Landa Lakes is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, a writer, activist and artist and stays #CloseToCulture. As drag persona Landa Lakes founded drag performance groups in 2004 in San Francisco including the Two-Spirit Native American drag troupe, the Brush Arbor Gurlz, and in 2005 the creative and campy House of Glitter. She is also the Westcoast Mother of the Vogue House of Lauren, International, and is the recipient of the national pageant title Jewel of the Galaxy. Landa uses art to combine contemporary ideas with Native history and traditional stories to convey the shared experiences and understanding of human nature outside the Western perspective. Her notable honors include the New York Fresh Fruit Festival Performance Award, KQED LGBT Local Hero Award, and she was publicly elected as Grand Duchess 36 of the Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco, a non-profit organization of which she has served as president. Landa served as Co-Chair to the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAIT-S) for many years and remains on the board, she is one of the original founders of the BAAIT-S Two-Spirit Powwow now in its 14th year. The BAAIT-S Powwow was the first Two-Spirit public powwow and has continued to bring in close to 5,000 people annually. In 2019, she co-founded the annual Weaving Spirits Two-Spirit Performance Festival. Credits include RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 episode 7, I've Been To Manhattan, Launch Pad and The Roof.
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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http://www.indian-affairs.org
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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Primary
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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🌟 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.”
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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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Mark D. Williams, citizen of the 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.
Red Hoop Talk EP 81: Mark D. Williams, Award-Winning Filmmaker
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🌟 Welcome Hayley Keller! 🌟 We're thrilled to have Hayley, a senior at the University of Utah studying Social Work with a focus on Indigenous social work, join us as our new intern. She's eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our mission. Welcome to the team, Hayley! 🎉 #NewIntern #Volunteer
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🔍 We're seeking an organized, detail-oriented, and professional Conference Event Planner! If you excel in managing timelines, prioritize tasks effectively, and communicate seamlessly, we want you to coordinate our next big event. Submit your proposal now! https://bit.ly/3zEknNF #EventPlanner #JobOpportunity
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“Our stance is this: We need safe spaces for people to go, not just enough beds, we also need safe, culturally-appropriate spaces,” Derrick Belgarde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians/ Chippewa-Cree. https://lnkd.in/dzCtY9Hv
Homeless Native Americans are Likely to Feel the Negative Impact of US Supreme Court Ruling
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Episode 81 features special guest Mark D. Williams! Mark, a citizen of the 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. 🗓️ LIVE on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn: Thursday, July 25 at 4 p.m. ET.