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As a multidisciplinary artist, Di’orr Greenwood expresses herself through skateboarding, creatingskate-deck art, and designing skate apparel inspired by her Diné heritage.
For the Amondawa Indigenous “river people” of Brazil, their songs “take shape by writing, like poetry.”
A striking blend of the traditional and contemporary, the Zuni Olla Maidens bring dance, song, and pottery to audiences across the American Southwest and beyond.
“Having students with thirty years of experience—that’s the value in the forest I have grown.” —Nalani Kanaka‘ole
Many Indigenous musicians are shaking up the modern musical landscape.
Hailing from San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous woman to tour internationally singing in Spanish and Maya Kaqchikel.
United by a tradition of service, the nonprofit NAWW serves as a global community of support for Native American women veterans.
Storyteller Amy Bluemel recounts the tale of why baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles.
Through investigations of Chickasaw words and phrases and lively storytelling, Bluemel illuminated the history of the Chickasaw Nation at the 2024 Festival.
As the founder and executive director of Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness, she works to reconnect members of the Indigenous community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to their traditional foodways.
Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more.