Indigenous Voices of the Americas

Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian

At the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Indigenous artists and makers, professional chefs and home cooks, musicians, dancers, athletes, and storytellers will demonstrate the depth of multigenerational traditions as well as new, innovative approaches to cultural expression.

Join a circle of celebration with stories, songs, and dance. Experience ancestral foods like the Three Sisters (beans, corn, and squash) and inventive, sustainable cuisine. Learn stories that underlie Indigenous sports and games. Hear how Indigenous youth are reclaiming their languages through spoken-word and hip-hop. Explore traditional arts that flourish in their connections to place and environmental knowledge.

Schedule of Events

11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Cherokee Storytelling with Robert Lewis - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Lacrosse with Haudenosaunee Athletes - Games - Workshop
11 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. - Presentation of Colors with Native American Women Warriors - Museum: National Native American Veterans Memorial - Ceremony
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demo: Barriletes (Kites) from Guatemala - Barriletes - Kites - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demo: Skateboard Art - Skating and Skate Arts - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demo: Tsimshian Woodcarving - Basketry - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Adornment and Body Art from Indigenous Brazil - Pataxó and Amondawa Arts - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Anishinaabe Canoe Building and Traditional Arts - Canoe Building and Anishinaabe Arts - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Basket Weaving - Basketry - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Ceramic Traditions - Ceramics Tents - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Mural Painting - Family Activities - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Plaster Arts and Featherwork - Plaster Art and Featherwork - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Artist Demos: Textile Weaving Traditions - Weaving Tents - Demonstration
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Kitchen Garden Display - Kitchen Garden - Demonstration
12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Arctic Games with Pamyua and Friends - Games - Workshop
12 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Sacred Spaces and Industrial Development - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Three Sisters Soup with Chef Elena Terry - Foodways - Foodways
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Tlingit Storytelling with Gene Tagaban/Guuy Yaau - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Chickasaw Storytelling with Amy Bluemel - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Corn Fritters with Chef Bradley Dry - Foodways - Foodways
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. - Language Revitalization - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Songs with Kontiwennenha:wi from Akwesasne - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Performance
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Pepián de Gallina with Musician Sara Curruchich - Foodways - Foodways
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Cherokee Storytelling with Robert Lewis - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Citizenship of the Manitoba Métis Federation - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Lacrosse with Haudenosaunee Athletes - Games - Workshop
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Amondawa Archery - Games - Demonstration
3 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - Body Art and Adornment as Cultural Resurgence - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Pan-Seared Salmon with with Chef Rob Kinneen - Foodways - Foodways
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Tlingit Storytelling with Gene Tagaban/Guuy Yaau - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Song and Drum with Sons of Membertou - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Performance
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Grape Dumplings with Chef Nico Albert Williams - Foodways - Foodways
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Haudenosaunee Storytelling with Perry Ground: Talking Turtle Stories - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
4 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. - Honor Songs for Native American Veterans - Our Voices Stage - Narrative Session
4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Indigenous Art Revitalization - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Featured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi - Museum: Potomac Atrium - Performance
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Happy Half Hour - Foodways - Foodways