About Us

The Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras was founded in August of 1997 as a result of a gathering of indigenous peoples on the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona who united to discuss U.S. border crossing policies impacting indigenous communities with members on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Since this time, the alliance formed of individual tribal community members has worked to protect the rights of indigenous ceremonial participants to safely move across the border that now divides formerly united indigenous communities. Since the tragedy of 9/11, U.S. border security policies have increased the difficulty of indigenous community members to maintain their rights of passage. The AISF (Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras) seeks to create a dialogue between Homeland Security, policy-makers, and Indigenous community leaders (both grassroots and tribal) in the development of immigration and border security policies–a dialogue that recognizes the sovereignty of native peoples in the protection of their homelands and cultures. Formerly a part of the Coalicion de Derechos Humanos/Arizona Border Rights Project, the AISF is now an independent grassroots organization focused on expanding its services to indigenous community members.

The Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras is an affiliate of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, Inc.