experiencing disasters, food shortages
and health care needs
Native American Aid™
Service Area: Northern Plains Reservations (includes MT, ND, SD, NE, and WA)
On remote reservations in the Northern Plains, Native American families struggle against enormous odds. Job opportunities are extremely limited due to a short supply of outside investments on reservation lands, which are held in trust by the U.S. government. Winters are bitter cold, housing is often substandard, and health care is inadequate. Despite the obstacles, Native Americans remain devoted to their communities and determined to preserve their language and culture. Native American Aid™ (NAA), a program of Partnership With Native Americans® (PWNA), teams up with Program Partners that help these proud people rise above the poverty and geographic isolation of reservation life.
NAA addresses immediate needs for tribes experiencing disasters, emergency food shortages and preventative health care needs. We continue these services through donations from caring people throughout America.
Services Offered
NAA helps meet immediate needs and support long-term solutions through our food and water, emergency, health, and holiday support service pillars.
Indian Health Services clinics are inadequate and too distant for many reservation residents to access. In response, Tribal health programs offer preventative care, home health visits and health education for tribal members. We support Tribal health partners via the Healthy Living service, impacting quality of life for 250,000 Native Americans each year.
Quotes From Past Recipients
Quotes From Past Recipients
It’s like another Christmas to get a bag of supplies… Around here – especially Elders – we really appreciate stuff like this.
Angie, North Dakota
We really appreciate [Healthy Living] because there are so many children that need health services. We see 500 children a year, and we’ve outgrown our facility.
Beverly, North Dakota
When the health incentives come in, it’s a big help for me,” Erin says. “We really go through the wipes, diapers, body wash…Even dental floss means a lot. The little things make a big difference where we live.
Erin, Nebraska