AISES is a national nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies and careers. The MIT chapter of AISES hosts social, cultural, and professional development events throughout the academic year, and brings a contingent of undergraduate and graduate students to the annual AISES National Convention.
Contact: aises-exec@mit.edu ; aises-members@mit.edu

FNL is an Edgerton Center build team which competes in a NASA Artemis Student Challenge hosted by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. AISES chapter members are eligible to join. FNL designs a rocket,
engages in challenges such as unique manufacturing, payload etc. submits technical reports and presents them for evaluation by a panel of judges, manufacture their design, and launch the rocket in Wisconsin (late April).
Contact: fnl-exec@mit.edu

IS4J is an activist organization of Indigenous peoples and co-laborers created in 2024. The group aims to contribute to Indigenous peoples' resurgence through action-oriented initiatives grounded in values of caretaking, reciprocity, and resistance, acknowledging that liberation is intertwined with others, and that solidarity with those facing oppressive forces is necessary.
Contact: globally-indigenous@mit.edu

This community calendar includes all Indigenous-related happenings at MIT such as social or spiritual events, faculty speakers, Boston-wide events, powwows, and others.
For questions or comments please reach out to naia-exec@mit.edu

Contact: Aaron Ashley aaron.ashley1701@gmail.com or Moana Bentin mbentin@mit.edu

This group organizes events and initiatives tailored specifically to the needs and identities of Indigenous graduate students.

Contact the Indigenous Graduate Community Fellows working with the Office of Graduate Education: Maranda Cherry at maran13@mit.edu and Kaitlyn Gee at kgee@mit.edu.

Native American and Indigenous Perspectives
Scholarship, education, and creativity in MIT's humanistic fields

The Club of Hawaii is part of MIT's alumni network and is entirely run by volunteers.

NAIA aims to provide social, cultural, spiritual, academic support for Indigenous relatives regardless of their connection with their heritage, community, and culture. NAIA hosts lounge hours in the Indigenous People’s Center on Fridays at 4pm. Weekly exec meetings are also open to all members.
The NAIA website is currently under construction and the above link goes to the NAIA donation page. Please consider donating. Gifts from relatives and friends to the Native American & Indigenous Association support initiatives for improving Indigenous well-being at all levels: student life, inter-tribal relationship-building, outreach, Institute-wide programming, and the growth and maintenance of the Indigenous Peoples' Center.
Contact: naia-exec@mit.edu; naia-members@mit.edu

Nina Lytton is the Spiritual Advisor to the Indigenous Community. She is also the Humanist Chaplain and Celebrant, a Candidate for Unitarian Universalist Ministry, and a member of the social justice activist community at MIT.
Contact: nlytton@mit.edu