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First urban Indian Boys and Girls club open in Wash.
Friday, January 30, 2004
The first Boys & Girls Club to serve urban Indians opened in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday. The IWASIL Boys & Girls Club will serve Native youth in King County. Iwasil means "to make positive change in one's life' in the Lushootseed language. A total of 143 clubs are located on reservations. The one in Seattle is the first off-reservation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 16,000 Natives in King County, 26 percent of them under the age of 18. Get the Story:
Boys & Girls Club celebrates Indian culture (The Seattle Times 1/29) Relevant Links:
Boys and Girls Clubs in Indian Country - http://www.naclubs.org
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URL: https://www.indianz.com/News/archive/001351.asp
First urban Indian Boys and Girls club open in Wash.
Friday, January 30, 2004
The first Boys & Girls Club to serve urban Indians opened in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday. The IWASIL Boys & Girls Club will serve Native youth in King County. Iwasil means "to make positive change in one's life' in the Lushootseed language. A total of 143 clubs are located on reservations. The one in Seattle is the first off-reservation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 16,000 Natives in King County, 26 percent of them under the age of 18. Get the Story:
Boys & Girls Club celebrates Indian culture (The Seattle Times 1/29) Relevant Links:
Boys and Girls Clubs in Indian Country - http://www.naclubs.org
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