructive path of federal policy from assimilation, termination and allotment, to sovereignty, self-determination and self-sufficiency. Throughout its more than 100-year history, the Association has provided national advocacy on watershed issues that support sovereignty and culture, while working on the ground at a grassroots level with Native Nations to support the implementation of programs that affect lives on the ground. Over the years the Association has played an integral part in drafting a number of significant laws that have changed the course of federal Indian law and policy, including the Indian Reorganization Act, Indian Child Welfare Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act. We have established organizations like the Medicine Wheel Coalition for the Protection of Sacred Sites and negotiated landmark agreements to protect sacred lands such as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain in Wyoming. We have awarded scholarships to Native American college and graduate students from both federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribes and support Native youth summer camps. The Association is governed by an all-Native American Board of Directors from across the country. The vision of the Association is to create a world where diverse Native American cultures and values are lived, protected and respected.
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External link for Association on American Indian Affairs
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Turtle Island
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1922
- Specialties
- International Repatriation Project, Indian Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Repatriation, Sacred Site Protection, Litigation and Advocacy Support, NAGPRA, ICWA, Language, Federal Acknowledgment, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Sovereignty, Native Scholarships, and Native Youth Summer Camps
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Turtle Island, US
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6030 Daybreak Circle
Suite A150-217
Clarksville, Maryland 21029, US
Employees at Association on American Indian Affairs
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Kim Mettler
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Julie Hamilton
Operations Associate for Association on American Indian Affairs
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Shannon O'Loughlin
Association on American Indian Affairs - the oldest non-profit serving Indian Country since 1922.
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Amy Shakespeare
International Repatriation Specialist, Founder of Routes to Return, and AHRC-Funded PhD Researcher
Updates
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“This isn’t just for fun, this is our culture,” said Tim Taggart, who works at the Meshakwad Community Center – named after a local drum carrier born in the early 20th century – and helped organize the packed powwow held in the school's parking lot after graduation. “To just be culturally accepted, right? That’s all everybody wants, just to be accepted.” https://bit.ly/3Yb989P #CultureBack
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⏰ Last call! Today is the DEADLINE to submit your proposal for the Repatriation Conference Event Planner. Don't miss your chance to make a meaningful impact. Send in your proposal TODAY! #EventPlanner #JobDeadline https://bit.ly/3WdO93w
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LIVE TODAY on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn at 4 p.m. ET, a NEW episode of Red Hoop Talkl with special guest, the award-winning Choctaw filmmaker Mark D. Williams! Mark began his career when he debuted a short film at the Red Fork Film Festival in 2006. Self-taught, he has created multiple films, including “The Unrest” and “Violet,” which won 12 awards. Mark’s documentaries on Native sports, like “Beans” and “Shiloh,” have garnered acclaim. His latest, “Lady Red Warriors,” is currently in the festival circuit. #CloseToCulture #NativeFilmmaker
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COMING SOON! A NEW EPISODE with award-winning Choctaw filmmaker Mark D. Williams! 🗓️ LIVE on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn: Thursday, July 25 at 4 p.m. ET. Mark began his career when he debuted a short film at the Red Fork Film Festival in 2006. Self-taught, he has created multiple films, including “The Unrest” and “Violet,” which won 12 awards. Mark’s documentaries on Native sports, like “Beans” and “Shiloh,” have garnered acclaim. His latest, “Lady Red Warriors,” is currently in the festival circuit. #CloseToCulture #NativeFilmmaker
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🎧 Learn the REAL TRUTH about the Indian Citizenship Act and how it continues to affect Native Nations today by listening to our CEO & Attorney, Shannon O'Loughlin, citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on this recent American History Hit podcast. https://spoti.fi/469Bpj4 #EverythingBack
Sovereignty, the Constitution and 100 years of Citizenship: Native Rights
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🌟 Join our team! We are seeking a mission-focused Office Manager to oversee our operations and administration. If you're seasoned, organized, and strategic, with a knack for delivering efficient and cost-effective results, we want you! This full-time virtual position offers great benefits. Apply now and help us make a difference! 🌐 #JobOpening #OfficeManager #JoinUs https://bit.ly/3XzeF9E
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“Because the old myth that we are vanishing or are no longer here or that we are extinct has been so prevalent, I wanted to show as many living artists as the museum would allow,” Smith told Antiques and The Arts Weekly. “It also shows how gifted these artists are yet many people have never heard of them. So my mission was two-fold.”
New Britain Museum Of American Art—‘The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art By Native Americans’ Seeks To Open Eyes With New Narratives - Antiques And The Arts Weekly
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179 NATIVE CHILDREN have been BURIED there. They have not "been laid to rest" there. Our children cannot rest until they are home, and we will not rest until they are. https://bit.ly/4bXlmWY #ChildrenBack #EverythingBack
‘Bring our kids home’: Winnebago Tribe in court over children buried at Indian boarding school
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