Quick Facts

    • Manzanita Band of Mission Indians photo with Windmills
      10%

      of the nation's energy resources

      can be found in tribal lands, which comprise over 4% of the United States’ overall land base.

    • Sealaska Heritage Institute Language Photo with Elders
      160 Languages

      of the 300 languages spoken at the time of America’s colonization still survive today.

    • Burt Lake Band Photo of Quill Boxes
      160

      SEDS projects

      have been fostering cultural exchange between elders and youth since 2006.

    • Standing Rock Sioux Entrepreneurship Table
      325 businesses

      have been started by SEDS grants since 2006.

    • Three Affiliated Tribes Governance Project
      566

      Federally Recognized Tribes

      As of 2005, over half of the 566 federally recognized tribes work under some form of self-governance.

    • Pueblo of Pojoaque Photo of Children Planting
      220

      Projects are administered annually by ANA,

      including Social & Economic Development, Native Language & Environmental initiatives.