AIO’s acclaimed initiative is the American Indian Ambassadors Program, a Native American community capacity-building, leadership development effort that AIO has been operating since 1993. The program is designed to help early to mid-career Native American professionals strengthen, within an Indigenous cultural context, their ability to improve the well-being and growth of their communities. Developing Solutions Through Consensus Building Methodology: AIO is a developer and facilitator of the Indigenous Leaders Interactive System (ILIS™), an issues management process that affirms the value of diverse opinions, clarifies a group vision, and fosters ownership in the collective outcome. Partnering with Indigenous Communities Worldwide: in a partnership with the Advancement of Maori Opportunity (AMO), New Zealand, AIO and AMO seek to foster transnational Indigenous interactions that are liberating, nurture the self-determination capabilities of Indigenous communities, promote Indigenous leadership, and contribute indigeneity to global society. Acting as a Resource and Facilitation Center: AIO brings together diverse groups to discuss a wide variety of issues affecting Indigenous cultures, and presents educational material on American Indian modern history and the unique political status of tribal governments in the U.S. federal system. AIO also hosts visiting international groups, and acts as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of various types information.