The North American Indian Center of Boston
By Craig Simpson
On June 24 2026, Pat Landry, C.E.A.S.E. and P.E.A.C.E. longtime member, was honored for her role as a founding member of the North American Indian Center of Boston (N.A.I.C.O.B.). Pat was part of the Boston Indian Council in 1969 which had seven members. She is the only surviving member of that council. Today, the Boston Indian Council is the North American Indian Center of Boston, one of the oldest urban Indian Centers in Massachusetts and on the East Coast of North America. It serves the needs of urban tribal residents.
Another Council member, Annie Mae Aquash Maloney, was the Board Boston at the time. Annie Mae went on to become a leader in the American Indian Movement and later disappeared and was killed in 1975. The documentary Vow of Silence: the Assassination of Annie Mae includes an interview with Pat.
Pat was part of a team of Concerned Educators for a Safe Environment (C.E.A.S.E.), the predecessor to P.E.A.C.E., that created “The Wampanoag Curriculum” at the time of the Columbus Quincentennial in 1992. She was given the P.E.A.C.E. Peace award for her work as Director of the Native American Head Start and in the early childhood field.
Thank you, Pat, for all you have done and continue to do!
