Lemieux Library Guides: Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest: Campus and Community Resources

Campus and Community Resources

Campus Resources

Indigenous Peoples Institute
The Indigenous Peoples Institute (IPI) and its supporters affirm the sovereignty of Native American/Alaskan Native/First Nations/Urban Indian/Indigenous peoples and their communities through programming that amplifies Indigenous voices and concerns.
SU Indigenous Student Association
First Nations is a club where Indigenous students can connect and support one another. Allies are also welcome!
SU First Nations Club
Supports the academic, personal, and social well being of Native American students at Seattle University.

Community Resources

United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF)
Center for Native Americans in the Seattle Area
Daybreak Star Cultural Center
Daybreak Star Cultural Center is a Native American Cultural Center in Seattle, Washington described by its parent organization United Indians of All Tribes as “an urban base for Native Americans in the Seattle area.”
Chief Seattle Club
Located in the Seattle's historic Pioneer Square district, the Chief Seattle Club provides a safe and sacred place to rest, revive, and nurture the spirit of urban Native peoples in need.
Native Works
Native Works exists to better Seattle’s homeless Native American community. By crafting authentic jewelry, and in partnership with its parent organization, The Chief Seattle Club, Native Works honors native tradition while fostering a healthier native future.
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Each piece of jewelry is handmade by a local apprentice, and 100% of proceeds go directly to providing meals, mental healthcare, drug and alcohol counseling, housing referrals, legal consultation and more to those in need within Seattle’s native community.
Seattle Indian Health Board
SIHB provides community health care and services targeting the urban American Indian and Alaska Native population in the greater Seattle/King County area.
Urban Indian Health Institute
The mission of Urban Indian Health Institute is to decolonize data, for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people.
Mother Nation
Offers cultural informed healing services, advocacy and mentorship devoted to support the success of Native American Women in pursuit of healing from historical and intergenerational trauma.
Eighth Generation
A native-owned and operated company based in Seattle, Washington. Through the Inspired Natives Project, Eighth Generation creates opportunities for cultural artists who struggle to meet demand for their handmade cultural art.

Local Museums and Exhibits

The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve
Suquamish Museum
Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (DLCC)
The Mission of the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center is to honor our ancestors, preserve our culture, and share our history with all people.
Makers of the Now: Contemporary Native American and First Nations Artists
Frye Art Museum
Recording: Makah Voices & the Sea
2018 Denny Lecture with Dr. Joshua Reid at the MOHAI
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Dr. Joshua Reid discussed the historical context around modern Makah whaling and articulated a traditional future for their people. A member of the Snohomish Indian Nation, Dr. Reid is associate professor of History and American Indian Studies at the University of Washington and author of The Sea is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs (Yale University Press), recipient of four major book awards.
People of the Sea and Cedar: A Journey Through the History and Cultures of the Tribes of the Northwest Coast
Whatcom Museum Permanent Exhibit
Beyond The Frame: To Be Native
Beyond the Frame is a community-wide initiative revisiting the photographs of Edward S. Curtis and sparking conversations on Native identity, race and resilience, art and culture.
yəhaw̓
yəhaw̓ is an open call exhibition celebrating the depth and diversity of Indigenous art made in the Pacific Northwest.