Cultural & Ethnic Organizations - Rhode Island Resources - Community Users

Cultural Resources

African Alliance of Rhode Island
Organization for the African community focusing on community gardens, markets, health, and education.
American-French Genealogical Society
Non-profit devoted to people of French Canadian descent.
Center for Southeast Asians
"The core mission ... is to promote the prosperity, heritage, and leadership of Southeast Asians in Rhode Island."
Chinese Historical Society of New England
"The first educational organization dedicated solely to documenting, preserving, and promoting the history and legacy of Chinese immigration in New England."
Digital Resource Guide - Rhode Island's African American History
Guide compiled by the Newport Historical Society.
Federal Hill Heritage Center
"The history and culture of an Italian colony since 1886."
Hispanic Heritage Committee Rhode Island
State's oldest celebration of Latino art & culture.
Latino Cultural Groups
Links to websites for Latino groups and to local resources. From Rhode Island Latino Arts.
Muslim-American Community Resource
City of Providence site that links to other local and national resources.
Nuestras Raíces / Rhode Island
"The Latino Oral History Project of Rhode Island." Contains a wealth of material on the history of different Latinx cultures in the state.
Nuestras Raices: Rhode Island Latino History Digital Collections
Includes a variety of resources about Latino history and culture.
Progreso Latino
"Progreso Latino’s mission is to help Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities to achieve greater self-sufficiency and socio-economic progress by providing transformational programs that support personal growth and social change."
Queer RI
Resources for the LGBTQ+ community in Rhode Island and beyond.
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
Society for the preservation of historical materials relating to African Americans in Rhode Island, including paintings and other artworks.
Rhode Island Cultural Awareness Organizations
Information about and links to sites of cultural organizations.
Rhode Island Organizations: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
List of organizations in Rhode Island from the Office of Library & Information Services, State of Rhode Island.

Indigenous Rhode Island

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Narragansett Indian Tribe
Website created by and for the Narragansett people with information about their history and current events.
Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation
Website created by and for the tribe of southeastern Massachusetts and Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Pokanoket Tribe
Rhode Island Indian Council
An employment, professional and health services non profit serving urban Natives in the Rhode Island region.
Sowams Heritage Area
Website identifying and teaching about the pre-colonial history of eastern Rhode Island, an area known as Sowams.
Tomaquag Indian Museum
A museum and archive focused on Indigenous history, culture and arts, located in Exeter, Rhode Island.