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Indigenous
Explore Indigenous culture in New York City and the Americas, including famous people, cultural events, festivals, and more.
Worm Moon is a Native American Name for the March Full Moon
MARCH
Benito Juárez was the Indigenous Founding Father of Modern Mexico
SAN PABLO GUELATAO, Oaxaca, MÉXICO ~ March 21, 1806 🇲🇽
Whitney Biennial 2024 is Even Better Than the Real Thing
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Meatpacking District, Manhattan 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇨🇱 🇩🇴 🇸🇻 🇮🇳 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇹🇹
New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) 2024
MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, STATEN ISLAND, and WESTCHESTER
Outsider Art Fair NYC 2024: Self-Taught Art, Art Brut, Outsider Art
METROPOLITAN PAVILION, Chelsea, Manhattan 🇨🇦 🇫🇷
Snow Moon is a Native American Name for the February Full Moon
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Los Pleneros de la 21 Play Bomba and Plena for the El Museo Three Kings Day Celebration
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, “El Barrio” East Harlem ~ Three Kings Day Celebration 🇵🇷
“Cold Moon” is the Native American Name of the December Full Moon
December
Virgin of Guadalupe is the Patron Saint of Mexico and Multicultural Identity
BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, Cerro del Tepeyac, México City, México ~ December 12, 1531 🇲🇽
Huītzilōpōchtli, Sun God and Patron of the Méxica is Celebrated on the Solstice
December Solstice 🇲🇽
Las Mañanitas a Nuestra Virgen de Guadalupe Celebrates Her Birthday
AT HOME ~ December 11 🇲🇽
African Diaspora International Film Festival Brings the Many Faces of Mother Africa To New York City
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Morningside Heights, Manhattan and other venues. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇭🇹 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇸🇳 🇺🇾
New York City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” is the Version That Became the World’s Most Popular Ballet
DAVID H KOCH THEATER, Lincoln Center 🇺🇸
Thanksgiving Looks Very Different From the Other Side of the Table
The Thanksgiving stories we used to be taught as Americans were a whitewash of what really happened. 🇺🇸
Native American Heritage Day is a U.S. National Holiday on the Day After Thanksgiving!
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DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival Brings the World to New York
IFC CENTER, SVA THEATRE, VILLAGE EAST BY ANGELIKA, BAR VELOCE, West Village, Greenwich Village, East Village ~ To see another world with your own eyes is a great gift.
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National Native American Heritage Month is November, and We Are Still Here
November is a month to celebrate our Indigenous heritage, and all the First Nations of the Americas.
The New York Comedy Festival Will Make You Laugh at Yourself
IT’S ALL OVER ~ Funny people come out of the woodwork from NYC and across America. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇮🇳 🇮🇹 🇵🇭 🇵🇷 🇷🇼 🇻🇪
The Art Show Brings America’s Top Galleries to the Park Avenue Armory
PARK AVENUE ARMORY, Upper East Side. 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 🇨🇴 🇲🇽
Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos, is a Mexican Family Celebration of Life
OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 2 ~ Mexican Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos, is a beautiful blend of cultures that is beloved around the world. Feliz Día de los Muertos!
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Mano a Mano’s 20th Day of the Dead Celebration Brings Mexican Culture to Life at St Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery
ST MARK’S CHURCH-IN-THE-BOWERY, East Village ~ One of New York City’s longest running community ofrendas, with live music, Mexican food, and a Mexican folk art market.
Friday-Sunday, October 27-29, 2023
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The IFPDA Print Fair is Exhibiting Indigenous, European, and African Diaspora Fine Art at Javits Center
JAVITS CENTER, Hudson Yards ~ Over 90 exhibitors show many Latin fine art prints and editions. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇪🇸 🇵🇷 🇻🇪
Mictēcacihuātl is the Mesoamerican Goddess of the Underworld, Which is a Paradise
DAY OF THE DEAD
Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Catrina La Calavera Garbancera is the Modern Mictēcacihuātl
DAY OF THE DEAD, DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Ofrendas are Altars That Invite Family Souls to Visit
On or before October 31, we build ofrendas to invite family souls to visit us on the Day of the Holy Innocents (November 1) and the Day of the Dead (November 2).
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Mexican Marigolds Attract Family Souls Visiting on Day of the Dead
October 31 – November 2
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Mexican Marigolds are a Central American flower with healing powers that attract spirits to visit their families on the Day of the Dead
Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” Tells a Searing Native American Love Story That Makes Lily Gladstone a Star
This epic Scorsese love story for those who love cinema, stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone.
OPENS CITYWIDE
Friday, October 20, 2023
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“Hunter’s Moon” is a Native American name for the October Full Moon
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade NYC 2023 Brings Together All First Nations and Friends
MADISON SQUARE PARK & BROADWAY, Nomad and the Flatiron District ~ Learn about Indigenous culture, storytelling, singing, drumming, dancing, and traditional clothing. It’s a great opportunity for New York photographers. 🇺🇸 🇬🇹 🇲🇽
New York City Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day!
Monday, October 10, 2022
Indigenous Peoples Day NYC 2023 is a Native American Pow Wow
This Pow Wow supports Indigenous Peoples Day over the colonizer’s celebration.
RANDALLS ISLAND, NYC
Fall For Dance Festival 2023 Celebrates 20 Years at New York City Center
Five programs of three international dance companies for $20 + fees at one of New York’s leading dance theaters.
NEW YORK CITY CENTER in Midtown, Manhattan
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This September’s Full Corn Moon is a Harvest Moon
Friday, September 29, 2023
Armory Show Brings International Latin and African Galleries to New York
New York’s big fall contemporary art fair anchors Armory Week.
JAVITS CENTER
Hudson, Yards
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Drums Along the Hudson is a Native American & Multicultural Celebration of Drum, Song & Dance
A spectacular multicultural pow wow brings the old ways back to life. Everyone hears the call of the drum. 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇲🇽 🇱🇰 🇺🇸
INWOOD HILL PARK
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Brings Global Problems into Focus
We have a lot of problems that we can only solve together, including war, women’s rights, transgender rights, health, environmental destruction, and press freedom.
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER
May 31 – June 11, 2023
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ACO SONiC Festival with Miguel Zenón and Angélica Negrón Creates Avant-Garde Puerto Rican Classical Music at Hostos
A primer on some of the young Latin artists who are doing incredible work stretching the jazz and classical music canon in New York City.
HOSTOS CENTER
Mott Haven, The Bronx
Sunday, June 4, 2023
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The New York Now: Home Photography Exhibition at MCNY Shows How New Yorkers Make New York City Home
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, “El Barrio,” East Harlem, Manhattan 🇺🇸 🇨🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇷
Maria TallChief (Osage Nation) Was America’s and NY City Ballet’s First Prima Ballerina
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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The Winter Show 2023 is at the Park Avenue Armory
Friday-Sunday, January 20-29, 2023
PARK AVENUE ARMORY
Upper East Side, NYC
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National Chocolate Day Celebrates Indigenous Mesoamerican Flavor
Saturday, October 28, 2023a
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National Tequila Day Celebrates the Agave Spirit of Pre-Columbian Mexico
Monday, July 24, 2023
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DOC NYC 2022
Wednesday, November 9-17, 2022
IFC CENTER, SVA THEATRE, CINÉPOLIS CHELSEA
West Village, Chelsea, Manhattan
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Day of the Dead NYC 2022 Día de los Muertos is a Three-Day Family Celebration of Life
OFRENDAS (Family Altars)
Monday, October 31, 2022
DÍA DE LOS INNOCENTES (Children’s Day)
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
DÍA DE MUERTOS (Day of the Dead)
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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The Great Spirit of the Lenape 1st New Yorkers Invites all 1st Nations and Allies to the 1st NYC Indigenous Peoples Day Parade!
MADISON SQUARE PARK & BROADWAY, Nomad and the Flatiron District ~ Learn about Indigenous culture, storytelling, singing, drumming, dancing, and traditional clothing. It’s a great opportunity for New York photographers. 🇺🇸 🇨🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇷
Pachamama Honors Mother Earth for Andean New Year
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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The Indigenous Peoples Day NYC 2022 PowWow Invites Everyone to Randall’s Island Park
Sunday-Monday, October 9-10, 2022
RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK
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Inti Raymi is Inca New Year
Saturday, June 24, 2023
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The July 2023 Full Moon is the “Buck Moon”
Monday, July 3, 2023