36 U.S.C. § 150402: Purposes

to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States while respecting the sovereignty of the American Indian Nations; to unite under one body all American Indian veterans who served in the Armed Forces of United States; to be an advocate on behalf of all American Indian veterans without regard to whether they served during times of peace, conflict, or war; to promote social welfare (including educational, economic, social, physical, and cultural values and traditional healing) in the United States by encouraging the growth and development, readjustment, self-respect, self-confidence, contributions, and self-identity of American Indian veterans; to serve as an advocate for the needs of American Indian veterans and their families and survivors in their dealings with all Federal and State government agencies; to promote, support, and utilize research, on a nonpartisan basis, pertaining to the relationship between American Indian veterans and American society; and providing outreach service to Indian Tribes in need; and training and educating Tribal Veterans Service Officers for Indian Tribes in need.