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 Wednesday of every month.  

Our November meeting will be held in person! This meeting will connect our members and guests with Rocky Mountain PBS who will be showing their American Bison docuseries.

DATE: November 8, 2023

WHERE: Denver Indian Center (4407 Morrison Road) 

TIME: 5:00pm - 6:30pm 

*** It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Alison Butler at alison.butler@denvergov.org with 3 business days’ notice.***

Connect with us Virtually (Outside of November 8th's Meeting)

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94386041582?pwd=eEMyTit1WStOakpMWUxvRjY3akRtdz09
Meeting ID: 943 8604 1582
Passcode: DAIC

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Alison Butler at alison.butler@denvergov.org with 3 business days’ notice.


Commission Members

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

Proposal and Marketing Manager – Construction Company

Jonathan Nelson (Dine')

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

Brandon Roberts (Navajo)

Business Consultant – Agility Solutions

Carla Respects Nothing (Oglala Lakota)

Wellness Navigator – The Gathering Place

Shannon Alcott

Dallin Maybee (Seneca and enrolled Northern Arapaho)

Native American Rights Fund – Assistant Director of Development

Tallerita Tunney Rodgers