Northwest Folklife
Northwest Folklife was founded in 1971 by the Seattle Folklore Society , the National Park Service , the National Folk Festival Association ( now the National Council for the Traditional Arts ) , and the City of Seattle , as part of the Park Service's urban outreach program to allow the people of its Northwest Region ( including Alaska ) to publicly present what they "make for their own use and do for their own entertainment . " The first festival was first held in 1972 and has since grown to become the largest festival of its kind in North America . 
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