Causes: Children & Youth, Civil Rights, Leadership Development

Mission: Americans for indian opportunity advances, from an indigenous worldview, the cultural, political, and economic rights of indigenous peoples in the united states and around the world.

Programs: Ambassadors program: to build capacity in indigenous communities by helping to prepare young adults for leadership roles in the context of their cultural values.

community service: to promote a deeper understanding of contemporary native america through advocacy, hosting forums, community dialogue, civic engagement efforts, coalition building, and sharing information and resources.

youth ambassadors program model: to develop and share the curriculum of the ambassadors program so that it can be modeled by local/tribal communities for youth development initiatives.