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Ableza
Is a Native American Arts and Film Institute dedicated to promoting, preserving and protecting traditional and contemporary arts by Native American Peoples.

Aboriginal Arts Program
Program is guided by a national council of Aboriginal Artists in partnership with the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta
Is an independent Aboriginal communications organization committed to facilitating the exchange of information reflecting Aboriginal culture to a growing and diverse audience.

Art Scene China
Art Scene China's gallery has around 200 contemporary artworks by both newly discovered and already established Chinese artists. Based in Beijing and Hong Kong, Art Scene China is the first real internet gallery focussing on contemporary Chinese art.

Arte Maya Tz'utuhil Museum and Gallery
A virtual art gallery and museum of indigenous oil paintings by contemporary Tz'utuhil Mayan artists from the highlands of Guatemala. The paintings depict scenes of Mayan culture and customs, and articles about the artists, their culture and this native art movement.

Arts International 651 Humanities
651's humanities programs provide cultural and historical context for the work on stage by creating forums for artists, scholars, and general audiences to explore current social issues, the origins of art traditions, and the creative process.

ArtTexNet
A Fine Arts collective featuring painting, photography, sculpture, music, video, multimedia, and digital art... from Houston, Texas and other outposts.

Asian American Writers' Workshop
New York-based non-profit organization founded in 1991, is dedicated to the creation, publication and distribution of Asian American literature.

Caribbean Cultural Center
Arts and cultural organization that celebrates, documents and shares the rich cultural heritage and vibrant spiritual and creative expressions of people of African descent throughout the world, particularly of the Caribbean and Central, South and North America.

Centre for Indigenous Theatre
A professional theatre company providing programming to elaborate on the developmental work of Aboriginal performance across North America. Also supports the creation and understanding of Indigenous Theatre worldwide and provides space for theatre and traditional specialists from other Indigenous cultures to perform in Canada.

Danza-Dance-Danse-Dans-Tanz
Information about ballet and dance in Mexico: schools, teachers and choreographers, independent groups and companies, research, history, resources and news and events.

Doc Tate - A Life of Tradition 1932-1996 Doc (Joyce Lee Tate) Nevaquaya
Spent his life in the preservation of the culture of his Comanche people. Much of that legacy is presented here in "The Legacy of Doc Tate Nevaquaya".

Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
The IAIA is the nation's only congressionally chartered Institute of higher education devoted solely to the study and practice of the artistic and cultural traditions of all American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. Artwork consisting of painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, beadwork, basketry, and graphic arts comprise the Museum's National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art. The Institute is the official repository of the most comprehensive collection of contemporary Indian art in the world and has loaned items from its collection to museums throughout the globe.

Junebug Productions
Mission is to produce, present and support the development of high quality theater, dance, music, storytelling and other artistic work that represents, supports and encourages African Americans in the Black Belt South.

Kinema Club
This website is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Japanese cinema. Contains film reviews, essays, discussion groups, and information on Japanese films and their distribution in the US.

Latino Net
In Spanish

LatinoLink Home Page
Latino-focused news, entertainment, chat and conferencing.

Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
A museum of Latino and Mexican art, culture, and experience located in Chicago.

National Museum of the American Indian
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.

Native American ArtPages
History, cultural importance and meanings, methods, galleries, museums. Essay-galleries for artists, types of work. A well done and rich site. You must see this one!

Pacific Bridge Arts
Was created as a way to exchange ideas between Asia and the USA. These ideas can take the form of Music, Visual Arts, and Sciences.

Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center for the Arts and Education
Is the only multidisciplinary cultural arts center for Latinos in Los Angeles. Plaza is a locus of activity, a popular meeting place for its neighboring community and a regional center for the five million Angelenos of Mexican and Latin American descent. It is a truly a "Place for the People".

Powersource - Native American Art and Education Center
A collection of Native American artistic symbols portraying powerful people, powerful places and powerful objects.

The Heard Museum
The mission and philosophy of the Heard today is to promote appreciation and respect for Native people and their cultural heritage, with emphasis on the traditional cultures of the Greater Southwest and on the evolving Native American Fine Art Movement.

The Indian Center Museum
Is dedicated to the preservation of Native American heritage, culture, and traditions; to provide the non-Indian with insight into the people and forces, which were responsible for the survival, diversity, and achievements of the Native American. A priority is to develop a major collection of quality by Plains Indian artists.

The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC)
Is an ethnic cultural center located in downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo. Started in 1980, JACCC is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and encourage an appreciation of Japanese and Japanese American heritage and cultural arts.

The Latin American Music Center
Fosters the research and performance of Latin American art music and performance of the repertory. The center has established an important library, has promoted exchanges between musicians and scholars from the United States and Latin America, and commissioned, performed, and recorded exemplary music.

The Latino Experimental Theatre Company
is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to organize, develop and maintain a professional multi-arts theatre company that produces works of art without restrictions of style, form or content.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by an Act of Congress in 1989, the museum works in collaboration with the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster their cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary artistic expression, and empowering the Indian voice.

The Universal Black Pages (UBP)
The main purpose of the UBP is to have a complete and comprehensive listing of African diaspora related Web pages at a central site.

Third World Newsreel
TWN creates and disseminates programming, trains emerging artists, curates exhibitions, provides production assistance and acts as a fiscal sponsor for independent film and video productions. Its distribution, production, and training services focus on artists of color.

Trophies of Honor
Art chronicles of indigenous peoples.

Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers
Brings the oral storytelling and written traditions of Native literature to Native students at all educational levels and actively promote the emphasis of Native traditions through the writings and storytellings by beginning, emerging and established Native writers and storytellers.

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