2026 September 02
Every June for a whole week, I dance under the moon and watch the sun come out. My heartbeat aligns to the rhythm of the earth; my feet stomp to each beat.
Beadwork is a longstanding artistic tradition of the Ojibwe people. Our love of style and flair goes back a long time.
Award-winning Kiowa bead artist Joy Tonepahhote (Kiowa name Autoimah, “woman with a good heart”) has had her work exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and other museums across the “United States.”
Naseem Jahan, a resident of Lakhnau (a city in northern India renowned for its centuries-old crafts, Nawabi culture, rich history, and celebrated cuisine), owns almost nothing that the world would consider valuable.
Long before modern sports filled stadiums, Indigenous Peoples across the Americas developed games that carried history, ceremony, and community traditions from one generation to the next.
Before I knew the meaning of tradition, I was already living it. Growing up on the plains of Mount Kilimanjaro in Northern Tanzania, I learned through my mother’s songs, the voices of my Elders, and the stories that shaped me as a Maasai girl.
“…and this is my lole o ka lā!” The refrain echoes throughout Hawaiʻi’s expanding social media presence as more and more young Native Hawaiians take to Instagram and TikTok to show off their #LoleOKaLā (outfit of the day) for the annual Merrie Monarch Festival
There is a particular kind of violence that comes with being spoken of only in the past tense. For generations, Indigenous cultures across the “United States” and beyond have been described by outsiders as “vanishing,” deemed as artifacts to be salvaged before they disappear entirely.
Our organization’s Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer WorldPride programming has been recognized in a global report on Pride and LGBTQIA+ communities around the world by Outright International: “We Will Not Bow To Fear”: Pride Around the World in 2025.