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May 3, June 8, August 16

Indigenous Ways Festival 2024

The IndigenousWays Summer Festival is back for a third season! Skoden!

LOCATION

Santa Fe Railyard Park / Performance Green By Site Santa Fe

-740 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505

Friends, we know you’ve come to expect legendary Indigenous performers from us -everything from rock and roll superstars to US Poet Laureates.

This summer will be no different. Here’s a clue of what we have in store: Pura Fé, renowned, singer-songwriter, musician, artist and reviver of Canoe song/dance and woman's drum. You’ve seen Wade Fernandez perform with the Indigo Girls, and you’ll also see him at our festival. We’ve got comedian Mimi Gonzalez, Puerto Rican singer/composer Lourdes Perez, and (drumroll) Navajo sibling singing duo Sihasin is back for the second time!

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2024 Festival Dates

  • May 3 - Friday

    5:00 - 9:00 PM

    Opening this year’s festival features Tha Yoties for Reggae-Rock fun, Sihasin's award-winning bass and drum beats, WesternBoy's country tunes by Dakota Beavers.

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  • June 8 - Saturday

    5:00 - 9:00 PM

    June's Indigenous PRIDE in The Park features Lourdes Pérez's mesmerizing tunes, Mimi Gonzalez's affirming comedy, Una Mas y La Cha Cha's eclectic spin.

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  • August 16 - Friday

    5:00 - 9:00 PM

    Closing out this year’s festival features Pure Fé‘s performance, Wade Fernandez's blues, and Simona Rael's original music with a fashion show.

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ONGOING EVENT

WISDOM CIRCLE

About the Wisdom Circle

Driven by social issues, our events are sometimes rehearsed and often spontaneous. News of our virtual events, festivals, and concerts spreads through social networks and by word of mouth; bringing local and global artists into our circle.

Upcoming
Wisdom circle events

Join us live every third Wednesday of the month at the virtual Wisdom Circle from 6-7pm MT. We gather together electronically, through the comfort of your space for an opportunity of global connection, learning, and shared wisdom. We feature a number of extraordinary presenters who done amazing service and work making our world a better place for future generations.

If you missed it, don’t panic we have it all archived here at our video library. 

Have a person you wish to hear speak at a future event, a question, or a topic you want to hear discussed? Contact us.

Dakota Beavers

April 17,2024
6pm - 7pm MST

Dakota Beavers is an American actor and musician who was born in Arizona. He is an accomplished vocalist and guitarist who has performed music professionally from the age of 13. Dakota is multi-ethnic. His heritage includes Native American and Mexican on his mother's side and Scottish and English on his father's side.

Mimi Gonzalez

May 15th,2024
6pm - 7pm MST

Mimi Gonzalez is a stand-up comic who's excited and inspired to return to Santa Fe and as a part of the Indigenous Ways Festival. As a stand-up comic for over 30 years, she's entertained prides, women's cruises and festivals, local lounge bars, comedy clubs, colleges and the U.S. military from Japan to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wiyaka Pomarleau

June 19th,2024
6pm - 7pm MST

Wiyaka Pomarleau is an emerging hip-hop artist from the Oglala Lakota Nation. Combining rhythmic hiphop beats with his Lakota values, he writes songs designed to inspire, heal, and empower our future generations. Wiyaka is a student at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Joy Harjo

September 18th,2024
6pm - 7pm MST

In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role.

We are rooted in tradition, rising to the future

We are rooted in tradition, rising to the future

The birth of IndigenousWays came in 2007. The Co-founders, Tash Terry, Diné (Navajo) Nation and Elena Higgins, Maori/Samoan, began performing that year as Indigie Femme, an Indigenous woman empowered musical duo.

Your generous gift will advance our mission to reach the Indigenous people we serve.

Bridging cultural exchange with people globally.

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🙌🏾 Award winning international touring artist and educator Wade Fernandez / Wicīwen Apīs-Mahwaew (Walks With The Black Wolf) will be performing this August at the #IndigenousWaysFestival! 🙌🏾 Of #Menominee Nation, Fernandez began his solo music c
The #IndigenousWaysFestival wouldn’t be complete without all the diverse, dynamic, and dazzling activities and workshops! Throughout the festival, be sure to: 💜 Experience the wonderful @wisefoolnewmexico 🎨 Get colorful at #PartyUpFacePaint
We’re honored to welcome the incredibly talented @simona.monet to #IndigenousWays 2024! Simona Rael is an #Aztec, Spanish, and #NativeAmerican performer, international muralist, and fashion designer! She is the creator of @chulaxpunk, her upc
Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 The Diné (Navajo) concept “Hozho” means The Beauty Way of life. We embrace this #IndigenousWisdom belief that ALL life is interconnected and seeks balance. Today and every day, we reflect on how our choices, o
🎤 Get ready to experience “Punchlines and Poetry” — the standup genre of the iconic Mimi Gonzalez! We’re beyond elated to have this incredible Cuban comedian, writer, and feminist performing at the #IndigenousWaysFestival th
👋🏾 Have you met our #IndigenousWays founders, Elena Higgins and Tash Terry?? Elena, of #Maori/Samoan descent from #NewZealand, and Tash, a #Diné from the #NavajoNation, founded IndigenousWays in 2007! First joining forces as musical group
🎵This June, the #IndigenousWays stage will be graced with the powerful, soulful voice of @lourdes.perez.cantautora! Hailing from #PuertoRico, the music of singer-songwriter Lourdes Pérez enchants audiences with its poignant sound, deeply roo
Join us Wednesday, April 17, for our monthly #WisdomCircle! 🙌🏾 This month’s virtual circle will be hosted by @dakota_beavers, American actor and musician! Dakota is an accomplished vocalist and guitarist whose heritage includes Native Ameri
Get a dose of New Mexican soul music this June with the legendary Una Mas y La Cha Cha, joining us at the #IndigenousWaysFestival 2024! Reflecting the beautiful diversity of #SantaFe, the musical Latin fusion of these Spanish and Mexican families is
We’re thrilled to have the @tha_yoties joining us for the #IndigenousWays Festival this year! Tha ’Yoties are a Reggae Indie Folk band based in #Flagstaff, AZ, and we cannot WAIT to move to their smooth rhythms this May! #IndigenousWays
Join us in welcoming @sihasin_band to the IndigenousWays stage this year! The spirit of punk rock meets the soul of indigenous strength with this sister and brother duo 🤘🏾 Band leaders Jeneda and Clayson come from Big Mountain in Diné (Nav
🙌🏾 Get ready to see WesternBoy LIVE at the #IndigenousWaysFestival this May! Lance Beavers and sons @dakota_beavers and Dylan Beavers will move your soul with their rich harmonies and enchanting melodies. Catch @westernboyofficial on May 3rd at t