Native Peoples Assistance

This was forwarded to me from the Heard Museum:


Please forward as appropriate! Thanks!



Dear Friends and Family,

I'm currently the Director of Development for the National Congress of
American Indians (NCAI). NCAI is the oldest and largest Indian organization in the U.S. and we represent more than half of the country's American Indian tribes.

Immediately after we received word of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, NCAI created a fund to help the Indian tribes in Louisianna, Mississippi and Alabama who were affected. Let me tell you that American Indian tribes are consistently overlooked and always the last to receive any assistance, if any. On Friday, we talked with a representative from one Indian tribe who said the homes and land every tribal member in their community was completely demolished, it was very sad.

The money from the NCAI Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund will go directly back to those tribes affected so that they may rebuild their communities. If you or your family is interested please make a donation, the information is below.

May you always walk in beauty and may the creator bless you.

Sincerely,

Mellor C. Willie
Director of Development
National Congress of American Indians


NCAI Hurricane Relief Fund:
National Congress of American Indians
1301 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-7767 (phone)
(202) 466-7797 (fax)
ncai@ncai.org
http://www.ncai.org
Write "Hurricane Relief" on check. Donations will go to
the tribes in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama.

United Houma Nation
Hurricane Relief Fund
20986 Hwy 1
Golden Meadow, LA 70357
Tribal Office Phone Number
985-475-6640
www.unitedhoumanation.org

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
www.choctaw.org

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
www.tunica.org

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
www.jenachoctaw.org

Sovereign Nation of the Chitimacha Tribe
www.chitimacha.com

The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
www.coushattatribela.org