About
American Indian Community House (AICH) was founded in 1969, by Native American volunteers as a community-based organization, mandated to improve the status of Native Americans, and to foster inter-cultural understanding.
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AICH is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization serving the needs of Native Americans residing in New York City.
Our Mission
The mission of American Indian Community House (AICH) is to improve and promote the well-being of the American Indian Community and to increase the visibility of American Indian cultures in an urban setting in order to cultivate awareness, understanding and respect.
Our Community
The AICH community is currently composed of Native Americans from 72 different tribes. Native American migration between urban centers and reservations demonstrates the inter-relatedness of all Native Americans, and from this reality emerges the recognition that our issues and concerns are truly shared.
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AICH Staff
Iakowi:he'ne' Oakes
Executive Director (2019) Snipe Clan, Kanien'kehá:ka/People of the Flint, Iroquois Confederacy
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Sheldon Raymore
Deputy Director (2018)
Cheyenne River Sioux
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Tanis Parenteau
Events and Media Manager
Métis Nation of Alberta and is of Cree descent
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Tatiana Benally
Social Impact Coordinator
Diné Bikeyah (Navajo Nation)
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Ty Defoe
Native Theater Organizer & Cultural Consultant
Ojibwe and Oneida Nation
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Ryan Opalanietet Pierce
Native Theater Organizer
Nanticoke Lenni Lenape
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Anthony Enos
Two-Spirit Content and Web Development
Cherokee
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Emily Preis
Junior Organizer/ Executive Assistant
Osage Nation
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Jolie Cloutier
Junior Organizer/Program Assistant
Onondaga Nation (People of the Hills)
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Aru Apaza
Amara Nation
Garden & Archive Manager
Social Impact Program Assitant & Translator
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Carlos Rodriguez
Purepecha & Taino descendent
AICH Historical Archive Project
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Board of Directors 2020-21
George Stonefish
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Delaware Lenape First Nation
Renee Hunter
she/her/hers
Shinnecock Nation
Frances Grumbley
she/her/hers
Mohawk of Akwesasne
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Karasaken
Loran Thompson
he/him/his
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka Mohawk Nation
Lance Richmond
he/him/his
Mohawk of Akwesasne
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