Community Directory

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.

Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association

Covington,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: North Puget Sound

Northwest Native Canoe Center

Seattle,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Seattle Area

The Carving House will provide insight into distinctive varieties of Native American culture and be a place where Native carvers are safe and the public is welcome. The Carving House will include a living roof and the beach will have a carved Welcome Figure.

Northwest Native Chamber (NWNC)

Portland,

Community Focus: Indigenous American

Northwest Native Chamber is transforming our economies from exploitative to sustainable and regenerative — where all Native people and communities have the opportunity and freedom to thrive. By advancing educational economic opportunities for Natives in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, NWNC works diligently to support Native communities to build lasting wealth.

Northwest Nikkei Museum (NNM)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern Asian, North American
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Japanese, Japanese American

The Northwest Nikkei Museum is a program of JCCCW dedicated to promoting the heritage of the Pacific Northwest’s Nikkei community. We preserve and exhibit objects, photographs and more related to local Japanese American history.

Northwest Pelimannit (NWP)

Lynnwood,

Community Focus: Northern European
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Finnish

Northwest Pelimannit is Seattle’s own Finnish Folkmusic Ensemble.

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)

Portland,

Community Focus: Indigenous American
Geographic Region: Oregon

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board delivers public health resources to the 43 federally-recognized Tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

Northwest Sherpa Association

Mercer Island,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian, Southern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Indian, Tibetan

The mission of Northwest Sherpa Association is to preserve and promote Sherpa language, tradition, culture and unite all the Sherpas residing in the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America including Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Vancouver B.C, Canada.

Northwest Tap Connection

Seattle,

Community Focus: Black American
Geographic Region: Seattle Area

Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Multicultural
Geographic Region: Seattle Area

NOTIS is a non-profit organization, and a regional chapter of the American Translators Association covering the northwest corner of the United States: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

Directory