WEBSITE IS UNDER CONTRUCTION
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Intertribal Friendship House (IFH), located in Oakland, CA, was established in 1955 as one of the first urban American Indian community centers in the nation. It was founded by the American Friends Service Committee to serve the needs of American Indian people relocated from reservations to the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area American Indian community is multi-tribal, made of Native people and their descendants—those who originate here and those who have come to the Bay region from all over the United States and from other parts of this hemisphere.
For urban Native people, IFH has served as the Urban Reservation and Homeland. In many cases, it is one of the few places that keeps them connected to their culture and traditions through pow wow dance, drumming, beading classes, and the many social gatherings, cultural events, and ceremonies that are held there. Intertribal Friendship House is more than an organization; it is the heart of a vibrant tribal community.
What the community says about IFH:
“So proud of the work the house continues to do. Always feels like a homecoming.”
“I remember running around IFH when I was a child, and now I am here with my 13 and 15 year-olds. Thank you for keeping it going. ”
“As a young person born and raised in the Bay Area, it’s great to have a place to reconnect with my Native roots surrounded by my people. I learn so much about my culture from this space.”
