The North Carolina Native American Youth Organization (NCNAYO) was established on 1979 to support all American Indian youth in the state of North Carolina. NCNAYO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. NCNAYO provides various opportunities to support NC American Indian youth through an annual leadership conference in June, a youth executive committee, and other leadership opportunities. American Indian youth not only have the opportunity to network across the state, they also are afforded the opportunity to work with, and serve, with the NC Commission of Indian Affairs as well as the United Tribes of North Carolina.