NATIVE AMERICAN PARENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER - NAPTAC NAPTAC The Native American Parent Technical Assistance Center provides Technical Assistance to OSEP funded parent centers across the United States who serve Native American families of children and youth with disabilities. NAPTAC provides three levels of Technical Assistance: Universal, Targeted and Intensive. State Profile: Massachusetts Native American Population: 50,705 Native American Student Count (ages 0-26): 2,305 Total number Native American/Alaska Native Students Enrolled in Public Schools* *Source: National Center for Educational Statistics Federally Recognized Tribes: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Tribal Council Building 483 Great Neck Road - South PH: (508) 477-0208 FAX: (508) 477-1218 www.mashpeewampanoagtribe.com Mailing Address: PO Box 1048 Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) 20 Black Brook Road Aquinnah, MA 02535-9701 PH: (508) 645-9265 FAX: (508) 645-3790 www.wampanoagtribe.net
Urban Native American Resources: Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness, Inc. PO Box 5885 PH: (617) 642-1683 FAX: (617) 884-4889 www.mcnaa.org Consist of tribes, Native American organizations, non-profit organizations and groups in the New England area. Purpose: To serve the cultural, spiritual, and social needs of the Native American people residing in the Massachusetts; to promote and preserve the cultural and traditional ways of the Native Americans of the land. North American Indians Center of Boston 105 S. Huntington Ave. FAX: (617) 232-3863 E-mail: info@naicob.org www.naicob.org The mission of the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) is to promote greater selfdetermination, socio-economic self-sufficiency, spiritual enhancement, intercultural understanding and other forms of empowerment for the North American Indian Community. The North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) assist Native Americans by providing job training and education. It is a resource center for housing, health and social services and other related programs. Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association (GLICA) P.O. Box 1181 Lowell, MA 01853 PH: (978) 551-2203 www.glica.net The Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association is a family orientated group of Native American Indians that come together to acknowledge and share their religion, culture, spirituality and traditions in accordance with the ways of their Ancestors. GLICA is composed of many different tribes of people from various Indian Nations. Our strength lies in our diversity and our ability to live in the present while holding on to the past and looking forward to the future of our people. 2
Commission on Indian Affairs Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs 100 Cambridge Street #300 PH: (617) 573-1291 FAX: (617) 573-1460 Consist of seven members of American Indian descent representing the major tribes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Propose: To assist Native American residents of Massachusetts with any problems common to them - social services, legal assistance, housing, employment, civil rights, treaty rights, etc. Native American Media & Periodicals ALMANACK Plimoth Plantation Wampanoag Indian Program PO Box 1620 Plymouth, MA 02362 PH: (508) 746-1622 FAX: (508) 830-6026 BOSTON INDIAN CENTER NEWSLETTER THE CIRCLE Boston Indian Council THE EAGLE WHISTLE North American Indian Center of Boston THE FREE CHEROKEE NEWSLETTER The Potato Band of Free Cherokees of Massachusetts PO Box 385 Feeding Hill, MA 01030 PH: (413) 785-5912 3
NASHAUONK MITTARK Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council 89 Shellback Way, #N PH: (617) 477-1825 TALKING LEAVES American Indianist Society 15 Mattson Ave. Worcester, MA 01606 PH: (508) 852-6271 TURTLE TALK NEWSLETTER Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness PO Box 5885 PH: (617) 884-4227 FAX: (617) 884-4889 4
NAPTAC TA Staff Contact: Debra Lente-Jojola (Isleta), TA Specialist febasa22@yahoo.com (505) 620-8819 Lead Contact for Regions: 1 & 5 Shirley Shutco (Navajo) Project Assistant sshutco@epicsnm.org (505) 767-6630 Ext. 305 1600 San Pedro Drive, NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 Judy Wiley (Apache), Project Manager Judy.wiley@nipic.org (541) 210-4062 Office Grants Pass, OR 97526 www.naptac.org The content of this fact sheet was developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, Cooperative Agreement #H328R130012. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, David Emenheiser (david.emenheiser@ed.gov ) 5