Topics Related to Indian Affairs

Each year, NICWA hosts the largest national gathering on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) child advocacy issues. With over 1,600 attendees—and growing every year—this three-day conference has become the premiere national event addressing tribal child welfare and well-being. Keynote speakers range from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems.

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.

The 2025 BraveNation Powwow and Gathering (BNPG) will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the Jones Athletic Center at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Grand entry is at noon; doors open to the public at 10 am.

The Conference provides a forum for discussion of the cultures, histories, and contemporary experiences of Native Americans in the Southeast United States. It serves as a critical venue for scholars, students, community members, and all persons interested in American Indian/Native American Studies in the region. Held annually since 2005, the SNSC is the only national conference dedicated solely to the unique histories and cultures of Southeastern Native Americans.

RES 2025 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 Beyond Boundaries for the 2025 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.

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.

The 2025 Executive Council Winter Session is the annual meeting of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Council, one of NCAI’s three main governing bodies. This meeting presents an opportunity for Tribal delegates to hear from members of Congress and the Administration and helps to further the government-to-government relationship between Tribal Nations and the federal government.

The Commission meeting will be held in conjunction with the NC Indian Unity Conference, March 6-8, 2025. For information regarding the NC Indian Unity Conference, registration, booking hotel rooms, vendor space, and workshops, go to the United Tribes Website at unitedtribesnc.org 

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The AIHC — with support from its community partners, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the North Carolina American Indian Commission—has been the culminating event in honor of American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina for more than 25 years.