The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and presented in collaboration with the National Mseum of the American Indian and the National Park Service.

The Festival is supported by federally appropriated funds; Smithsonian trust funds; contributions from governments, businesses, foundations, and individuals; in-kind assistance; and food, recording, and craft sales.

Indigenous Voices of the Americas is made possible in part by support from Bank of America and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies. Additional support comes from the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Heritage Center, Ford Motor Company, Embassy of Canada to the United States, in Washington, D.C.; and Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP.

The Festival received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center; the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino; and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

Additional congressional support comes from the Federal Repressed Cultures Preservation Fund.

Support for lacrosse activities comes from DeMaurice F. Smith and Beano Solomon.

Promotional support is provided by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Outfront Media, WMATA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Premier Lacrosse League Assists, and Destination DC.

In-kind program support comes from Inter-American Foundation; Embassy of Chile, Washington, D.C.; and the Mexican Cultural Institute. Other in-kind support comes from Bark Barbecue Cafe (Stevensville, Maryland), Compass Coffee, Costco, LMNT, MOM’s Organic Market (Ivy City), Vigilante Coffee, Wegmans, and WellBefore.

Select participants are hosted in partnership with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s Cultural Vitality Program and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.