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American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Launches Community Navigator Initiative Partnership with USDA Forest Service to Connect Indigenous Communities with Climate Resilience Resources
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (September 10, 2024) – The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), the only national organization dedicated to advancing cultural tourism in Native Nations and communities across the…
Read MoreFY 2024 USFS/AIANTA NATIVE Act Grant Process
Request for Proposal Project Name and Description FY 2024 USFS/AIANTA NATIVE Act Request for Proposals (RFP) Tribal Projects and Initiatives on or Adjacent to U.S. Forest Service Managed Lands Contact…
Read MoreIndigenous Tourism Leader Debuts Collaborative Educational Travel Guide for Responsible Visitation to Native Nations and Communities During National Travel & Tourism Week May 19-25, 2024
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association and collaborative partner Leave No Trace debut educational guide for travelers to responsibly visit Native Nations and communities in the U.S. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (May…
Read MoreThe American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Returns to IPW 2024 & Introduces NativeAmerica.Travel Booking Platform as the $15.7 Billion Indigenous Tourism Industry Grows in the U.S.
Indigenous exhibitors join AIANTA to showcase cultural diversity of U.S. Tourism with #DiscoverNativeAmerica at the travel industry’s premier international marketplace and the largest generator of travel to the U.S. ALBUQUERQUE,…
Read MoreRegistration Now Open for the 26th Annual American Indigenous Tourism Conference
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Read MoreAmerican Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association CEO Appointed to U.S. Travel Association Board of Directors
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association CEO Appointed to U.S. Travel Association Board of Directors The leading voice of the $15.7 billion Indigenous hospitality sector of travel and tourism in…
Read MoreThe Office of Indian Economic Development and American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Award Recipients for FY24 NATIVE Act Capacity Building Grants
The Office of Indian Economic Development and American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Award Recipients for FY24 NATIVE Act Capacity Building Grants Five recipients across the U.S. will receive funding…
Read MoreAmerican Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Partners with International Inbound Travel Association to Grow International Visitation to Native Nations’ Destinations and Properties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Partners with International Inbound Travel Association to Grow International Visitation to Native Nations’ Destinations…
Read MoreThe American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Selects Awardees for Annual Excellence in Tourism Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Selects Awardees for Annual Excellence in Tourism Awards Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural and Welcome Center, First Americans Museum Solstice…
Read MoreThe American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Celebrates 25 Years as the Leader in Cultural Heritage Tourism and Announces Historic Name Change of National Conference at 25th Annual Event
Today, the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), the only national organization dedicated to advancing cultural heritage tourism in Native Nations and communities across the United States, announced that its signature American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) will become the American Indigenous Tourism Conference to reflect inclusivity of all U.S. Native Nations and communities beyond tribes, as Indigenous tourism continues to preserve generations of cultural heritage storytelling. The news was delivered in a keynote address by AIANTA CEO Sherry L. Rupert as the national nonprofit kicked off its 25th anniversary at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla. on the tribal homelands of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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