Resources

A starting point for finding services, support, and information for Native families. If a resource you need isn't here, contact us and we will help.

San Diego County resources

• Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association

  Inter-tribal council representing 25 federally recognized tribes across Southern California.
• Tribal TANF

  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program serving Native families.
• San Diego Unified School District — Title VI Indian Education Program

  Academic, cultural, and family support for Native students in SDUSD.
• Southern Indian Health Council

  Tribally-operated health center serving member tribes and the broader Native community.
• San Diego American Indian Health Center

  Primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care for urban Natives.
• Kumeyaay Community College

  Tribal college founded by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation offering courses in Kumeyaay history, culture, and language.
• Sycuan Inter-Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation

  Culturally-relevant vocational rehabilitation and employment services for Native Americans with disabilities in San Diego County.

Indian Tribes in San Diego County

• Barona Band of Mission Indians
• Campo Kumeyaay Nation
• Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
• Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
• Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
• Inaja-Cosmit Band of Indians
• Jamul Indian Village, A Kumeyaay Nation
• La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
• La Posta Band of Mission Indians
• Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians
• Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
• Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
• Pala Band of Mission Indians
• Pauma Band of Mission Indians
• Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
• San Pasqual Band of Diegueño Mission Indians
• Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
• Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Indians

California statewide resources

• California Indian Education for All

  CDE office overseeing American Indian education programs and AIEC funding.
• California Indian Education

  Statewide directory of Native education resources, scholarships, and history.
• American Indian Education Centers (CDE directory)

  Locate AIECs serving Native students and families across California.
• California Native American Heritage Commission

  State agency protecting Native American cultural resources and burial sites.

National resources

• American Indian Higher Education Consortium

  Coalition of tribal colleges and universities advocating for Indigenous higher education.
• Bureau of Indian Affairs

  Federal agency administering programs and trust responsibilities for tribes and individual Indians.
• Northern California Indian Development Council

  Non-profit serving Native communities across Northern California with workforce, cultural, and community programs.