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. - Humita en Chala o Mazamorra with Musician Nadia Larcher - Foodways - Foodways
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Chickasaw Storytelling with Amy Bluemel - 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. - 11:50 a.m. - Traditional Arts and Changing Landscapes: Black Ash Basketry and the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
11 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. - Tribal Citizenship, Nationhood, and Recognition - Our Voices Stage - Narrative Session
11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - All About Buffalo - Kitchen Garden - Demonstration
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 - Pataxo 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. - 12:50 p.m. - Afro-Indigenous Heritage, Belonging, and Resistance - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
12 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Honor Songs for Native American Veterans - Our Voices Stage - Narrative Session
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Succotash with Chef Elena Terry - Foodways - Foodways
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Tlingit Storytelling with Gene Tagaban/Guuy Yaau - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Métis Fiddle Music with the Gaudry Boys - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Performance
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Bacon Green Beans with Chef Bradley Dry - Foodways - Foodways
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Cherokee Storytelling with Robert Lewis - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. - Pele: Volcanic Traditions of Hawaiʻi - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Peixe na Patioba with Pataxó Artist Antonia Gonsalves da Silva - Foodways - Foodways
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Chickasaw Storytelling with Amy Bluemel - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Lacrosse with Haudenosaunee Athletes - Games - Workshop
2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Pastoralism and Stewardship - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 at 100 - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Narrative Session
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Amondawa Archery - Games - Demonstration
3 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - Land, Environment, and Sacred Places - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Pan-Seared Salmon with with Chef Rob Kinneen - Foodways - Foodways
3 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - The Impact and Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools in the United States - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Narrative Session
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Tlingit Storytelling with Gene Tagaban/Guuy Yaau - Museum: Amphitheater - Performance
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Cherokee Bean Bread 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. - 4:30 p.m. - Hei (Ritual String) with Hālau ʻŌhiʻa - Games - Workshop
4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Sacred Spaces and Industrial Development - Narrative Stage - Narrative Session
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Songs from the Rainforest with the Amondawa - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Performance
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Songs from the Rainforest with the Amondawa - Museum: Rasmuson Theater - Performance
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Happy Half Hour - Foodways - Foodways