Mission Statement

Our Mission is to educate the public regarding Native history and culture of the past and connect to Native issues of today through our exhibits, programs, classes, and ceremonies that bring understanding and collaboration between the Indigenous people of our area and the public at large. We want to encourage thoughtful dialogue regarding Native history, current issues in Native America as well as regarding the Arts and Mother Earth. We educate the youth through our K-8 school, Nuweetooun.

Our Exhibits

Our exhibits focus on Southern New England highlighting the Narragansett Tribe.  Learn about the amazing life of a real Rhode Island hero, the prominent marathon runner and Olympic athlete  Ellison "Tarzan" Brown, who was first and foremost a Narragansett.

Explore Narragansett history through  The Pursuit of Happiness: An Indigenous View which reflects on the denial of our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The exhibit focuses on Education, Spirituality, Political and Economic Sovereignty, Love and Family, and the importance of traditional language.

The Eastern Woodland Basket Exhibit  highlights ash splint baskets from southern New England. Come view the beautiful birchbark cantainers, stamped baskets, and porcupine adorned containers.

Music on Turtle Island allows visitors to view various traditional musical instruments and explore their uses as well as materials used to create these traditional items.

The Narragansett Indian Church exhibit traces the history and significance of the church through the eyes of tribal elders in Framing Community: The Narragansett Indian Church.

View the spectacular Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian Youth Mural created by Wampanoag Artist Deborah Spears Moorehead & the students of Nuweetooun School.

To see all of the wonderful exhibits please visit Tomaquag Museum.

For information about Group Tours, please click here.