American Indian Commission

The Denver American Indian Commission advocates on behalf of Denver's American Indian community.


Commission Meetings

Monthly meetings take place on the second Tuesday of every month from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Due to inclement weather, the commission meeting today Tuesday, February 11, 2025 will be virtual only. Please log on using the Zoom link below.

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Commission Members

Raven Payment (Ojibwe & Kanien'kehá:ka) *Co-Chair

Proposal and Marketing Manager – Construction Company

Shannon Alcott - Dine and Lakota *Co-Chair

Jonathan Nelson (Dine')

Creative Consultant/Graphic Artist/Illustrator & Owner – Badwinds Studios

Carla Respects Nothing (Oglala Lakota)

Wellness Navigator – The Gathering Place

Dallin Maybee (Seneca and enrolled Northern Arapaho)

Native American Rights Fund – Assistant Director of Development

Thomas Allen

Noelle Bailey - Mescalero Apache

Trennie Burch - Southern Ute/ Ute Mountain Ute/ Dine

Donna Chrisjohn - Sicangu Lakota and Dine

Cecelia Duncan Bull Bear

Joshua Emerson

Phillip Gover

Danielle SeeWalker - Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta/ Standing Rock Sioux Tribe