My Nonprofit Reviews

For the past eight years, the AISES family has guided me in my, now life long journey, of discovering what it means to be an indigenous woman. Raised in the military and moving from city to city; I never felt grounded nor rooted in culture. The AISES Council of Elders are especially near and dear to my heart. Their wisdom, guidance, and willingness to lend their time and love have helped me with life circumstances. The various yearly AISES events offer many opportunities to experience indigenous cultures and practices that participants from other cultures might be experiencing for the first time. When we "gather" at these events, the joy, appreciation and gratitude towards AISES is infectious! These are more than conferences; they are family gatherings. AISES is unique and like no other. The mission of AISES is to focus on substantially increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and careers. The organization works diligently to see the next seven generations of Native people to be successful, respected, influential and contributing members of our ever-changing global community. Between their mission, vision, staff and all their supporters, AISES continues to develop programs that elevate the indigenous STEM students and professionals. I am proud to call AISES my family and will continue to donate to this organization.