VISIONS
National Native American Resources
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DIRECTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS in alphabetical order.
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html
DIRECTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND URBAN INDIAN CENTERS http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/organizations.html
Johnson O’Malley Fund
http://njoma.com/
The National Johnson O'Malley Association, Inc. is formed as a nonprofit, educational organization for the following purposes: To create an effective forum for discussion of educational and related matters of mutual concern among the members of the educational community; to mutually develop standards of educational excellence for Indian students served by the educational programs within the United States; to maintain appropriate lines of communication and collaborative efforts with other public, private, tribal and federal educators and educational programs; to maintain formal liaisons with Tribal, State and Federal governmental agencies and other educational organizations, including but note limited to National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Education Association and other alliance organizations; and to advocate for Johnson O'Malley Programs and the rights of Indian children from 3 years old through twelfth grade.
National Directory of Native American VR Programs by state
http://www.canar.org/map.php
Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP
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www.aaip.org
AAIP was founded in 1971 as an educational, scientific, and charitable non-profit corporation. A group of fourteen American Indian and Alaskan Native physicians sought to establish an organization that would provide both support and services to the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.
At the time of its founding AAIP's primary goal was, and remains to improve the health of American Indian and Alaskan Natives. It's mission today is:
"to pursue excellence in Native American health care by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing principles and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit".
AAIP seeks to accomplish its mission by offering educational programs, services and activities that motivate American Indian and Alaskan Native students to remain in the academic pipeline and to pursue a career in the health professions and/or biomedical research. AAIP also fosters forums where modern medicine combines with traditional healing to enhance health care delivery to American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. AAIP also provides leadership in various health care arenas affecting American Indians and Alaskan Natives such as diabetes mellitus, HIV/AIDS. domestic violence, and methamphetamine use.
American Indian Health
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
www.nnaapc.org
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) helps organizations that serve Native communities to plan, develop and manage HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, care and treatment programs. Their mission: To address the impact of HIV/AIDS on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians through culturally appropriate advocacy, research, education, and policy development in support of healthy Indigenous people.
Indian Health Service
www.ihs.gov
Provides both health related resources, as well as non-health related resources for American Indian & Native Alaskan individuals and families.
Interntribal Deaf Council
http://www.deafnative.com/Deaf_Native/Welcome.html
The Mission of Intertribal Deaf Council is to provide education, information & referral, and training about American Indians, Alaska Natives and First Nations Indians to tribal councils, family members and other interested parties in order to improve the social, educational, vocational, health and spiritual well-being of this population.
American Indian Policy Center
http://www.airpi.org/
National Congress of American Indians
http://www.ncai.org/ |
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Early Childhood Native American Resources
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Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc
Your one-stop shopping for information regarding Head Start programs in your area, as well as nationally. Their Mission Statement: The Office of Head Start (OHS) advises the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on issues regarding the Head Start program (including Early Head Start). The Office develops legislative and budgetary proposals; identifies areas for research, demonstration, and developmental activities; presents operational planning objectives and initiatives relating to Head Start to the Assistant Secretary for Administration for Children and Families; and oversees the progress of approved activities. OHS provides leadership and coordination for the activities of the Head Start program in the ACF Central Office including the Head Start Regional Program Units. The Office represents Head Start in inter-agency activities with other Federal and non-Federal organizations.
Early Head Start promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, enhances the development of infants and toddlers, and promotes healthy family functioning.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
Native Child
http://nativechild.com/
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
http://www.nectac.org/
Their mission is to strengthen service systems to ensure that children with disabilities (birth through 5 years) and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate and family-centered supports and services.
Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) http://www.clas.uiuc.edu/
CLAS identifies, evaluates, and promotes effective and appropriate early intervention practices and preschool practices that are sensitive and respectful to children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. You won't believe how many materials they offer to guide early intervention practice---and in multiple languages as well. We mention quite a few of them in these Foundations pages, but you'll want to visit anyway and see how much more there is.
Research and Training Center (RTC) on Early Childhood Development.
www.researchtopractice.info
The RTC on Early Childhood Development is conducting applied research on knowledge and practice that improves interventions associated with the healthy mental, behavioral, communication, preliteracy, social-emotional, and interpersonal development of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with or at risk for developmental disabilities. You'll find a wealth of information about effective early childhood intervention practices based on research on the RTC's Web site.
Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development (ECRI-MGD).
http://ici2.umn.edu/ecri/index.html
The ECRI-MGD was launched in October 1996 with a mission to produce a comprehensive system for continuously measuring the skills and needs of individual children with disabilities from birth to eight years of age. A wide range of reports and manuals encapsulating their results are available at the link above.
The ECO Center.
www.the-ECO-center.org
ECO is the Early Childhood Outcomes Center: Demonstrating Results for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities and Their Families. If you're looking for research-based info on how to measure outcomes and the success of your efforts, you'll soon find yourself at ECO.
Division for Early Childhood (DEC).
www.dec-sped.org/
DEC is especially for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families. DEC promotes polices and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities. Visit DEC's publications page to connect with (for-sale but on-point) DEC's Recommended Practices series.
IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association.
www.ideainfanttoddler.org/index.htm
This association promotes the mutual assistance, cooperation, and exchange of information and ideas in the administration of the IDEA Infant and Toddler Program. It also provides support to the state coordinators. Membership in the Association is open to the agency within each state or jurisdiction that has been designated as the Part C lead agency. Membership fees are established in relation to the Federal Part C allocation.
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Native American Parent Resources |
Directory of Tribal Education
http://www.niea.org/departments/
An alphabetical list of tribal education departments from across the country from NIEA
Maternal Child Health— American Indian & Native Alaskan www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/index.cfm
A division of IHS, Indian Health Services, that targets the health needs of native women from young girls to mature women. Included in their division are programs for expecting mothers, parenting resources, discussion groups, domestic violence, cultural appropriateness and many others.
Our Mission... to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
Our Goal... to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Our Foundation... to uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of Tribes.
National Indian Child Welfare Association
www.nicwa.org
The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a national voice for American Indian children and families. We are the most comprehensive source of information on American Indian child welfare and the only national American Indian organization focused specifically on the tribal capacity to prevent child abuse and neglect.
NICWA is a private, non-profit, membership organization based in Portland, Oregon. Our members include tribes, individuals—both Indian and non-Indian—and private organizations from around the United States concerned with American Indian child and family issues. Our board of directors is made up of 26 American Indians, and we have a staff of 24, most of whom are American Indians. Together, our partners, board, and staff work to protect the most vital resource of American Indian people—our children.
Directory of PTIs throughout the country. Search by state. Provided by Ed.Gov
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SPT
Directory of CPRCs throughout the country. Search an interactive, regional map for assistance in your local area.
http://www.taalliance.org/ptidirectory/index.asp
Directory of Federally Impacted Schools
http://joomla.nafisdc.org/
Directory of Head Start Programs in alphabetical list by state.
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/resourcekit/HeadStart/index.html
Parents as Teachers National Center allows users to search all program options in their state. Babyface is listed on this site.
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/pp.asp?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=1595095
The Alliance
www.taalliance.org
PACER’s American Indian Parent Network
www.pacer.org/aipn/index.asp
Office of Special Education Programs and Rehab Services
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
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Native American Youth Resources |
American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)
www.aihec.org
AIHEC is the collective spirit and unifying voice of our nation’s Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). AIHEC provides leadership and influences public policy on American Indian higher education issues through advocacy, research, and program initiatives; promotes and strengthens Native American languages, cultures, communities, and tribal nations; and through its unique position, serves member institutions and emerging TCUs.
Native Vision
http://www.nativevision.org/index.html
Native Vision is a youth development initiative for reservation-based American Indian adolescents from across the country. Its aim is to help American Indian youth enjoy a healthy future. The guiding principle for Native Vision is to cultivate the core strengths, values and positive relationships for American Indian youth that will make them resilient to the prevailing risks and help them transition to healthy, productive and fulfilling adulthood.
Native American Student Information System – NASIS
www.infinitecampus.com
Advertised on the Indian Bureau of Education, this site offers a calendar of upcoming events, resources, newsletters and search engine.
NCAI Youth Commission
http://ncai.org/Youth-Initiatives.86.0.html
We, the National Congress of American Indian Youth unite as a commission of all backgrounds and ages to strengthen the past, present and future of our unity, knowledge and wisdom; to serve our people's concerns and interests by enhancing our spiritual, mental, physical and emotional well-being for a better Native America.
DIRECTORY of TRIBAL COLLEGES, NATIVE STUDIES PROGRAMS, and INDIAN EDUCATION http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/education.html |
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