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East Bay | San Francisco | RaceIntertribal Friendship House meets to thanks the supporters
The Intertribal Friendship House (IFH) has served so many Native Americans in the Bay Area. In recent months put on notice by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) linked to unpaid taxes a clarion call was sent to keep the doors of the IFH open. Many Elders and supporters collected the required money to keep the IRS at bay. More needs to be done to repair the IFH and keep the many required social programs going. We all count on your continued support. Thank You. The Intertribal Friendship House is situated at 523 International Blvd. Oakland, California 94606.
You can telephone: 510.290.3490 for further information. When the Federal Government sponsored a program in the early 1940s to persuade Native Americans to leave the Reservations and try to come to Urban Areas for housing and jobs, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) also known as the Quakers started an indigenous women's program at the Oakland YWCA. Native Americans bused to various cities and to neighboring cities like Oakland and San Francisco found neither the housing nor the jobs for them in these Urban Cities and that included Oakland. For those Native Americans who chose to stay, the AFSC acquired the property for the Intertribal Friendship House (IFH) and eventually turned it over to the Native American community as a community center for gatherings, ceremony, services, and meetings. The IFH is well know among the Native American and the general community for its good work. Intertribal Friendship House (IFH) has always been a sanctuary during times of change in the lives of many Native Americans in the Bay Area. Many changes have adversely impacted the Native American population. IFH is and continues to be the heart of the Native American community. Whether one came here on relocation or one was born and raised in the Bay Area. Many are all fully aware, that the once vibrant IFH center has fallen into disrepair. It is now time to act, rebuild, and reclaim the foundation from which many were nurtured. The paying of the unpaid taxes is the tip of the iceberg. The center now need essential support to repair the center and keep the center in good shape to do the good work it has done and continues to do. Thanks to the chosen few that have made so many sacrifices. April 6, 2007 many Elders and supporters gathered to give thanks, offer prayers, and sit down and break bread: http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodacosta/sets/72157600053602093/show/ Francisco Da Costa Director Environmental Justice Advocacy
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