NCBAI Mission Statement
- To serve as a voice for Native American people with African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people of the western hemisphere as a political entity and active body for the rights of Native people throughout the Americas.
- To recognize that there are Native people with African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people of the western hemisphere and that the
y still continue to exist as a strong people.
- To define who the Native with African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people are.
- To honor all Native people with African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people and their respective singular and or multi indigenous nation relationships
- To maintain an understanding of the inherit responsibilities of Native people of African ancestry and the Spanish speaking Indigenous people of the western hemisphere within the larger nations of Native people regarding their traditions and spiritual practices.
- To uphold the rights of all Native people with African ancestry, the Spanish speaking people of the western hemisphere, American Indians and Alaska Native people. Founding Principles
- To recognize and celebrate the histories and experiences of Native people of shared African and American Indian ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people as a part of the greater Native American experience.
- To promote healing between Native people of African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people, American Indian and Alaska Native recognized and not recognized within the context of larger Native communities.
- To acknowledge that Native people of African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people as part of and not separate from their Native communities.
- To educate the larger public on the presence of Native people of African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people throughout the Americas.
- To help secure rights under treaties, agreements, and laws for Native people of African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people.
- To contribute to the general welfare of Native people of African ancestry and Spanish speaking Indigenous people through programs, services and outreach.
- To create a liaison between all Indigenous people of the western hemisphere.