Indigenous American

Nez Perce Tribe

Lapwai,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Idaho
Nez Perce / Nimiipuu

The Nimiipuu people have always resided and subsisted on lands that included the present-day Nez Perce Reservation in north-central Idaho. Today, the Nez Perce Tribe is a federally recognized tribal nation with more than 3,500 citizens.

Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland Visitor Center

Wallowa,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Oregon
Nez Perce / Nimiipuu

Nimiipuu Health

Seattle,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Idaho
Nez Perce / Nimiipuu

The Nez Perce Tribal health care facility- Nimiipuu Health. Our mission is to provide quality healthcare in a culturally sensitive and confidential setting.

Nisqually Indian Tribe

Olympia,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: South Puget Sound
Nisqually / dxʷsqʷaliʔ abš

The Nisqually people have lived in the watershed for thousands of years. According to legend, the Squalli-absch (ancestors of the modern Nisqually Indian Tribe), came north from the Great Basin, crossed the Cascade Mountain Range and erected their first village in a basin now known as Skate Creek, just outside the Nisqually River Watershed’s southern boundary. Later, a major village would be located near the Mashel River. The Nisqually have always been a fishing people. The salmon has not only been the mainstay of their diet, but the foundation of their culture as well. The Nisqually Tribe is the prime steward of the Nisqually River fisheries resources, and operate two fish hatcheries: one on Clear Creek and one on Kalama Creek.

Nooksack Indian Tribe

Deming,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Northwest Washington
Nooksack

We are a Tribe of approximately 2,000 members, located in our ancestral homeland in the northwest corner of Washington State. Our name comes from a place name in our language and translates to “always bracken fern roots,” which illustrates our close ties to our land and the resources that continue to give strength to our people.

Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Seattle Area

The Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA) is a non-profit organization of attorneys, judges and Indian law practitioners in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, & Washington. NIBA aspires to improve the legal and political landscape for Pacific Northwest Indian communities.

Northwest Indian College (NWIC)

Bellingham,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Northwest Washington
Lummi / Lhaq'temish

With its main campus located on the Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington State, 20 miles south of the Canadian border, Northwest Indian College is the only accredited tribal college serving the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC)

Olympia,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: South Puget Sound
Hoh / Chalá·at, Jamestown S’Klallam / nuxsklai’yem, Lower Elwha Klallam / ʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕, Lummi / Lhaq'temish, Makah / qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌, Muckleshoot / bǝqǝlšuɫ, Nisqually / dxʷsqʷaliʔ abš, Nooksack, Port Gamble S’Klallam / nəxʷqíyt nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕, Puyallup / spuyaləpabš, Quileute, Quinault, Sauk-Suiattle / saʔqʷəbixʷ-suyaƛ̓̀̀ʔbixʷ, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Stillaguamish / stuləgʷábš, Suquamish / dxʷsəq̓ʷəb, Swinomish, Tulalip / dxʷliləp, Upper Skagit

The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington.

Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI)

Eugene,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Oregon
Alaska Native

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

Spokane,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Northeast Washington

Founded in 1916, the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is the largest cultural organization in the Inland Northwest, serving more than 100,000 visitors a year.

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