Every society on earth that has survived, overcome difficulties, and flourished, has been animated by a vision of greatness.
Indigenous people of the Americas have always harbored prophecies and dreams that, after a long wintertime of suffering and degredation, they would awaken to a new century of light, a period of renewal for Indigenous people and that as Indigenous people rediscover their own strenths and greatness bestowed upon them by the creator, and recover the health and prosperity of their nations, they will impact the whole world.
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) was founded to serve as a focal point for this renewal and regeneration in the Greater Seattle area and beyond.
UIATF is led by an Exectutive Team composed of leaders of United Indians departments. The Elder Spokesperson for United Indians is international Indigenous human rights, community development and education leader, Phil Lane Jr., International Coordinator. Lane is an enrolled member of the Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw First Nations and was a recipient of the prestigious International Award for Freedom and Human Rights from the Swiss Foundation for Freedom and Human Rights. Lane has worked in service to Indigenous peoples in the US, Canada and internationally for more than 40 years.
UIATF Foundation information:
94.9 KUOW/NPR: Profile of United Indians' New Leader, Phil Lane Jr., transcript and mp3 of the radio broadcast, recorded on June 26, 2006.
PDF Resume of United Indians CEO Phil Lane Jr.
