Photograph depicting attendees at November 1944 meeting of National Congress of American Indians in Denver, Colorado.
Biographical/Historical note:
Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians is a major American Indian organization which aims to "protect, preserve, and develop Indian land, mineral, timber, and human resources, serve legislative interest of Indian tribes, and increase health, education and economic conditions" (as outlined in the NCAI constitution). Its membership includes American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments, tribal citizens, individuals, and Native and non-Native organizations.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 75-33
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Recorded interviews of Frank W. Parker on the early history of the National Congress of American Indians can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 7078.
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds the records of the National Congress of American Indians, 1935-1978.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
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Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 75-33, Group portrait of National Congress of American Indians meeting, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
