美洲原住民研究協會(NAISA)經2007年奧克拉荷馬大學和2008年喬治亞大學主辦的指標性會議後，在2009年成立，從此成為國際上跨學科的頂尖專業組織，服務對象包括學者、研究生、獨立研究員以及有興趣研究任何原住民相關主題的成員。從2007年首次年會的350人次，到2013年六月由加拿大薩克斯其萬大學主辦年會的900人次，該協會年會的參與人數呈指數成長。2014年的年會在5月的29到31日，由德州大學奧斯汀分校主辦，希望大家能共襄盛舉。

NAISA began through exploratory meetings hosted by the University of Oklahoma in 2007 and by the University of Georgia in 2008, incorporated in 2009, and has since become the premiere international and interdisciplinary professional organization for scholars, graduate students, independent researchers, and community members interested in all aspects of Indigenous Studies. Our annual meetings have grown exponentially: from 350 attendees at the first gathering in 2007 to nearly 900 attendees at the 2013 conference hosted this past June by the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. We hope you''ll join us in 2014, when our Annual Meeting will be hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, May 29-31.