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State Indian Commissions List

GIIC Directors List 2010 Revised 5/11/2011

State	Contact Information
ALABAMA	ALABAMA INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION 771 South Lawrence Street, Ste 106 Montgomery, AL 36104 Executive Director: Eloise Josey GIIC Vice President 2009-2010 Phone: (334) 242-2831 Fax: (334) 240-3408 Email: eloisejosey@att.net
ARIZONA	ARIZONA COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 1700 West Washington, Suite 156 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Executive Director: Kristine Thomas Phone: (602) 542-4421 Fax: (602) 542-3712 Email: iainfo@az.gov
CALIFORNIA	CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION 915 Capitol Mall, Room 364 Sacramento, CA 95814 Executive Secretary: Larry Myers Phone: (916) 653-4082 Fax: (916) 657-5390 Email: nach@pacbell.net
COLORADO	COLORADO COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS State Capitol Building 200 E. Colfax, Room 130 Denver, CO 80203 Office of the Lieutenant Governor Phone: (303) 866-5470 Fax: (303) 866-5469 Email: ltgovernor.garcia@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Indian Affairs Coordinator: Ed Sarabia Phone: (860) 424-3066 Fax: (860) 424-4058 Email: edward.sarabia@ct.gov
DELAWARE	NANTICOKE INDIAN ASSOCIATION 27073 John J. Williams Highway Millsboro, DE 19966 Director: James Norwood Phone: (302) 945-3400 Fax: Email: nanticok@verizon.net
FLORIDA	FL GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, INC. 1341 Cross Creek Circle Tallahassee, FL 32301 Executive Director: Joe A. Quetone Phone: (850) 488-0730 or (800) 322-9186 Fax: (850) 488-5875 Email: quetonej@fgcia.com
GEORGIA	COUNCIL ON AMERICAN INDIAN CONCERNS Georgia Dept of Natural Resources 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 Chairman: Nealie McCormick Phone: (770) 389-7414 Fax: Email: lindam@mail.dnr.state.ga.us WEB: www.state.ga.us/indcouncil
HAWAII	OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS 711 Kapiolani Boulevard Suite 1250 Honolulu, HI 96813 Trustee: Rowena Akana Phone: (808) 594-1860 or (808) 594-0204 Fax: (808) 594-0209 Email: rowenaa@oha.org
IDAHO	IDAHO COUNCIL ON INDIAN AFFAIRS PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0040 Director: Leslie Ruth Goddard Phone: (208) 334-2475 Fax: (208) 334-2125 WEB: www.legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/ indaffbylaws.htm
INDIANA	INDIANA NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION Room W252, 402 West Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Executive Director: Aleeah Livengood Phone: (317) 234-4887 Fax: (317) 232-7487 Email: alivengood@inaiac.in.gov
ILLINOIS	MIDWEST SOARRING PO Box 275 Lyon, IL 60534 Joseph “Standing Bear” Schranz Phone: (708) 257-4300 Email: standingbear@midwestsoaring.org
IOWA	DIVISION OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS Department of Human Rights Division of Native American Affairs 321 E. 12th Lucas State Office Building-Second Floor Des Moines, IA 50319 Project Coordinator: Molly Pim Phone: (515) 281-0898 Email: Molly.Pim@iowa.gov
KANSAS	KANSAS OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS Governor’s Office 2nd Floor, Capitol Building Topeka, KS 66612 Executive Director: Sally Howard Phone: (785) 368-8767 Fax: (785) 296-8146 Email: sally.howard@ks.gov
KENTUCKY	KENTUCKY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION 300 Washington Street Frankfort, KY 40601 Executive Director: Reginald Meeks Phone: (502) 564-7005 Fax: (502) 564-5820 Email: reginald.meeks@Louisville.edu
LOUISIANA	LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 150 North 3rd Street, Ste 713 PO Box 94004 (70804-9095) Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Executive Director: Mark Ford Phone: (225) 219-8715 Fax: (225) 342-1609 Email: mark.ford@la.gov
MAINE	MAINE INDIAN TRIBAL STATE COMMISSION PO Box 241 Stillwater, ME 04489 Executive Director: John Dieffenbacher-Krall Phone: (207) 394-2045 Fax: Email: mitsced@roadrunner.com WEB: www.mitsc.org
MARYLAND	MARYLAND COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS 311 West Saratoga Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Executive Director: Keith Colston Phone: (410) 767-7631 Fax: (410) 333-3980 Email: kcolston@dhr.state.md.us
MASSACHUSTTS	MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02114 Executive Director: John A. Peters, Jr. Phone: (617) 573-1291 Fax: (617) 573-1120 Email: john.peters@state.ma.us
MICHIGAN	MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION 110 W. Michigan Avenue, Suite 800 Lansing, MI 48913 Commissioner: Matthew Wesaw Phone: (517) 335-3164 Fax: Email: matthew.wesaw@pokagonband-nsn.gov WEB: www.michigan.gov/mdcr
MINNESOTA	MINNESOTA INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL 3801 Bemidji Avenue, Suite 5 Bemidji, MN 56601 Executive Director: Anna Marie Hill Telephone: (218) 755-3224 Fax: (218) 755-3739 E-mail: annamarie.hill@state.mn.us
MONTANA	MONTANA OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PO Box 200801 Helena, MT 59620 Executive Director: Jennifer Prez-Cole Phone: (406) 444-3713 Fax: (406) 444-1350 Email: jpcole@mt.gov
NEBRASKA	NEBRASKA COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS State Capitol, 6th Floor, East PO Box 94981 (68509-4981) Lincoln, NE 68509 Executive Director: Judi M. gaiashkibos Phone: (402) 471-3475 Fax: (402) 471-3392 Email: judi.gaiashkibos@nebraska.gov
NEVADA	NEVADA INDIAN COMMISSION 5366 Snyder Avenue Carson City, NV 89701 Executive Director: Sherry L. Rupert GIIC President 2009-2010 Commissioner: Sharon Frederick GIIC Treasurer 2009-2010 Phone: (775) 687-8333 Fax: (775) 687-8330 Email: srupert@nic.nv.gov WEB: www.nic.nv.gov
NEW JERSEY	NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS PO Box 225 Rancocas, NJ 08703 Chair: Lewis Pierce Phone: (609) 984-6623 Fax: Email:
NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO Indian Affairs Department (IAD) Wendell Chino Building, 2nd Floor 1220 South St. Francis Drive Santa Fe, NM 87505 Cabinet Secretary: Alvin Warren Phone: (505) 476-1600 Fax: (505) 475-1601 Email: WEB: www.iad.state.nm.us
NORTH CAROLINA	NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 1317 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1317 Executive Director: Greg Richardson Phone: (919) 807-4440 Fax: Email: greg.richardson@doa.nc.gov WEB: www.doa.nc.gov/ciz
NORTH DAKOTA	NORTH DAKOTA INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION 600 East Boulevard Avenue 1st Floor, Judicial Wing Bismark, ND 58505-0300 Executive Director: Scott Davis Phone: (701) 328-2432 Fax: (701) 328-1537 Email: sjdavis@nd.gov
OKLAHOMA	OKLAHOMA INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION 4545 North Lincoln Boulevard Suite 282 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Executive Director: Barbara Warner Phone: (405) 521-3828 Fax: (405) 522-4427 Email: Oiac50@oklaosf.state.ok.us
OREGON	OREGON LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS 900 Court Street, Room 167 Salem, OR 97301 Executive Director: Karen Quigley Phone: (503) 986-1067 Fax: (503) 328-1537 Email: karen.m.quigley@state.or.us
SOUTH DAKOTA	SOUTH DAKOTA TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Capitol Lake Plaza 711 East Wells Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-3369 Commissioner: Roger Campbell Representative: Aske Whitebird GIIC Secretary 2009-2010 Phone: (605) 773-3415 Cell: (605) 280-7964 Fax: (605) 773-6592 Email: roger.campbell@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE	TENNESSEE COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Office of General Counsel 20th Floor, L & C Tower 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1548 Contact: J. Mark James Assistant General Council Phone: (615) 532-0131 Fax: Email:
UTAH	UTAH DIVISION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 324 South State, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Executive Director: Forrest S. Cuch Phone: (801) 538-8808 Fax: (801) 538-8803 Email: fscuch@utah.gov; pmathews@dced.state.ut.us
VIRGINIA	VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON INDIANS PO Box 1475 Richmond, VA 23218 Chair: Deanna Beacham Mitchell Bush Phone: (804) 225-2084 Fax: (804) 225-2585 Email: vci@governor.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON	GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 210 11th Avenue SW Suite 415 PO Box 40909 Olympia, WA 98504-0909 Director: Craig Bill Rebecca George, Communication Research Analysis Phone: (360) 902-8827 Fax: (360) 902-8829 Email: cbill@goia.wa.gov rgeorge@goia.wa.gov
WISCONSIN	SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STATE TRIBAL RELATIONS One East Main Street, Suite 401 PO Box 2536 Madison, WI 53701-2536 Division Administrator: Phone: (608) 266-1304 Fax: (608) 266-3830 Email: WEB: www.legis.state.wi.us/lc

UNCONFIRMED AS OF 4/1/08

State	Contact Information
ALASKA	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR PO BOX 110001 JUNEAU, AK 99811 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PHONE: (907) 465-3500 FAX: (907) 465-3532 EMAIL: www.state.ak.us
NEW YORK	NY STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES NATIVE AMERICAN SERVICES 295 MAIN STREET, ROOM 545 BUFFALO, NY 14203 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PHONE: (716) 847-3123 FAX: EMAIL:
SOUTH CAROLINA	THE COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS 6904 NORTH MAIN, SUITE 107 COLUMBIA, SC 29203 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: JANIE DAVIS PHONE: (803) 333-9621 FAX: (803) 333-9627 EMAIL: WEB: www.state.sc.us/cma
TEXAS	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PO BOX 12548 AUSTIN, TX 78711-2548 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PHONE: (512) 463-2100 FAX: EMAIL:

STATES WITHOUT INDIAN COUNCIL OR COMMISSION

ARKANSAS

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

NEW HAMPSHIRE

OHIO

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

WEST VIRGINIA

WYOMING