Programs

  • IndigenousWays Festivals

    OUR 2024 INDIGENOUSWAYS FESTIVALS ENGAGED OVER 12,550 PARTICIPANTS IN PERSON AND ONLINE, CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS CULTURE THROUGH INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE EVENTS. WE FEATURED 84 ARTISTS AND PRESENTERS FROM INDIGENOUS, WOMEN, DEAF AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH PARALYSIS (PLWP) COMMUNITIES. THESE EVENTS AMPLIFIED DIVERSE VOICES, STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS, AND GENERATED 31,000 WEBSITE VISITS AND 380+ NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $130.5K

  • IndigenousWays Circle Virtual Sessions

    IN 2024, THE INDIGENOUSWAYS CIRCLE HOSTED 12 VIRTUAL SESSIONS THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE VOICES OF 12 INSPIRING PRESENTERS, SUPPORTED BY 24 ASL INTERPRETERS. THESE SESSIONS REACHED 420 LIVE PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM AND GARNERED AN IMPRESSIVE 9,853 VIEWS FROM THE YEAR'S VIDEO ARCHIVES, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 14,590 VIEWS ACROSS ALL ARCHIVED EVENTS. THIS IMPACTFUL SERIES CELEBRATED INDIGENOUS VOICES WHILE PRIORITIZING ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $31.8K

  • Indigenous Ways Documentary and Sign Language Project

    IN 2024, OUR MEDIA ARTS PROGRAM PROUDLY COMPLETED THE INDIGENOUS WAYS DOCUMENTARY, WHICH DEBUTED AT THE PRESTIGIOUS 2025 FILM FESTIVAL. THAT SAME YEAR, WE LAUNCHED AN INNOVATING PLAINS INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH JAMES WOODEN LEGS, A DEAF NORTHERN CHEYENNE, AND A TEAM OF THREE FILMMAKERS, INCLUDING ONE WHO IS ALSO DEAF. THESE PROJECTS EXEMPLIFY OUR DEDICATION TO PRESERVING INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND ELEVATING ALL VOICES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $25.8K