National Congress of American Indians

National Congress of American Indians
Abbreviation	NCAI
Formation	November 17, 1944
Registration no.	EIN 53-0210846
Purpose	Public affairs, ethnic and racial minority rights, cultural awareness
Headquarters	Embassy of Tribal Nations
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.;
President	Mark Macarro (Pechanga)
First Vice President	Brian Weeden (Mashpee Wampanoag)
Secretary	Nickolaus D. Lewis (Lummi)
Treasurer	David Woerz (Chickasaw)
Website	ncai.org

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is an American Indian and Alaska Native rights organization.^[1] It was founded in 1944^[3] to represent the tribes and resist U.S. federal government pressure for termination of tribal rights and assimilation of their people.^{[citation needed]} These were in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereign entities.^{[citation needed]} The organization continues to be an association of federally recognized and state-recognized Indian tribes.^{[citation needed]}

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