What is Guilford Native American Association?
The '''Guilford Native American Association''' is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] community association in [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]], [[North Carolina]]. It is a North Carolina ''State-recognized American Indian Organization'',<ref>{{cite journal | author = | title = American Indians in North Carolina | journal = Children's Services Practice Notes | year = 2006 | volume = 11 | issue = 2 | accessdate = 2007-05-25 | url = http://ssw.unc.edu/fcrp/cspn/vol11_no2/aiinnc.htm | archive-date = 2007-06-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070612162904/http://ssw.unc.edu/fcrp/Cspn/vol11_no2/aiinnc.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Paredes|first=J. Anthony|title=Indians of the southeastern United States in the late 20th century|url=https://archive.org/details/indiansofsouthea00jant|year=1992|publisher=University of Alabama Press|location=Tuscaloosa|isbn=0-8173-0534-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/indiansofsouthea00jant/page/n64 53]}}</ref> and is a United Way referral agency. Started in September 1975 by local parents as a [[non-profit]] education [[wikt:advocacy|advocacy]] group, the association has grown to include [[child care]], [[employment]], and age-based community programs. It is the oldest American Indian urban association in [[North Carolina]] and one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web | author=Linton B, Stewart LS | title=Section 1: Background | work=Economic Development Assessment for the Guilford Native American Association | publisher=Office of Economic Development, University of North Carolina | url=https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/assets/documents/ED_GNAA.pdf | date=2003-08-13 | accessdate=2007-05-25 | archive-date=2007-07-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705205949/http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/assets/documents/ED_GNAA.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Timeline>{{cite web | title=North Carolina American Indian History Time Line | work=North Caro