Our Mission: 

The mission of the American Indian Film Institute is to foster understanding of the culture, traditions and issues of contemporary Native Americans.

The organization's goals are:

- To encourage Native filmmakers to bring to the broader media culture the Native voices, viewpoints and stories that have been historically excluded from mainstream media.

- To develop Indian and non-Indian audiences for this work.

- To advocate tirelessly for authentic visual and work-force representations of Indians in the media.

- To open up opportunities for Native Americans to enter the workforce of the creative economy.