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Boundary Museum

Grand Forks, B.C.,

Community Focus: Americas, North American
Settler

Our heritage museum is located at the Fructova Heritage Site in rural Grand Forks. The Boundary Museum Society was established in 1958, and incorporated in 1980. From its inception, we have striven to preserve and promote the history of the Boundary area in an engaging, accessible manner that adds value to the local community. We currently operate a number of exhibits and sites throughout the Boundary region, including our main museum site at the Fructova Heritage Site, the Heritage Flour Mill, an outdoor exhibit in Gyro Park in downtown Grand Forks and a visual photo collection along with showcased artifacts at the Christina Lake Welcome Centre.

Brasilfest

Kirkland,

Community Focus: South American
Brazilian

BrasilFest was created in 1999 by Brazilian immigrants Eduardo and Ana Paula Mendonça with the mission to expose our community to Brazilian arts and traditions during the week of the Brazilian Folklore Day.

Brazil Center

Des Moines,

Community Focus: South American
Brazilian

We work toward offering opportunities for artists, young musicians to developing cultural and educational experiences with our new space. Besides BrasilFest, we created Arts Globo, a new program providing intergenerational safe space with activities programed in Des Moines. We prioritizing services to minority, vulnerable and at-risk populations through arts, educational program and for individuals artists. As recent anti-racism and anti-oppression efforts, we increased our board reflecting more diversity reflecting female as 60% of leadership, and 99% of immigrants as board of directors and staff.

Bristol Bay Museum

Naknek,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Alaska Native, Settler

The Bristol Bay Historical Society Museum is dedicated to preserving the history, culture and values of Bristol Bay.

Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Anchorage,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Alaska Native, Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Bristol Bay Native Corporation is a responsible Alaska Native investment corporation dedicated to the mission of “Enriching Our Native Way of Life.”

Brown Sound Podcast

Seattle,

Community Focus: Indigenous American, Latina/e/o/x

Two brown best amigos talking about anything & everything from a Latino & Indigenous perspective. Spotify & Apple Podcasts ID – Caldwell & Lapwai

Bruce Lee Foundation

Los Angeles,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern Asian, North American
Chinese

BSU Intertribal Native Council (INC)

Boise,

Community Focus: Indigenous American, Multicultural

Intertribal Native Council (INC) is a student organization at Boise State University that is dedicated to supporting all Native American students.

Burke Museum Collections Database

Seattle,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Alaska Native

The Burke Museum’s collection consists of more than 18 million biological, geological and cultural objects from Washington state and around the world.

Burns Paiute Tribe

Burns,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Burns Paiute / Wadatika

The Burns Paiute Reservation is located in rural eastern Oregon. The Burns Paiute Tribe is primarily comprised of the descendants of the Wadatika Band of Northern Paiutes. The traditional homelands of the Burns Paiute include 5250 square miles of land in central-southeastern Oregon, Northern Nevada, northwestern California and western Idaho. The Burns Paiute still maintain aboriginal title to much of our aboriginal territory. The Tribe currently has 402 enrolled members of which 142 people call the Reservation their home. We are a relatively “young” community with over 50% of our population being under the age of 18.

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