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Neerchokikoo

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Neerchokikoo is a revitalized Native American village near Portland, Oregon. Neerchokikoo is culturally significant, is an ancient Native encampment in what is now Northeast Portland, and is a gathering site close to the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Grants and donors were helpful in giving money, to revitalize the site.It is in the Cully neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.The Native American Youth and Family Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, relocated to Neerchokikoo in 2006. The organization offers services to the Native community of Portland.The annual powwow is named for the village of Neerchokikoo.

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Neerchokikoo
Northeast Columbia Boulevard, Portland Cully

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Northeast Columbia Boulevard
97218 Portland, Cully
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