Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
“In 1953 farsighted tribal leaders in the Northwest formed the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and dedicated it to tribal sovereignty and self-determination.” Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) is a nonprofit organization representing 57 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana. ATNI is an organization whose foundation is composed of the people it is meant to serve. ATNI has taken as its purpose to provide a forum for sharing information on matters of interest to its member Tribes, develop consensus on matters of mutual importance, assist member Tribes in their governmental and programmatic development consistent with their goals for self-determination and self-sufficiency, and provide for effective public relations and education program with the non-Indian communities. The ATNI Climate Change Program provides best practices and approaches to address climate change impacts, strategies to protect Tribal treaty rights and trust resources, and support to ensure ATNI member Tribes are aware of climate change programs, funding, adaptation and mitigation efforts at the regional, national, and international levels.
ATNI Executive Board and all standing committees and task forces pursue their goals generally in the following activity areas:
- Provide forums for the exchange of information of matters of mutual concerns among member Tribes and their constituencies.
- Provide processes for the development of consensus on policy and positions on issues.
- Provide recommendations for legislation and government policy on behalf of ATNI and member Tribes.
- Monitor, collect information, analyze data, disseminate findings and develop policy positions on matters of interest to ATNI and its member Tribes.
- Provide technical assistance, benchmarking, (standard setting), education, and training to ATNI and its member Tribes.
- Establish and maintain mutual assistance networks and foster strategic alliances between ATNI, its member Tribes, and beneficial organizations.
- Provide for an effective public relations and education program to non-Indian communities on behalf of ATNI and its member Tribes.
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