Aiai

The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) is a non-profit organization which advocates for the political interests of eight member Nations in Ontario. It was established in 1969, which was an era in Canadian politics where integration and assimilation of First Nations was a matter of public policy. AIAI is unique among provincial territorial organizations in Canada, because it is an association of several different member Nations; the Oneida, the Mohawk, the Delaware, the Potawatomi and the Ojibway. Each of these Nations has different languages, cultural practises and territories, which span much of the province. However, at AIAI, they form an alliance on political lines to protect their collective Aboriginal and Treaty rights.