Native Education Resources for the Southwest Region
State-Focused Resources
The organizations in this section share a fairly broad mission to serve American Indian people their respective states. Their services generally cut across many of the earlier resource categories.
American Indian Center of Arkansas
Paul
Austin, Director American Indian Center of Arkansas
1100 N. University, Suite 133
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 666-9032 / Fax: (501) 666-5875
The primary focus of the American Indian Center of Arkansas is to provide employment and training assistance to American Indian people in Arkansas under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Labor, JTPA, Division of Indian and Native American Programs. These services include: vocational skills training, job placement, work experience, and community service. The center also provides: emergency assistance, food banks, and advocacy services to Indian people in Arkansas.
American Indian Resource and Education Coalition (AIREC)
Ardena
Rodriguez, President (1998-1999)
American Indian Resource and Education Coalition
2911 Medical Arts Square, Bldg. 7
Austin, TX 78705
cheyarap@aol.com
(512) 472-3980
The American Indian Resource and Education Coalition is a statewide, nonprofit, advocacy organization in Texas dedicated to promoting a better understanding of Indian issues and concerns among the broader population and to serving as a source of information on and for Native Americans. AIREC sponsors and annual American Indian education conference, provides speakers for groups interested in learning more about Indian history and culture, co-sponsors various cultural events, supports the development of Indian curricula in primary an secondary schools, and acts as a liaison and clearinghouse for Native American issues in Texas.
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