Partnership Development
We build strategic partnerships, both public and private, to extend the reach of tribes and ensure authentic tribal experiences.
AIANTA’s best work is done by connecting with tribal, federal, state and industry leaders. Through strong relationships with our partners and stakeholders, we are able to move our mission forward. Since our founding, we have worked to grow our existing relationships while attracting new partners to support our work.
Through our strategic partnerships, AIANTA works to educate state, federal and industry leaders so they support and facilitate a thriving Indian Country tourism industry. In our work with strategic partners, we help to cut through the noise of global tourism promotion to elevate tribal destinations among travelers, tour operators, travel agents, the media and nationally.
Our Valued Partners
Federal
- U.S. Department of Interior
– Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Technical Assistance Programs
– National Park Service
– Bureau of Land Management
– U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
– U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
- U.S. Small Business Administration
State
Member Partners:
- Arizona Office of Tourism
- Colorado Tourism Office
- Hawaii Tourism Authority
- Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development
- Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department
- South Dakota Department of Tourism
- Wyoming Office of Tourism
Tribal
- National Congress of American Indians (MOU)
- National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
- Native American Rights Fund (MOU)
- National Indian Gaming Association (MOU)
- American Recreation Coalition
- American Association of Parks and Recreation
- American Indian Law Center
- Native American Tourism of Wisconsin
- Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes
Industry
- U.S. Travel Association
- National Tour Association (MOU)
- National Geographic Society Sustainable Destinations
- George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies
- International Tourism Marketing
- Western States Tourism Policy Council (MOU)
- Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend (LOI)
- Powers Pyles, Sutter and Verville PC (LOI)
- Hobbs Straus Dean and Walker LLP (LOI)
- Akerman, LLP
AIANTA welcomes new partnerships to expand our impact and increase collaboration throughout Indian Country and the tourism industry.
If you are interested in joining AIANTA as a strategic partner, contact Hannah Peterson, AIANTA’s Development Director at hpeterson@aianta.org or 505.361.2168.
O me’a”kwa:: The Year Ahead
This past year has been one of great change and great challenges, but we have also experienced so many victories and if you’re like me, you remain hopeful about all that is to come.
AIANTA Introduces New Tribal Relations & Outreach Department
Long-term AIANTA employee Gail Chehak will lead the new Tribal Relations & Outreach department which is charged with identifying and cultivating strategic agency partnerships.
AIANTA Launches Tourism Sentiment Survey
AIANTA’s second “State of Indian Country Tourism” survey will measure Indian Country’s confidence in the growth of visitor industry for the coming year.
Native American Tours
Experiencing U.S. Indian Country in the company of a Native guide or tour operator provides an in-depth look at some of America’s most storied lands from a fresh perspective.
Small Business Development–Working with MBDA
This webinar shares Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) resources available to small business and artist entrepreneurs.
Globalize Your Website: A Webinar for Rural and Native American Businesses
Through this webinar, learn how to globalize your website to increase international buyers.
O me’a”kwa: Happy 2021
As we enter 2021, we know that the challenges of 2020 are not yet behind us. We will continue to adapt, as our Native People have always done.
AIANTA CEO Appointed to National Marine Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council
Sherry L. Rupert, CEO of AIANTA has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Office of National Marine Sanctuary System (ONMS) Business Advisory Council.
AIANTA Call for Submissions
AIANTA is seeking submissions from qualified freelance writers for a new educational manual, the Cultural Heritage Tourism Handbook.
Native Chefs Explore Food Sovereignty
Learn from Native chefs, Vincent Medina (Chochenyo Ohlone), and Louis Trevino (Rumsen Ohlone), who co-own the mak-‘amham/Café Ohlone in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay area.
AMERICAN INDIANS AND ROUTE 66
More than half of Historic U.S. Route 66 lies in Indian Country, roughly 1,372 miles. AIANTA, in collaboration with the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program and Cherokee travel writer Lisa Hicks Snell, has published a tour guide of Route 66, bringing American Indian voices and a new perspective to this iconic highway.
To learn more, visit www.AmericanIndiansAndRoute66.com
