Native Arts & Cultures Foundation is excited to partner with Converge 45 to present Chords to Other Chords (Relative), a monumental neon sculpture by Portland-based, Seneca Nation artist Marie Watt. This work builds upon Seneca oral history traditions and the history of call and response. Conversations are intended to call back in time to our...

The highly anticipated new film from Martin Scorsese. In the 1920s, members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma, are murdered after oil is found on their land, and the FBI decides to investigate. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone. See the latest trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cx9nCHsemc 

Visit us for a community tour and film screening on Thursday, October 26th from 6-8pm with multimedia movement artist and 2022 NACF LIFT artist Olivia Camfield of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Their work includes experimental film and movement using horror, sci-fi, and Indigenous Queer Futurism practices in cinematic narratives. Camfield is a tattoo artist whose...

Join us for a community tour and evening of storytelling with Lillian and Jolene Pitt on Thursday, November 16th from 6-8pm. Guests will have a chance to view their artwork, hear their stories, and purchase a piece to take home with them. Lillian Pitt is one of the most highly regarded Native American artists in...

Join us for a community tour and meet Lluvia Merello, Founder of Portland Indigenous Marketplace on Thursday, December 7th from 5-7pm. Guests will meet Lluvia and hear her story, then have an opportunity to tour our building and explore the Portland Indigenous Marketplace holiday pop up shop. Lluvia Merello registered her first business, Indigenous Come Up, in 2018 where she designs...

ATNI 2024 Winter Convention Monday January 29th 2024 at 8:00 am Hyatt Regency, 375 Northeast Holladay Street, Portland, OR In 1953 farsighted tribal leaders in the Northwest formed the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), and dedicated it to tribal sovereignty and self-determination. Today, ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 57 Northwest Tribal goverments from...

Join us for our first community tour of the year on Thursday, February 22nd from 6-8pm. Kanani Miyamoto (Native Hawaiian) will discuss the ideas and themes behind her work in more depth while demonstrating the hand-printing process of large-scale hand-carved relief blocks. Learn about tools, materials, processes, and conceptual ties to Kanani's immersive installations.

Join NAYA for the return of Native Professionals and Friends Night! Enjoy an evening of community and fun, as we meet, mingle, enjoy great conversation, and a delicious selection of hors d’oeuvres and drink. Preregister and be entered in a raffle to win fabulous prizes! This event is open to everyone, Native and Non-Native alike,...

NACF Grantee Stephen Qacung Blanchett's (Yup’ik) band Pamyua is coming to The Reser in Beaverton! Pamyua, Alaska’s most famous Inuit band, is bringing Indigenous culture and music to the forefront of entertainment. The group’s compelling performances blend traditional Inuit drum/dance melodies and songs of their ancestors with contemporary R&B and soul music, often referred to...

Join us on Thursday, April 18th at 6pm for an evening of conversation with a new generation of local Indigenous arts leadership, featuring Shyla Spicer (Yakama), President/CEO of Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) and Phinney Brown (Coeur D’Alene Tribe), Executive Director of Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA), and facilitated by B. ‘Toastie’...