Chicago, Illinois
AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER OF CHICAGO
The American Indian Center of Chicago (AIC) strives to be the primary cultural and community resource for nearly 65,000 American Indians in Chicagoland’s six county region. Chicago is the third largest urban Native American population in the country with over one-hundred tribal nations represented. With over 75% of all Native people living off-reservation and in urban settings, the AIC represents this emerging Native population shift, resulting in a diverse multi-tribal community in need of a common social and cultural place of gathering. Through a combination of short-term relief services and long-term education and support programs, we seek to foster physical and spiritual health in the community, an active connection with traditional values and practices, stronger families with multigenerational bonds, and a rising generation of educated, articulate, and visionary youth.