Guilford Native American Association

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The Guilford Native American Association (GNAA) is a Native American community association in Guilford County, North Carolina. The GNAA is a North Carolina State-recognized American Indian Organization,^[1] and is a United Way referral agency.

Incorporated in September of 1975 by local parents as a non-profit education advocacy group, the GNAA and has grown to encompass child care, employment, and age-based community programs. It is the the oldest American Indian urban association in North Carolina and one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the United States.^[2]^[3]

According to the GNAA, its primary goals are to "assist Indian people in achieving social and economic self-sufficiency".^[4] It serves over 5,000 Native Americans in Guilford and the surrounding counties. One of its major events since 1976 is an annual pow wow and cultural festival.^[5] The GNAA also operates the Guilford Native American Art Gallery in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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^ (2006) "American Indians in North Carolina". Children's Services Practice Notes 11 (2).
^ Linton B, Stewart LS. Section 1: Background. Economic Development Assessment for the Guilford Native American Association. Office of Economic Development, University of North Caroline. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.
^ North Carolina American Indian History Time Line. North Carolina Museum of History. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.
^ A Brief History. Guilford Native American Association. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.
^ Guilford Native American Association. Travel Tools, VisitNC.com. North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.