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.
AIANTA, USDA to Present Free Webinar on ‘Recreation Economy’ Resources
AIANTA, USDA to Present Free Webinar on 'Recreation Economy' Resources The webinar, scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019, will feature speakers from AIANTA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and USDA Rural Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
How Do You Say Mother?
This month we are highlighting the names of female family members and how those words translate in Indigenous languages.
Members in the News 2018
AIANTA Members & Tribes in the News (2018) This page features archived "Members in the News" headlines from 2018. Please click here to read current Members in the News headlines. Alaska || Eastern || Midwest ||...
Capturing a Slice of the Recreation Economy
AIANTA, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Rural Development, is offering an exclusive webinar to Native American Tribes and Tribal entities looking to grow their outdoor infrastructure.
Indian Country Expresses Strong Optimism for Tourism in 2019
Some 75% of respondents believe tourism will increase greatly or somewhat in the coming year, according to the inaugural State of Indian Country Tourism survey.
AIANTA Welcomes New Leadership
Sherry L. Rupert, formerly AIANTA’s Board President, will assume the role of AIANTA Executive Director and Board Member Emerson Vallo has been elected Board President.
Mobile Workshop: Chickasaw Cultural Center
Chickasaw Cultural Center Mobile Workshop Welcome to the Chickasaw Cultural Center. Monday, September 16, 20197:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.$60 This world-class destination is devoted to sharing and celebrating Chickasaw history and culture. As one of the largest tribal cultural...
Explore Tulsa Excursion
Explore Tulsa Excursion We want to “take you back to Tulsa” and show you all that this beautiful, interesting, and fun-loving city has to offer! Sunday, September 15, 2019, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Cost: $10Capacity: 200 all day (23 people per shuttle run) With the...
Mobile Workshop: Cherokee Nation History
Cherokee Nation History Mobile Workshop Monday, September 16, 20198:30 a.m.-5 p.m.$60 Cherokee Nation invites you to come say “Osyio” to the historic wonders of the Cherokee Nation--located in Northeast Oklahoma’s Green Country. Hear the ancient stories of Cherokee...
Native American Moon Names
Thanks to AIANTA’s tribal partners, we’ve learned quite a few ways Native American tribes translate moon names.
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
