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Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Native American, Settler, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
The free online encyclopedia of Washington state history. 7782 HistoryLink.org articles now available. We are dedicated to the principle that history belongs to the entire community and that a better understanding of past events can improve public debate and decisions and enrich the lives of individuals.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Settler
Location
Cheney, WA
Community Focus
North European, WA, Men, American (US), Women, European, Swedish
Location
Seattle, WA
The Swedish Women’s Chorus and the Svea Male Chorus are Swedish heritage choirs and jubilee members of the American Union of Swedish Singers.
Community Focus
WA, Alaska Native, American (US), Indigenous, Native American, Puyallup / spuyaləpabš, Sugpiaq / Alutiiq
Location
Tacoma, WA
Growing food, medicine, and community with and for Native people. Multi-generational Aleut family living on Coastal Salish/ Puyallup land.
Community Focus
WA, LGBTQ, Alaska Native, American (US), Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Indigenous, Native American
Location
Seattle, WA
Indigenize Productions is a collective of Indigenous Turtle Islander performers, curators and producers based in Seattle, Washington.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
The JCCCW vision is "A lively, intergenerational gathering place and destination in the Pacific Northwest, where people of all backgrounds learn Japanese language and traditional arts, celebrate Japanese and Japanese American history and culture, and build intercultural understanding."
Community Focus
WA, American (US), For All
Location
Maple Valley, WA
The Maple Valley Historical Society is an Incorporated Organization within the State of Washington and is classified as a 501-C(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service of the Federal Government. The organization is an all-volunteer organization formed over 35 years ago. The goals of the organization are to teach people about the history of the Greater Maple Valley area, provide a means for people to do research on their heritage, and to showcase the history of the area through maintaining three (3) museums with displays of the past. The Society has a paid membership of over 300 people and organizations.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, American (US), Asian, Asian American, Japanese, Japanese American
Location
Seattle, WA
Seattle Kokon Taiko is a performing group based in the local Japanese American community.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Colville, Native American
Location
Coulee Dam, WA
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Mexican, Mexican American
Location
Seattle, WA
MEXAM NW 2022 is a multi-event, multi-venue, festival that showcases contemporary Mexican and Mexican-American Culture.

In addition to being curated by the consulate of Mexico in Seattle, MEXAM is proudly supported by local partners and community members who have come together in a joint effort to celebrate the relationship between Mexico and the United States.
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Indigenous, Native American, For All, Multicultural
Location
Oregon City, OR
The Museum of the Oregon Territory is a regional treasure that overlooks Willamette Falls. Come explore the history behind the land and see how Willamette Falls transformed the region’s industry. MOOT is home to Native American petroglyphs and artifacts, the original 1850 Oregon City and 1851 San Francisco plat maps, a piece of the Willamette Meteorite, original belongings of Clackamas County’s earliest resettlers, as well as thousands of other objects, photographs, and documents that reflect Clackamas County history and culture.
Community Focus
OR, African American, American (US), Black, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)
Location
Portland, OR
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Nez Perce / Nimiipuu, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yakama
Location
The Dalles, OR
CRIC is a food bank\clothing bank. Resource and advocacy for Columbia River Indians federally recognized or NOT. Oregon and Washington are free to access.
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Siletz
Location
Siletz, OR
huu~cha’ (the good life, a good way of life)
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Native American
Location
Portland, OR
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. was founded in 1993 by the late Martin High Bear, Lakota medicine man and spiritual leader, and Rose High Bear, Deg Hit'an Dine (Alaskan Athabascan). Wisdom of the Elders office is located in Portland, Oregon.
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Indigenous, Native American
Location
Portland, OR
Natalie Ball makes art as proposals of refusal to complicate an easily affirmed and a consumed narrative without absolutes.
Community Focus
African, Middle Eastern, OR, African American, American (US), Asian, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Latina/e/o/x, Native American, Pasifika
Location
Portland, OR
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Indigenous, Native American
Location
Portland, OR
Founded by the community, for the community, NAYA is a family of numerous tribes and voices who are rooted in sustaining tradition and building cultural wealth. We provide culturally-specific programs and services that guide our people in the direction of personal success and balance through cultural empowerment. Our continuum of lifetime services create a wraparound, holistic healthy environment that is Youth Centered, Family Driven, Elder Guided.
Community Focus
OR, American (US), For All
Location
Portland, OR
Five Oaks Museum is a gathering place of vibrant art, culture and storytelling. Here, everyone is part of the story.
Community Focus
OR, African American, American (US), Black
Location
, OR
The Black Food Sovereignty Coalition (BFSC) serves as a collaboration hub for Black and Brown communities to confront the systemic barriers that make food, place and economic opportunities inaccessible to us. BFSC is focused on meeting these barriers with creative, innovative, and sustainable solutions. Built on a decade of work of founding members of the Black Food Sovereignty Council and other Black-identified leaders and stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest, the BFSC mission is to ignite Black and brown communities to participate as owners and movement leaders within food systems, placemaking, and economic development.