Since the 1600s, Manhattan has been a meeting place of the Algonquin peoples long before the natural terrain was artificially flattened and glacial rock formations were altered to accommodate the growing European settlements... click here for more...

Amerinda is 25. We honor all our elders, without whose steadfastness and sacrifice we would not be able to follow our dreams. We honor the traditional artists who worked in medicine shows, expositions and Indian vaudeville...Joe Shunatonah (Pawnee/Otoe/Wyandotte)... click here for more...

Amerinda has been an artistic outlet for me for over five years. They have allowed me to express myself in an un-edited environment which breeds creativity. This is it. Amerinda is really what I’ve been working towards my entire life... click here for more...

Congratulations to Amerinda! Even though I’m a newcomer, I wonder how any Native artists in NYC get along without it? Growing up as a musician in Seattle, I always thought I was the lone Indian in the classical music world (who didn’t play the flute, at least)... click here for more...

I am a child of Amerinda and very grateful that this organization has been there to help me develop my career as a Native American artist.  All too often artists have to contend with a vast array of organizations, each one specializing in one art form or another, but none united in their goal to help the artist realize their complete potential...click here for more...

I first visited New York City in the very late seventies. I was invited by the writer Ishmael Reed to be part of an historic multicultural gathering. Of course, when I was there I went looking for the Indian community. I met the locals, many from New York tribes who lived together...click here for more...

It has been so long since I first connected with Amerinda, and it has been a highly rewarding connection.This organization has reached out and crossed boundaries that absolutely needed to be crossed. American Indian artists of all mediums are constantly in need of local and national exposure. The more “mainstream” audience often overlooks us...click here for more...

As an actor, I was on Broadway twice and appeared in many NYC showcases. I also performed in play readings – some produced by Amerinda. Later, I began writing. Diane Fraher attended a two day showcase of Silent Quest, the first play I wrote...click here for more...

Strength, determination, vision. These words epitomize the role Amerinda plays in defining the integrity of the Native American community in the NY area. My professional life has been enormously impacted by the opportunities Amerinda has offered me...click here for more...

Along with my two sisters, I am a founding member of Spiderwoman Theatre. We’ve been in existence since 1976. Things had been going on in New York but we never had an agency that was just for us. Amerinda helped me with my solo piece (directed by Steve Elm), Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue...click here for more...

I moved from Canada to New York City in the fall of 2010 to purse my professional practice and access a broader arts base. Amerinda gave me my first show and managed my first sale to a private collector. They also introduced me to other Native American artists living in the city...click here for more...

I am especially pleased to offer my thoughts and gratitude for Amerinda, which I know through the publication Talking Stick, and which I have been reading now for several years. Amerinda has solid input from Native Americans...click here for more...

Congratulations to Amerinda on the occasion of your 25th Anniversary. I have worked with the Amerinda theater program for several years now and was honored to be in Amerinda Theater’s inaugural production. I am genuinely happy to see how much the organization had grown...click here for more...

As an Urban Native artist and Native New Yorker, I am grateful for the existence of Amerinda/American Indian Artists, Inc. because it supports me as an artist, arts educator, arts professional and curator in New York City...click here for more...

I’m so glad Amerinda exists in New York City. Over the years Amerinda has been an avid supporter and promoter of New York Contemporary American Indian artists and their work. Contemporary Native American artists make some of the best and important art produced...click here for more...

In 2003, I was a full-time concierge who wrote once a week.  I’d all but abandoned my plays, and had watched my only screenplay option expire with little results.  It looked like my great writing career was destined to be a writing hobby....click here for more...

Being a member of the diverse Native arts community in New York City has been a rewarding experience for me, a western transplant since 1993. Organizations such as Amerinda and the American Indian Community House have served for years as a kind of glue3...click here for more...

Juane Quick-to-See Smith is not only a talented and beautiful artist, she is a connector.  After we participated in the same art exhibition, she introduced me to artists, recommended books to read and encouraged me to sign up with Amerinda. This connection placed me in their curatorial project...click here for more...

Around and under the kitchen table, we hear the stories of our nations, of our communities. As adults, we piece these stories together and then we add our own layers. Thirty five years ago, Spiderwoman Theater started weaving their stories...click here for more...

Coming to New York City while  pursuing  higher education and to find a more comfortable way of life amid big city isolation, unfamiliar customs, and shady characters kept me on the very edge of crucial turning points everyday.  The throngs of strangers puzzled and delighted but for a very long time there seemed to me, “no Indians here!”...click here for more...

As an artist, it has been a long and winding journey, yet so very rewarding.    I have had the honor of being involved in several Amerinda exhibits, events and featured in Talking Stick magazine.  Amerinda has a vital role that gives artists voice, direction, and light into the mainstream art world...click here for more...

Amerinda produced its first play, Thieves, written by William Yellowrobe and directed and acted in by Steve Elm in August, 2011. Presented at The Public Theater with a largely Native American cast, it was a first for me as an actor in a fully realized production at The Public—where I’ve long wished to work...click here for more...

Since 1999 Amerinda and I have had a symbiotic relationship that both overlaps the Hip Hop world to the traditions of Native American art and culture emphasized in Amerinda’s publication, Talking Stick. I performed at Amerinda’s First People’s Pow Wow in 1999...click here for more...

Having just celebrated Native American Indian heritage month, it is appropriate to be celebrating Amerinda. The best thing of this honoring is that after the holiday month is concluded, Amerinda will continue to be in existence, providing support and nurturing of Native American Indian artists...click here for more...

In 2001 Diane Fraher, the director of Amerinda, offered me a job as editor of Talking Stick Native Arts Quarterly. I had never edited a publication before, but Diane guided me, taught me, and supported me. Through Talking Stick, I was able to give voice to Native writers...click here for more...

I am incredibly thankful that an organization like Amerinda exists in New York City. They provide a common space for Native artists in the city that is truly community driven and treats every single person with equal respect regardless of who they are...click here for more...

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