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Our Mission Statement

Dedicated to improving the quality of life for Native Americans by providing essential goods and  programs which foster self-reliance and mutual understanding.

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​                        Three videos about ANA are now available:
                                      ANA - Who We Are - 3:34
                                ANA - Nursing Program - 3:03
                                     ANA - Full Story - 8:24

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                  Save the Date ... August 18, 2018
​           A Garden Party from 4 to 7 p.m.
​                   ANA's Annual Fundraiser

Plan now to join us at this year's Garden Party ... if you would like an invitation, please email americansfornativeamericans@gmail.com  If you would like to be a sponsor for the event, please use this form below or email us.  Thank you. 

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                                        ​Donations Welcome!
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of all designated donations to ANA go directly to specified programs.  Without a staff to support or an office to fund, 95% of all undirected donations go to ANA's most needed programs. You may donate here.  Thank you!

PicturePastor John Willingham and past Mission Chair Nancy Roe receiving the Bill and Connie Eastburn Founders Award.
           ANA's 26th Anniversary Garden Party
​                            was a great success!

Guests at ANA's August 19 Garden Party enjoyed a lovely afternoon at Bev and Jeff Fulgham’s Happiness Farm and were entertained with music by The Monday Blues Jazz Orchestra (see slide show from the event below).  A highlight of the afternoon was the presentation of the Bill and Connie Eastburn Founders Award, given this year to Doylestown Presbyterian Church for the many ways it supports the work of ANA at the Community Pantry in Gallup, NM – most notably with $75,000 to build the Pantry’s Hope Garden in 2012 which now produces wonderful vegetables for the Pantry’s clients.  Since 2010, DPC has sent a yearly mission team to the Pantry to work with the Food for Kids backpack program … almost 100 members and friends of the church have gone on the trip.

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ANA's Garden Party was voted one of the best summer events in 2017!
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     Expanding
    Horizons in
​      Nursing

      Nurses Visit
​  Schools on Navajo
​      Reservation

Now in it's 4th year, the Expanding Horizons in Nursing partnership sent a group of 11 nurses and assistants to the Navajo reservation to help with health screenings in September. The team hailed from Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, Doylestown Health, CHOP Primary Care, Central Bucks and more. With the help of 13 University of New Mexico-Gallup Nursing students, they finished 4 elementary school screenings in 4 days and screened a total of 585 students!! The closest school was 45 minutes from Gallup and the furthest was 1.5 hours away. ANA is incredibly grateful for the willingness and enthusiasm of this team. It was an amazing week and we thank you!​

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                    Student Nurses Visit - May 2017

​Expanding Horizons in Nursing added a new dimension to the visit with the University of New Mexico-Gallup student nurses.  An afternoon with Central Bucks School District nurses proved to be far more enlightening than anyone could have imagined.  Since there are no school nurses on the Navajo reservation, it gave the students many new insights into the value of school nursing. Nurses from an elementary, middle, and high school explained various duties at each level.  As one student remarked: "The school nurses were amazing! I was blown away by all the duties they perform on a day to day basis."   Read the full article here.

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​Spring Veterinarian Clinic 
​The Native American Veterinarian Services Clinic (NAVS) were in Zuni the week of April 8. Great work was done by all the veterinarians, vet techs, and many volunteers. Special thanks to the Zuni Clinic's vet tech Elaine and all the community volunteers who had the clinic cleaned and ready to go when the team arrived!

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Veterinarian Services in Zuni
More than 10 years ago when Dr. Ted Robinson began with the twice yearly veterinarian clinics, it was the dream of the Zuni Pueblo to have their own year round veterinarian.  That dream took a huge step in April when Zuni native Elaine Kallestewa began her services as the Veterinarian Technician at the Zuni Animal Clinic. Zuni residents now have access to care for their animals every week, rather than waiting for the twice yearly visits from the Native American Veterinarian Services (NAVS).  Read more here

​Images from the 2017 Garden Party
Courtesy of George Segelken

Americans for Native Americans

Address:  PO Box 490, Doylestown, PA 18901

Contact us:  AmericansforNativeAmericans@gmail.com
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