North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission

Honoring North Carolina's tribal communities...

Annual North Carolina American Indian Heritage Celebration

The American Indian Heritage Celebration, with support from its community partners the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the North Carolina American Indian Commission has been the culminating event in honor of American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina for more than 25 years.

Digital Collections

The North Carolina Digital Collections contain over 158,000 historic and recent photographs, state government publications, manuscripts, and other resources on topics related to North Carolina. The Collections are free and full-text searchable, and bring together content from the State Archives of North Carolina and the State Library of North Carolina.

HBCU/MIHE Summer Internship Program

The Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCU) & Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHE) Internship is a paid, ten-week program designed to expose, engage and educate students by giving them tangible, real-world experience with various divisions within the department.

In the Spotlight

Stories from American Indian communities.

American Indians in Grand Entry, the official beginning of a powwow.

My Heart Is At Meherrin Powwow

Portrait of Arnold Richardson and Netye Lynch

Singing on the Land

Old class picture of children attending a NC segregation-era Indian school.

Mapping North Carolina’s American Indian Schools

G.S. 143B-135.5

Created by the 2021 State Budget Act, the commission is intended to “advise and assist the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources in the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of American Indian history, arts, customs, and culture.”

Purpose