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NACF 2020 Annual Report

Ano’ai Kakou, When we look back at 2020 with its unprecedented and extraordinary challenges, we—at the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF)—find that this past year has served to illuminate…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: NACF’s NEW HOME

We are pleased to announce that NACF took ownership of the historic Yale Union building in Southeast Portland, Oregon, on February 26, 2021. The building will become the new headquarters for…
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Celebrate Women’s History Month 2021

Every year March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. This year’s theme is “Valiant Women of the…
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OPEN CALL: Program & Application Overview

SHIFT – Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts Are you interested in submitting a Letter of Interest for the SHIFT – Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts program? The deadline is approaching, so we…
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OPEN CALL: Accepting Applications for the LIFT Program

LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is now accepting applications for the LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists program. LIFT will provide one-year awards for…
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NACF Announces New Programs

After a year of strategic planning and working closely with our network of artists, grantees and stakeholders, NACF moves into its second decade announcing its new and engaging programs SHIFT–…
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Hope in the Dawn of the 7th Fire

By Guest Writer Tina Kuckkahn-Miller, J.D., on the transfer of the Yale Union Building to NACF Anishinaabe spiritual leader Bawdwaywedun Banaise-ban (Edward Benton Banai) shares teachings about the Prophecies of…
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