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HOOP - Honoring Our Own Power
21 Burdick Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Have you seen HOOP's short film on PBS? See "Indigenous Invisibility"

Vision
Beginning in 1992, and incorporated as a 501 c 3 nonprofit in 1998, HOOP’s overall vision is to increase the well being of all people by increasing the accuracy in education, communications, projects, research and networking that influence the lives and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.

HOOP respects Indigenous tribes, people and communities regarding their rights, culture and sovereignty as Indigenous people in any area where HOOP provides services and offers support.

HOOP envisions viable arts, cultural, environmental and economic development initiatives by and for Indigenous people. HOOP works to provide education through the communications, technology, projects, research & networking necessary to strengthen Indigenous initiatives.

Mission
Strengthening Indigenous Initiatives: Education, Communications, Projects, Research & Networking toward sustaining Holistic Community Development.

Honoring Our Own Power’s Increasing Indigenous Visibility project is funded by Native Arts @ NEFA, a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the Ford Foundation, the Bay and Paul Foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Anonymous.