Who We Are
We are a group of approximately 90 families in the Nothern suburbs of Columbus that get together to with our sons and daughters to celebrate and build long-lasting friendships with our children. We serve as the longhouse for Powell, Lewis Center, Orange Township, Liberty Township, Dublin, Columbus, Worthington and surrounding suburbs.
The Tarhe Longhouse is the local organization that offers the NATIONAL LONGHOUSE® programs. All of the tribes or groups that are created within a geographical area belong to, and are represented by a specific longhouse. The longhouse provides administrative services to the programs and their versions as well as sponsoring events such campouts, Pinewood Derbies, dances, etc.
We have 6 tribes in our Longhouse. The tribe is the basic program level of the programs activity. A tribe ideally consists of up to eight parents and their children. Tribe members are usually neighbors, friends, classmates, co-workers, or residents of a close geographic area. Each tribe will have a unique name for itself. Tribes meet once a month at a member’s home, on a rotating basis, for structured activities that are planned by the tribe. Meeting activities include an opening and closing ceremony; reports by the children; working on a craft; and sharing a snack.
Why Join Our Program?
National Longhouse, Ltd. is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to strengthen parent-child relationships in a manner that is based upon Christian ideology. We service communities with our NATIONAL LONGHOUSE® programs which are designed specifically for one-on-one parent-child interaction within a group setting. Each program helps build inter-family, communal, and spiritual relationships through shared, structured activities. We integrate a Native American theme which serves as a common level of interest for parent and child as well as providing an educational tool for casual introduction to Native American culture. Besides administrating our national programs, we serve as a national resource center for all parent-child programs. We provide supplementary support with parent-child programing concepts, news, history, ideas for games, crafts, stories, songs, program vendor listings, and archiving of other helpful information.
