Annual and Mid-Year Conventions

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Extent: 3 Videocassettes (U-matic); 276 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel); 414 Sound cassettes; 1 Sound recording (Dictaphone belt)

Type: Archival materials; Videocassettes (u-matic); Sound tape reels; Sound cassettes; Sound recordings

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

Scope and Contents: NCAI Conventions have been held annually in the fall since the formation of the NCAI in 1944. Since 1977, mid-year conferences have been held in May or June of each year. The resolutions passed at these conventions are the basis for all policy of the Executive Committee and Executive Director between meetings. The conventions are also used for informational sessions and meetings of standing and special committees of NCAI. Series 1: Annual and Mid-Year conventions contains audio recordings, primarily on 1/4" open reel tapes and sound cassettes, of annual conventions from 1953 to 1988 and mid-year conventions from 1980 to 1989. This often includes general assemblies, speeches, resolutions and workshops.

Collection Restrictions: Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).; Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.

NMAI.AC.010.001_ref416

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National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings

Creator

National Congress of American Indians

Summary

The National Congress of America Indians (NCAI), which describes itself as the oldest and largest American Indian and Alaskan Native organization in the United States, was founded on November 16, 1944, in Denver, CO and is still active today. NCAI was founded to serve as a link between individual tribal councils and the United States government but also aimed to educate the general public about In...