Seattle Oriya Community is an association of Oriyas around Seattle and northwest US. The society is a non-ethnic, secular and non-political group with friendship as motto. The objective of the society is to promote a friendly and respectful environment for its members. The society will actively promote the heritage, culture, language (Odiya), awareness and pride of the state of Orissa. The society will provide leadership opportunities to its members and help younger to understand, absorb and promote the pride of their heritage. Both Oriya and English will be the official language of the society.