Metrolina Native American Association

{{Short description|Native American community association in North Carolina}}

The Metrolina Native American Association (MNAA) is a Native American community association in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. MNAA is a North Carolina state-recognized Urban Indian Center.{{cite web | title= Tribes and Organizations | work=North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs| url = http://www.doa.state.nc.us/cia/tribesorg.htm | accessdate=2010-09-15}}

Incorporated in January 1976 by local Native Americans as a non-profit education advocacy group, the MNAA and has grown to encompass child care, employment, and age-based community programs. It is the second oldest Urban Indian Center in North Carolina.{{cite web | title=North Carolina American Indian History Time Line | work=North Carolina Museum of History | url=http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/nchh/amerindian.html | accessdate=2007-05-25}}

The organization serves over 10,000 Native Americans in Mecklenburg and the surrounding counties. Since its inception in 1976, the organizations hosts an annual powwow and cultural festival.{{cite web | title= History | work=Metrolina Native American Association | url = http://www.metrolinanativeamericans.com | accessdate=2010-09-15}}

All MNAA board members serve volunteer three year terms.In 2022, the chairperson of the board of MNAA is Rebecca Jones LaClaire, a member of the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina.{{cite web | url=https://www.metrolinanatives.com | title=MNAA Website}}