About Us
Indian Action Council is a community based, independent non-profit, established in 1971 to support American Indian Education. Located in Eureka, California, we serve children from multiple local area tribes whose traditional lands surround the Humboldt Bay region as well as Native youth from other tribes who live in our service area, including Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders. Since 1977 we have been funded by the California Department of Education as an American Indian Education center.
The goal of our program is to improve the academic performance and self-concept of our American Indian students who are working below grade level and thus reduce or eliminate the educational disparities that our students experience as they navigate a school system, where they are an often overlooked minority.
Programs and Services
- Inschool Tutoring
- Summer Tutoring at the center
- Life Skills Programs
- Computer Lab
- Culturally Relevant Library
- Historical Collection of Tribal Items
- Cultural Presentations in schools
Location and Region
Not affiliated with one specific tribe, the Indian Action Council center is centrally located within Humboldt County in Eureka, California. In addition to our center we work closely with local school districts to provide school-based tutoring programs for American Indian students in need. Humboldt County's American Indian population is significantly higher than the state of California Average. For many students, Indian Action Council is their only source of tutoring, academic support services and cultural validation that is very often missing in the classroom.