Organization Spotlight: Institute for Transborder Indigenous Nations
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Institute for Transborder Indigenous Nations (ITIN) highlights the voices and rights of Indigenous peoples impacted by the US-Mexico border. Over the past three years, ITIN has grown into a community of scholars and Indigenous leaders who raise awareness among researchers, policymakers, and the public about the contemporary presence and significance of these communities. Through initiatives like the ITIN Speaker Series, the organization amplifies Indigenous perspectives, ensuring they remain central to discussions about border policy, economy, and culture.
What is the mission of your organization, and what need does it address?
ITIN is a community of scholars, public intellectuals, and Indigenous community members working on behalf of the interests of Indigenous peoples impacted by the US-Mexico Border.
How has your organization grown or evolved since it was established?
ITIN has grown over the past three years as a community of scholars, which is its primary purpose. Presently, about a dozen scholars and community members are listed on our web page as resources in various aspects of US-Mexico border affairs.
What impact has your organization had on the communities or groups you serve?
ITIN has raised awareness among researchers, journalists, policymakers, and the business community on both sides of the US-Mexico border that this region is Indigenous land, complete with contemporary communities impacted by borer politics and the economy.
Which programs, projects, or initiatives best represent your work today?
The ITIN speaker series has been a great success for us over the past three years. It has elevated the discourse on transborder Indigenous people as an essential component to US-Mexico affairs.
How can partners, funders, or networks like GlobalMindED collaborate with or support your work?
For starters, being mindful that the US-Mexico border is the home to Indigenous peoples—on both sides—and that they are just as impacted by immigration, the economy, law and order, and other issues, as are other Americans and Mexicans.
Learn More about ITIN and its Founder, Dr. David Martinez:
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