New World Celts
The New World Celts is an international charitable organization. It focuses on the advancement and study of the culture of the Seven Celtic Nations of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany & Galicia and how the Celtic people have shaped the history and culture of the four New World Nations, the United States of America, Canada, Australia & New Zealand. An International Board of Directors governs local Chapters, who raise funds to support small Celtic Cultural groups.
The New World Celts Mission:
- To promote awareness of the outstanding contributions and history of the Celtic Peoples in the formation and continuance of the New World.
- To provide a forum for the exchange and promotion of Celtic cultural information between the Celtic Associations of the New World; To act as liaison for coordination of and assistance to these Organizations.
- To provide a vehicle for charitable donations to promote Celtic culture in the New World in the areas of Cultural awareness, music, dance, athletics, re-enactments, and other areas deemed appropriate by the International Board of Directors.
- To support all Celtic cultural non-political, non-religious, non-racist organizations that espouse the same high ideals as ours, regardless of whether they are Scot, Irish, Galician, Manx, Welsh, Breton, or Cornish.
- To perpetuate Celtic Culture and history in the New World.
- To provide a fraternal atmosphere for members.
See also
These historical references are part of the focus of study for the New World Celts. Saint Brendan, America's Stonehenge, Madoc, Henry Sinclair, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Mountain man, Gregor MacGregor, Osceola, Alexander Mackenzie, Sir William Alexander, John McDouall Stuart, James Cook, William Hobson, Lachlan Macquarie, George Washington