Native and Indigenous Student Association at Yale

Founded by John Bathke (‘89), the Association of Native Americans at Yale (ANAAY) is a student-run political and cultural organization at Yale University designed to celebrate, educate, and appreciate Indigenous cultures and histories. ANAAY is devoted to the establishment of an Indigenous presence on Campus. The group works towards Indigenous cultural awareness of the Yale Community with a Native perspective through panels, speaker programs, and other events throughout the year, including our annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration, our powwow, and our participation in the Ivy Native Council. See the links below for information about some of our events! Join the Association of Native Americans at Yale for meetings in the NACC conference room on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, and contact our board members to learn more.

In 2021, the the organization known as ANAAY underwent a significant name change stewarded by the students themselves with input from the Yale and New Haven community. Details about this historic change can be found in an article written by the co-president of ANAAY in 2021, Hema Patel. The article can found here: http://www.broadsatyale.com/indigenous-peoples-month-2021/#:~:text=On%20… under “On Becoming NISAY.”

NISAY Members at 2022 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration

NISAY Board 2022-2023

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Native American Cultural Center

Native and Indigenous Student Association at Yale

NISAY Board 2022-2023

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ivy Native Council

ANAAY Ivy Native Summit 2016

ANAAY Powwow and Henry Roe Cloud Conference 2017

ANAAY Activism

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