Minority Service Organizations - Metro Denver / Colorado: American Indians

Non-profit, 501(c)(3) professional organization of American Indian lawyers, practitioners of American Indian law, and Native American law students who reside in the State of Colorado. CIBA regularly supports events that promote community awareness and education on Native American issues or American Indian law.

Founded as a resource commons of authoritative information on indigenous peoples' affairs. Their major initiative is the creation and presentation of a university-level multidisciplinary curriculum focused on the study of indigenous peoples. From the University of Colorado Denver

Public law library devoted to federal American Indian and tribal law. NILL serves the public by developing and making accessible a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and assisting people with their Indian law-related information needs.

Provides Colorado law students and alumni an opportunity to explore possible internships and career opportunities in American Indian Law, and to expose them to the resources available to them to network and become more knowledgeable about this area of practice.

Non-profit 501c(3) organization that provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide - a constituency that often lacks access to the justice system. NARF focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations.

Seeks to identify American Indian and Alaska Native faculty and staff on the Auraria campus for networking, support, and cross-institutional needs analysis and programming.

As Executive Secretary of the Commission, I am committed to facilitating communication between the Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribes and other American Indian organizations, state agencies and affiliated groups. and to positively impact the lives of Colorado’s American Indians and communities. ~~ Lt. Governor, Joseph A. Garcia

To increase the visibility and awareness of American Indians in the Denver metro area by improving the American Indian quality of life and promoting positive concepts of American Indian heritage and culture.

Includes more than 18,000 art objects representing the heritage of all cultures and tribes across the United States and Canada. Recognized as one of the best of its kind in the United States, the collection spans more than 2,000 years of artistic creativity, from prehistoric times to the present.

Serves a diverse group of tribes, the majority of which represent the Southwest and the Northern and Southern Plains. Most come seeking economic stability, education and security for their families. The Center continues to be a highly sought after location for the community to gather for powwows and various other activities.

The tuition waiver dates back 100 years to an offer made by the federal government to the state of Colorado. In short, Colorado received ownership of the land and buildings in exchange for its promise to keep it as an “institution of learning” and to admit Native American students without charge for tuition.

The trusted Native-owned national bank committed to meeting your financial needs, as well as the needs of your business and your nation, created with a dream “to create a national bank to serve all Native people, communities, governments and enterprises across the country” and established Native American Bank, N.A.

Partners with other organizations locally, nationally, and internationally, to identify and address basic cultural, social, and academic needs.

Non-profit organization created to provide opportunities for the Northern Colorado communities to share and participate in Native American cultures, and provides information, social networks and educational support to Native Americans in Northern Colorado.

Serves as a support center for Native American students (graduate and undergraduate), and offers a communal atmosphere where students can come together to share their unique cultures, backgrounds, and traditions. It offers academic support, and is the central place for Native American students to network with one another, and other student groups both locally and nationally.

The governing body of the Tribal Government as established by the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act by Congress (commonly called the Wheeler-Howard Act). The oldest continuous residents of Colorado are the Ute Indians.

Promotes commerce that benefits the Native Community, and strives to enhance Native Businesses in their path to growth, empower Native Professionals and Entrepreneurs in their path to success, encourage Native Students in their path to continued education, as well as embrace Partners in their path to reach the Native Community.

One of the 564 federally recognized sovereign Indian Nations and operates under a constitution and a federal corporate charter consistent with the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934. The Tribe’s constitution provides authority to adopt and enforce codes to protect lands and natural resources on the The Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Lands (UMUTL) which are currently held in trust for the entire Tribe.

Includes more than 18,000 art objects representing the heritage of all cultures and tribes across the United States and Canada. Recognized as one of the best of its kind in the United States, the collection spans more than 2,000 years of artistic creativity, from prehistoric times to the present.

To increase the visibility and awareness of American Indians in the Denver metro area by improving the American Indian quality of life and promoting positive concepts of American Indian heritage and culture.

Serves a diverse group of tribes, the majority of which represent the Southwest and the Northern and Southern Plains. Most come seeking economic stability, education and security for their families. The Center continues to be a highly sought after location for the community to gather for powwows and various other activities.

This Web resource on American Indian Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to bring together health and medical resources pertinent to the American Indian population including policies, consumer health information, and research.

Indian Health Services (IHS) is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Denver's only Urban Indian Health program providing culturally appropriate health care for American Indian families and individuals.

(School of Public Health, CU Denver - Anschutz Medical Center). The Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building (housing the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health) at the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus is complete. This new facility is indeed a truly unique and very special place - special to the campus and Native American communities.

White Bison offers sobriety, recovery, addictions prevention, and wellness/Wellbriety learning resources to the Native American community nationwide. Many non-Native people also use White Bison's healing resource products, attend its learning circles, and volunteer their services.

The Native Elder Research Center (NERC) is the only National Institute on Aging-funded Resource Center for Minority Aging Research devoted to Native Elder health. This leading-edge program is designed to train the next generation of Native Investigators to study the pressing gerontological health issues in AI/ANs.