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The North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) is a resource center for employment and training, education, health, and housing.

The North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) has provided cultural, social, educational, and professional related services to the New England Native American community for over 50 years. As the only urban Indian center in Massachusetts, our mission is to empower the Native American community with the goal of improving the quality of life of Indigenous peoples. NAICOB was originally established in 1969 as the Boston Indian Council when it served as the hub of social and civil rights activities for the American Indian community in Boston. The center was later organized as the North American Indian Center of Boston, a non-profit organization, in 1991. Since then, the center has served our community as a place for community, health services, wellness groups, job training, children’s and elders programming, and much more.

11/04/2026

Return to the Heart Foundation fb livestream today 3pm PT/6pm ET

Announcing our 2026 Heart2Heart Livestream Series for Native American Heritage Month! Join us each week of November on Facebook livestream for Warrior Women Wednesdays, starting November 4th! Watch in-depth and inspiring interviews with Native Women leaders and healers. Some of our special guests include Native entrepreneurs, activists, R2HF grantees, artists, advocates, dancers, singers and more!

We’ll discuss different topics that directly affect Indian country and our tribal nations. The first livestream will feature former R2HF grantee, Nellie Davis, this Wednesday, November 4, 2026! Nellie (Walker River Paiute) will join us for Moving Beyond Survival, sharing how we can reclaim and prioritize our joy, strength and cultural connection as tools to celebrate thriving Indigenous life.

At R2HF, we work to uplift Native Women’s voices, stories, expertise and wisdom every day. Follow Return to the Heart Foundation on Facebook for livestream updates to make sure you don’t miss an episode! Return to the Heart Foundation

11/04/2026

Tonight HUNAP’s Climate Change in Native America Speaker Series: Water - Sovereignty, Protection, and Lifeways! 6:00pm-8:00pm Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall.

Make sure to join us on TONIGHT!!! November 4 for the final event in our Climate Change in Native America speaker series: Water — Sovereignty, Protection, and Lifeways!

This event will explore the cultural, legal, and ecological significance of water to Native Nations. Discussions will focus on water rights, the protection of sacred waterways, climate-related threats such as drought and contamination, and Indigenous-led advocacy for water justice.

Moderated by Andrew Mergen, Emmett Assistant Clinical Professor of Environmental Law at HLS and Faculty Director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, our panelists will include:
• Corey Hinton (Passamaquoddy), Leader, Tribal Nations Practice Group, Drummond Woodsum
• Shannon Cellan, Senior Environmental Lab Analyst, Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab
• Leslie Jonas (Mashpee Wampanoag), Resilient Communities Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Kelsey Leonard (Shinnecock Nation), Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo

11/04/2026

Join us today at 7pm brooklinebooksmith.com/events

Wednesday at the Booksmith! Join us to celebrate the release of We've Been Here the Whole Time with author Joey Clift, in conversation with Vanessa Lillie.

Peabody and Emmy-nominated Native comedian Joey Clift takes you on a journey to discover the largest population you don’t know in his hilarious debut for fans of Michael Harriot, Mo Rocca, and Phoebe Robinson.

Foreword by Shane Hawk, writer and co-editor of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology!

Put away the construction paper: This contraband book is here to teach you everything your high school refused to teach about Native American history, people, and culture. From misunderstood figures like Pocahontas, to sports mascots, to the Land Back movement, to how cool Lily Gladstone is, this hilarious NDN-approved guide is the first of its kind––illustrated in an irreverent, textbook-meets-notebook style by DinÃ© artist Julie Fiveash. Sharewith your loved ones and transform your boring Thanksgiving into a big “You’re Welcome” dance party!

Join us Wednesday 11/4 at 7:00PM ET! More info at: brooklinebooksmith.com/events

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11/04/2026

The number of Indigenous candidates who ran for public office has jumped by nearly 400 percent compared to 2016, according to ICT database

11/04/2026

Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Rep. Mary Peltola are facing off in Alaska's U.S. Senate race. See the live results.

11/04/2026

Claire Valdez, a citizen of Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, has won New York’s 7th Congressional District, becoming the state’s first known Indigenous member of Congress.

The Democratic state assemblymember and union organizer will represent parts of Brooklyn and Queens in the U.S. House. The Associated Press has called the race.

11/04/2026

Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, has won New Mexico’s governor’s race, making history as the first Native American woman elected governor of a U.S. state.

The Associated Press called the race for the Democrat and former interior secretary, who defeated Republican Greggory Hull.

11/04/2026

Peggy Flanagan, a citizen of the White Earth Nation, has made history as the first Native woman elected to the U.S. Senate, winning Minnesota’s race against Republican Michele Tafoya.

The Minnesota lieutenant governor campaigned on affordability, tribal sovereignty and holding the federal government accountable to its obligations to Indian Country.

Flanagan was one of three Indigenous women running for the U.S. Senate this year, alongside N’Kiyla “Jasmine” Thomas (Chickasaw), who lost in Oklahoma, and Mary Peltola (Yup’ik), whose race in Alaska is still awaiting results.

11/04/2026

Sharice Davids, Ho-Chunk, has won a fifth term representing Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, according to The Associated Press, defeating Republican Eric Jenkins and Libertarian Steven Hohe.

First elected in 2018 as one of the first two Native women in the U.S. House, Davids is now the longest-serving Native American woman in Congress.

11/04/2026

Crystalyne Curley has made history as the first woman elected president of the Navajo Nation, according to unofficial results. Curley and running mate Christopher C. Deschene defeated Justin Jones and Emily Ellison.

Curley previously served as the first woman speaker of the Navajo Nation Council. Deschene is an attorney, Marine Corps veteran and former Arizona state representative.

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105 South Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain, MA
02130

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 2pm

Telephone

+16172320343

Website

http://www.naicob.org/

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