Society of American Indian Government Employees

Honoring Our Ancestors Through Government Service
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Mission Statement
To promote the recruitment, retention, development, and advancement of American Indian and Alaska Native government employees, and work to ensure their equal treatment under the law;
To educate Federal agencies in the history and obligations of the Federal Indian Trust responsibility and to assist them in it’s implementation;
To assist government agencies in the development and delivery of initiatives and programs which honor the unique Federal-Tribal relationship;
And to provide a national forum for issues and topics affecting American Indian and Alaska Native government employees.
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The SAIGE 2025 Military Meritorious Service Awards

The SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Award honors Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Service members and military veterans in government service, who made significant contributions during the award period through their service. Honorees will be awarded during the Virtual National Training Program planned for September 27, 2025.

For more information go to our Warrior Society page here: https://saige.org/warriors-society

The SAIGE Carol Jorgensen Scholarship for Environmental Stewardship

Accepting applications from college students until September 30, 2025.

See information on how to apply:
2025 Jorgensen Scholarship Announcement-2

2025 Virtual National Training Program

We look forward to our virtual National Training Program September 27 and hope you can make it.

– SAIGE Board of Directors

The Talking Leaf is our newsletter published twice a year

Talking Leaf Newsletter 2025 Spring Edition

Talking Leaf Newsletter 2024 Fall Edition

Recent Blog Posts

Stephen Pevar to present Native American Heritage Month webinar Nov. 13

October 24th, 2024

SAIGE 2024 Native American Heritage Month Webinar 11/13/2024, 2:30PM Eastern

To commemorate Native American Heritage Month, the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) invites you to join a free educational webinar featuring autho… [read more…]


Pevar Book Sales to Benefit SAIGE

April 28th, 2024

Stephen Pevar recently published the 5th edition of his authoritative and popular book, The Rights of Indians and Tribes. Stephen is generously offering SAIGE an opportunity to benefit from sales of his updated book.The 540-page book discusses every… [read more…]


Consulting with Tribal Nations Course

April 17th, 2024

Greetings SAIGE,Please note that this 3-day intensive Tribal Consultation Training hosted by the Department of the Interior is being held at the Northern Quest Resort concurrently with the SAIGE National Training Program. It is separate from the SAI… [read more…]


National Training Program Photos

See more 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2015 NTP pics on SAIGE’s Flickr page
Photos copyright: 2015 NTP C. Mackay; 2016 NTP R. Chavez; 2017 NTP C.Takawana; 2018 W. Lord, 2019 D.Garceau, L. Jones

Contact Us

Email: info[at]saige.org

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