North American Indian Center of Boston ( 2009 )
( Native religion, Boston )
105 South Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain MA 02130 United States View on map
Phone: 617-232-0343
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About
"The mission of the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) is to promote greater self-determination, socio-economic self-sufficiency, spiritual enhancement, intercultural under-standing and other forms of empowerment for the North American Indian Community and to assist North American Indians in obtaining an improved quality of life by providing health, job training, education, housing, and other related programs and social services."
Mission
Housed in a building which it currently leases from the state, the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) aims to develop and deliver programs and services to assist local Native Americans in achieving greater self-determination leading to an improved quality of life. It offers a range of services designed to impact the social, economic, cultural, linguistic and health needs of the community to end the cycle of dependency and poverty too often found there.
Services and Events
Founded in 1991 as a non-profit corporation, the Center provides services to the over 5,000 Native Americans in the Boston area. Current programs include a Job Training Partnership Association, a Vocational Social Services program, a Community Health Plan, Tecumseh House (a drop-in counseling facility for Native Americans with substance abuse problems), and an Indian Youth Program. They also organize cultural events such as crafts festivals and evenings of drumming or dancing.
Demographics
The Center networks with the Tribal Councils in Gayhead, Mashpee, Fort Devens, and Webster, as well as Urban Indian groups all along the East Coast.
- Date center founded:
- 1991
- Ethnic composition:
- Between 25 and 30 tribes are represented.
- Languages spoken:
- English, Mi'kmaq, Su