Conditions on many Native American reservations resemble Third World countries. Unemployment is high due to their remote location. Educational opportunities are limited. Some live in shacks without electricity or running water. While many have been able to overcome these conditions, there are still too many in need. The COVID19 pandemic has been especially hard on those who struggle to survive in normal times.
If you would like to help, here are some charitable organizations to consider. Some provide food, water, shelter, and other necessities. Others provide quality education for youth from Kindergarten through high school, or in some cases, college tuition assistance. Work to preserve their culture can always use donors as well. Check them out, then follow your heart.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST INDIGENOUS AMERICANS
General Assistance
Catching the Dream
8200 Mountain Road N.E., Suite 103
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Native American Emergency Relief (Water barrels for Navajo families)
P.O. Box 218
San Dimas, CA 91773-9998
Native American Heritage Association
830 John Marshall Highway Suite F
Front Royal, VA 22630-9925
Native American Rights Fun (NARF)
1506 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
Native Americans Veterans Assistance (NAVA)
P.O. Box 3800
Rapid City, SD 57709-9824
Northern Plains Reservation Aid
2401 Eglin Street
Rapid City, SD 57703
Running Strong for American Indian Youth
P.O. Box 52144
Phoenix, AZ 85072-9612
Soaring Eagle (Assisted living for elders)
922 Wyoming Avenue
P.O. Drawer 879
Billings, MT 59103
Southwest Reservation Aid
P.O. Box 1841
Merrifield, VA 22116-9605
EDUCATION
American Indian College Fund
P.O. Box 172449
Denver, CO 80217-2449
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
P.O. Box 90454
Albuquerque, NM 87199-9954
Cheyenne River Indian Outreach
121 Landmark Avenue
P.O. box 969
Eagle Butte, SD 57625-0969
Dakota Indian Foundation (Scholarship assistance for books and tuition fees)
209 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 340
Chamberlain, SD 57325-0340
www.dakotaindianfoundation.org
First Nations Development Institute
P.O. Box 8601
Denver, CO 80201-8601
Oglala Lakota College (Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges)
537 Piya Wiconi Road
PO Box 537
Kyle, SD 57752-0537
St. Ann’s Indian Mission
P.O. Box 2020
1115 Louis Riel Drive
Belcourt, ND 58316
St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School
P.O. Box 610
Thoreau, NM 87323-0610
St. Labre Indian School
P.O. Box 216
Ashland, MT 59003-9989
St. Joseph’s Indian School
P.O. Box 300
Chamberlain, SD 57325-0300
Sky People Higher Education
533 Ethete Road
P.O. Box 1500
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Southwest Indian Foundation (Help by shopping their great online store!)
P.O. Box 86
Gallup, NM 87305-0086
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
P.O. Box 98099
Washington DC 20090-8099
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