Mission Statement
The American Indian Education Center (AIEC) is an agency devoted to the cultural, educational, and socioeconomic enhancement of American Indians through the provision of programs and services that empower all Indigenous cultures represented in the State of Ohio, with the holistic goal of developing self-sufficiency, self-determination, and self-esteem among all community members.

Why we're in Cleveland
Relocation involves Native Americans and their families being uprooted from their reservations and given one-way tickets to large cities with promises of good jobs, good housing and prosperity.

More than 5,000 American Indians live in Northeast Ohio today. Many often experience problems associated with low incomes in urban areas. We seek to empower our own communities by offering the resources necessary to nurture healthy, productive people in healthy surroundings.

The AIEC Today
Since 1992 the American Indian Educatin Center has been working to help alleviate the suffering of Native Americans brought to Northeast Ohio. The organization's Executive Dierector, Robert Roche (Chiracaua Apache) has been working with the community since 1969, and has seen much of the suffering heaped upon the representatives of the 44 (orginally 55) different tribes in this area.

With its wide variety of educational and social service programs, the staff of the AIEC strives daily to help the Native Americans of the community reach their potential in the areas of employment, educational attainment, self sufficiency and self respect.

AIEC is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization. All gifts and donations are tax deductible according to the tax laws of a 501(c)3 organization.