Native American Heritage Association

This "charity is operated by a white woman claiming Native heritage. With absolutely no basis or foundation of the Nations she claims as her birthright.

at best, it has very poor administration. No acknowledgment of donations. No updates of any current news. Website info is very old. no newsletters sent even though requested. Even these other reviews are a couple of years old.

My name is iris campbell . I live on the fort peck indian reservation in northeat montana. Poverty is very high in our community. School is just around the corner and many children in my community ate in high need of school clothing ifor the children of my community. The first dau of school isnt such a happy memory if you are going to your first day in ragged over or undersized clothes. It breaks my heart to see many of these children walking to school in sockless tattered clothing. I have no school children of my own but i will go to rummage sales all the time and shop for good quality clothing and gove them to children who might need them. I can olny do so much. I would loke to request some help or direction to obtain much needed clothing, shoes and school supplies for the meedy native american children of my community of wolf point montana andvwould like to distribute them from WPCO building in our community. Please consider this request. It would be so lively to see these children in nice clothing and the upbeat smiles on their faces anxiously awaiting to arrive at their first day of school. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Iris Campbell concerned for the needy children of my community.

I am absolutely appalled by the management of this organization. I received a mailpiece from the NAHA. I have never supported this organization and called to see which organization I have supported in the past sold my information to, or exchanged lists with the Native American Heritage Association. I spoke to two employees, including Pam, who refused to provide this information to me. I told Pam that I felt it was a poor organizational practice to refuse to provide this information (while claiming that they were unable to locate this information). Pam's response was to tell me that I, as a potential donor, should check the privacy policies of the organizations I support. I concede that I should have taken that step, but the NAHA should be ashamed of themselves for taking advantage of potential donors in that manner. I have never been treated so poorly by an organization before. I hope that someone at NAHA takes the time to reevaluate how potential donors are treated. They claim to value transparency and accountability, but displayed neither today.

There are some charities that once you know about them and the good things they are able to do for others they instantly become part of your donor list. NAHA is one of those charities for me. They have a four star rating with charity navigator for 11 years. They send food, clothing and other necessities to reservations that are in need. Their programs use the basics to help Native Americans take a step up. If you watch their video you can see some of the great things they have done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHD7S7I5j5k.

I have been trying to reach NAHA , in Virginia, for three days to tell them that my credit card has changed. The mailbox is always full and no one answers the phone. At this pooint they will discover that the monthly donation will be rejected. What a way to run an orgamization. This happened once before. It took months before they realized the credit card was voided.

I am a member of the OST and live on the Pine ridge Indian Reservation and work with in the community CAP Program as well. NAHA donations are brought to the reservation in semi trucks maybe once a month to all nine districts. The items brought range from Off retail AND returned or OUTDATED donated items from mainly WALMART , the items consist of toothpaste, creams ,lotions and soaps mostly personal care items many of which are very useful and are necessities but either damaged or opened or have been returned to store . Old Clothes are brought sparingly and are scarcely new and most have a mildew smell to them. When food is brought it is mostly damaged canned food which is outdated also. Bread is brought maybe 3 times a year ,which is also never fresh. One of my major concerns is the fact that items such as mouth wash and hairspray which have a high alcohol content are sent in abundance where there is a known problem of alcoholism and inhalant abuse among the peoples, young and old. The food boxes which are donated thru out the year have been known to be outdated also. If there is a record of millions of dollars being donated to NAHA on an annual basis why then are the items that are being donated in such bad shape or of less than adequate content. Its a shame that the very people this organization is requesting donations for are the very people who are getting cheated with less than adequate and poor contributions. What is being done with all the $$$$???? And why are the target population only getting used or outdated items?

I just copied and pasted this from the BBB.org after reading the reviews here. I get donation requests from them. after seeing your sight I will do more research before considering donating to them.
This charitable organization either has not responded to written BBB requests for information or has declined to be evaluated in relation to BBB Standards for Charity Accountability. Charity participation in BBB review is voluntary. However, without the requested information, it is not possible to determine whether this charity adheres to all of the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability. The BBB encourages charities to disclose accountability information beyond that typically included in financial statements and government filings, in order to demonstrate transparency and strengthen public trust in the charitable sector.


The BBB reports on charities and determines if they meet 20 voluntary standards on matters such as charity finances, appeals, and governance. The BBB does not evaluate the worthiness of the charitable program.

I received a letter in the mail from NAHA requesting donations. They tell the very compelling story of Sara Swift Hawk. According to this Thomas Congressional record, she died in 1999 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r106:S25FE9-0020:

It seemed a little strange to not have any more up to date information. Then I went to the website and there has been no news entered for the entire year of 2012.

I also tried to find information about the CEO salary but only saw this article on charities taking advantage of Native Americans http://www.colorlines.com/archives/2000/12/charity_scams_making_big_business_out_of_native_american_poverty.html


Does anyone know what's going on with this Charity?

I have given to this organization for many years, and I can tell you that they are genuinely concerned about their people. Their efforts have helped improve many lives by eliminating the suffering felt by these Native Americans.