The Tamanowas Foundation
About Us
The Tamanowas Foundation is a Indigenous led organization located on the Olympic Peninsula in Quilcene, WA. longhouse. Our current project focus is the Longhouse for the People and is fiscally sponsored by Well Organized a 501c3. We have purchased 11.68 acres, where we plan on building a traditional style longhouse with traditional first foods gardens, and more. Currently the clean up of the land is underway and quite extensive. Help from the community through our Patreon.
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This project is to bring back our history. From 1910 to 2019 it was illegal to own or build a longhouse in Aqokulo (Chemakum) territory. We plan on bringing back longhouses while simultaneously creating a gathering space in our community for indigenous and non-indigenous people to gather. This will be a space for spiritual healing, sacred space, education, potlatches and celebrations, and more. The land is primarily for Chemakum - Aqokulo use, but open to all. We are a mixed tribal family enrolled at Quinault.
Our longer term goals also include forming an Indigenous-led land trust.
This is a picture of che wha noks one of Naiome’s 3rd great grandmothers who was S’kallam and Makah
Work Party Hours
Friends of the project are welcome to join us in work party’s. The dates are posted on our events page or on our social media.
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