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.
Registration Now Open for 2019 AITC
The conference, scheduled for September 16-19, 2019 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, is organized by AIANTA and hosted by Cherokee Nation.
Now Hiring: Extended Deadline
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is seeking well-organized, self-starters for two full-time positions.
Women’s History Month 2020
AIANTA celebrates the women helping drive Indian Country cultural tourism.
Now Hiring: AIANTA is Seeking an International Outreach Coordinator
AIANTA is seeking an International Outreach Coordinator to help develop and sustain AIANTA’s international tourism marketing strategies and objectives.
Now Hiring: AIANTA is Seeking a Public Lands Partnership Program Manager
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is seeking a well-organized self-starter for a fulltime position as the Public Lands Partnership Program Manager.
Native America Returns to ITB in 2019
For Immediate Release Native America Returns to ITB in 2019 With the theme “Welcome to Our Home,” the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association and five partners will showcase the diversity of Native American cultures across the United States. Albuquerque, New...
AIANTA Executive Director Camille Ferguson to Represent Tribal Tourism on U.S. Travel Association Board of Directors
AIANTA Executive Director Camille Ferguson to Represent Tribal Tourism on U.S. Travel Association Board of Directors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ferguson, along with Deb Hickok, president and CEO of Explore Fairbanks, are the first Alaskans to serve on the U.S. Travel...
Two Alaskans Elected to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Travel Association
Two Alaskans elected to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Travel Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Camille Ferguson, executive director of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, and Deb Hickok, president and CEO of Explore...
Meeting on Tourism and Economic Development Brings Together Utah Tribes, State Government and AIANTA
Meeting on Tourism and Economic Development brings Together Utah Tribes, State Government and AIANTA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 19, 2019 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (February 4, 2019) – Director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, Shirlee Silversmith, brought...
Survey Link
State of Indian Country Tourism A new report, AIANTA's "State of Indian Country Tourism" monitors Native American tourism enterprises around the country and measures sentiment for the coming year. Survey results will be published twice a year and will include a...
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
