The AISA began as a committee of concerned Boy Scout Scoutmasters in 1956 and was sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

[1] AISA holds an annual seminar, which began in 1957, is run by a volunteer steering committee and is hosted by a local tribe or Indian community.

The seminar was developed in order to attract both Indians and non-Indians and foster understanding of Indian culture and Scouting.

Youth participation in this seminar began in 1975.

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