Tribes and Indian Organizations¹

Federally-Recognized Tribes

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) maintains a Tribal Directory, which includes contact information for federally-recognized tribes.

Tribal Epidemiology Centers

Tribal Epidemiology Centers are a critical element of the CDC/Indian Health Service  partnership as they improve the health and well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Activities include surveillance for disease conditions; epidemiological analysis; interpretation and dissemination of surveillance data; investigation of disease outbreaks; development and implementation of epidemiological studies; development and implementation of disease control and prevention programs; and coordination of activities with other public health authorities in the region.

• Indian Health Service maintains a map and directory for Tribal Epidemiology Centers
• More information is available through the IHS Division of Epidemiology & Disease Prevention, National Office

Native American Research Centers for Health

The Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) initiative supports partnerships between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes or tribally-based organizations and institutions that conduct intensive academic-level biomedical, behavioral and health services research. The NARCH program provides opportunities for conducting research, research training and faculty development to meet the needs of AI/AN communities. As a developmental process, tribes and tribal organizations are able to build a research infrastructure, including a core component for capacity building and the possibility of reducing the many health disparities prevalent in AI/AN communities.

Indian Organizations that Focus on Public Health

(Note: This list is not all-inclusive)

• Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit
• Alamo Navajo Chapter
• Alaska Native Health Board
• Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
• All Indian Pueblo Council, Inc.
• California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.
• Chinle Service Unit Health Board
• Crownpoint Service Unit Health Board
• Eight Northern Indian Pueblos
• Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc.
• Ft. Defiance Service Unit Health Board
• Gallup SU Health Board
• Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
• Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
• Indian Health Board of Billings, Inc.
• Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
• Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc.
• Inter-Tribal Health Care Center
• Kayenta Service Unit Board
• Lake County Health Consortium, Inc.
• Minneapolis Indian Health Board Inc.
• Montana-Wyoming Area Indian Health Board
• National Indian Health Board
• Native Research Network, Inc.
• Navajo Area Indian Health Service
• Navajo Nation Council
• Northern Cheyenne Board of Health
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
• Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board
• Seattle Indian Health Board
• Shiprock Service Unit Health Board
• Southern Colorado Ute Health Board
• Southern Indian Health Council, Inc.
• Tuba City Service Unit Health Board
• United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
• Winslow Service Unit Health Board  

¹ “Indian Organizations: 1) Those federally-recognized tribally constituted entities that have been designated by their governing body. 2) Any regional or national organizations whose board is comprised of Federally-recognized Indian Tribes and elected/appointed Tribal leaders. 3) Native-serving organizations, including urban Indian organizations and rural Indian organizations.” [CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Policy (revised 2012), pg. 8].