NAISA is governed by a constitution and by-laws. The first election of association officers took place in the spring of 2009. Current officers are listed below. Biographies of all council members are available by clicking on their names, and email links are also listed so members can be in touch with officers. The Council meets twice a year face-to-face and electronically and on a monthly basis in between.

Jean O'Brien (White Earth Ojibwe)
University of Minnesota
President
email Jean O'Brien

Kathryn Shanley (Assiniboine)
University of Montana
President-elect
email Kathryn Shanley

Robert Warrior (Osage)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Past President
email Robert Warrior

Maggie Walter (trawlwoolway)
University of Tasmania
Secretary
email Maggie Walter

Brendan Hokowhitu (Pukenga)
University of Otago
Treasurer
email Brendan Hokowhitu

Council Members

Terms expire 2011
Chris Andersen (Michif)
University of Alberta
email Chris Andersen

Alice Te Punga Somerville (Te Atiawa)
University of Victoria, Wellington
email Alice Te Punga Somerville

Terms expire 2012
J. Kehaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli)
Wesleyan University
email J. Kehaulani Kauanui

Noenoe K. Silva (Kanaka Maoli)
University of Hawai'i-Manoa
email Noenoe K. Silva

Terms expire 2013
Vicente Diaz (Pohnpeian and Filipino)
University of Michigan
email Vicente Diaz

Kimberly TallBear (Dakota)
University of California, Berkeley
email Kimberly TallBear