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 Brings Native America to the United Kingdom
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) returns to the United Kingdom during Native American Heritage Month to showcase Indian Country highlights at World Travel Market. (October 30, 2018)
AIANTA Honors Tribal Tourism Operators and Experiences for Excellence
The awards, staged during AIANTA’s 20th Anniversary American Indian Tourism Conference, honors individuals, tribes and tribal tourism businesses and organizations that help build tourism in Indian Country. (September 24, 2018.)
Interior Signs MOU with Commerce Department and AIANTA
The agreement formalizes the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association’s role in helping federal efforts under the NATIVE ACT to strengthen tribal self-determination through cultural tourism. // September 20, 2018
Media Advisory: AIANTA Celebrates 20 Years of Tribal Tourism Growth at Southwest Conference
More than 300 travel industry professionals working in or with Indian Country tourism will discuss successes and best practices during the American Indian Tourism Conference September 17-20, 2018. (September 13, 2018)
2018 AITC Media Tip Sheet
Media tips and story ideas for the milestone 20th annual American Indian Tourism Conference on September 17-20, 2018, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (September 12, 2018)
Award-Winning Native American Performers Take the Stage During 20th Annual AITC
American Indian Tourism Conference attendees will enjoy a who’s who of Native American performances.
AIANTA, BIA Partner to Offer Cultural Tourism Certificate Scholarships
Ten qualified candidates will receive full enrollment in AIANTA’s six-week Cultural Heritage Tourism Certificate program offered in partnership with the George Washington University.
Many Roads Lead to Tribal Tourism
LeRoy Gishi, the Chief, Division of Transportation, Office of Indian Services, BIA will speak at the American Indian Tourism Conference.
Cultural Heritage Tourism Certificate Now Accepting Enrollments
The six-week, self-learning module is offered by AIANTA in partnership with George Washington University. (August 14, 2018)
Explore Southwestern Tribal Culture at the American Indian Tourism Conference
Cliff dwellings, North America’s oldest continuously inhabited settlement and an homage to Navajo Code Talkers are all part of the Mobile Workshop itineraries during the American Indian Tourism Conference.
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
