Who We Are

MISSION

American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA), established in 1987, is a community-based multi-arts organization that works to empower Native Americans, break down barriers and foster intercultural understanding and appreciation for Native culture through its arts programs and services to individual artists. AMERINDA‘s mission is to promote the indigenous perspective in the arts to a broad audience through the creation of new work in contemporary art forms—visual, performing, literary and media.

ADVOCACY, POLICY and CULTURAL EQUITY

For over 30 years, AMERINDA has been the only community-based organization specifically advocating for the inclusion of the indigenous perspective in the arts and cultural equity in public policy in New York City.

WORK  

Located in New York City, AMERINDA is the only multi-arts services organization of its kind in the United States giving voice and making visible traditional and contemporary forms of Native American expressions. As a result, AMERINDA has changed the landscape for tribally-enrolled Native artists working and presenting in New York City.

Governed by an all-Native Board of Directors, Amerinda fosters artistic production by tribally-enrolled Native artists at the highest level by:

• Increasing awareness and accessibility for individual artists
• Actively providing encouragement and support in a culturally relevant framework through services to individual artists
• Promoting and presenting the work of Native artists
• Participating in collaborative programs providing direct support for individual artists
• Supporting and researching a documentation of contemporary American Indian arts and
• Continuing to build collaboration and cooperation between Native American cultural and other arts/community organizations.