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April 6, 2024, 12pm - 5pm
PurposeTo bring together all facets of our community in honoring and celebrating Native American culture from various tribes and traditions.About the EventThe Native American & Indigenous Student Alliance hosts the annual Duke Powwow. Dancers, drummers and audiences come from across North Carolina to participate in this visual and artistic representation of the strength and vitality of the Native American culture. 
March 11, 2024 - March 24, 2024, All day
RES 2024 is the Summit to attend for those looking for high caliber networking, winning teaming opportunities, business development sessions, one-on-one consulting, all centered around American Indian Enterprise.The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is embracing STRENGTH IN UNITY for the 2024 Reservation Economic Summit. The event features tribal leaders, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, state and local officials, and top CEOs on a national platform.Learn more
March 30, 2024, 12pm - 5pm
Please join us for a time of gathering, family, and the celebration of Indigenous culture! NC State’s 33rd Annual Powwow consists of Native business vendors, traditional drum groups, and the display of different Indigenous dance styles. It is a time for not only the native community to come together, but also a time for the NC State community as a whole to learn and engage with this rich culture.
March 21, 2024 - March 22, 2024, All day
The purpose of the Southeast Indian Studies Conference is to provide a forum for discussion of the culture, history, art, health and contemporary issues of Native Americans in the Southeast. The conference serves as a critical venue for scholars, students and all persons interested in American Indian Studies in the region.Learn more

Supporting Undergraduate Native Students (SUNS) Program Workshop

May 19, 2023, 11am - 3pm
This annual workshop provides SUNS Program participants with an opportunity to network with other Native students from across the state in a casual business atmosphere while learning the skills necessary to have a successful college career.  We will review program requirements, student responsibilities and proposed changes to the SUNS Program FY 2023-24 by the funding agency.  
March 7, 2024 - March 9, 2024, All day
To increase awareness of American Indian issues; celebrate the traditional and contemporary history of American Indians in North Carolina. To promote resources, American Indian Heritage, and opportunities beneficial to the American Indian population. Click the registration link above for more information.

NC Commission of Indian Affairs Quarterly Meeting 3/9/23

March 9, 2023, 9:30am - 1pm
The NC Commission of Indian Affairs Quarterly Meeting is scheduled on March 9, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Raleigh, NC.

7th Annual Indian Child Welfare Gathering

February 23, 2023, 9:30am - 3pm
The purpose of this Indian Child Welfare Gathering is to address American Indian adoption and foster care issues. Together we can bring our relatives home. Join tribal leaders and staff, case workers, NC court officials, Guardian Ad Litem staff, Commission of Indian Affairs staff and others to help our indigenous children.
In honor of our nation’s first inhabitants, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month, celebrating the history and heritage of North Carolina’s eight state recognized tribes including the Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony and Waccamaw-Siouan.

NC Commission of Indian Affairs Annual Meeting

September 2, 2022, 10am - 3pm
The NC Commission of Indian Affairs Annual Meeting is scheduled on September 2, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Wake Technical Community College.

The purpose of the meeting is to conduct the quarterly meeting required by NC GS143B-408. The commission will have the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected and returning members to the NC Commission of Indian Affairs by Tribes and Organizations. The commission will also elect officers, appoint committee chairs, and review committee appointments, receive committee reports, executive director's report, etc.