Join us virtually or in-house with limited seating for a musical performance by Lauren Nicole Clare, curator of Emmy nominated The Allie Lauren Project! Pre-register to claim your in-house seat to this 45 min special performance! Watch October 9, 2021, at 6:30 PM!

The winners will be announced at the end of Dr. Wildcat’s capstone presentation, Engaging the Past Present, and Future: Exercises of Indigenuity Now!

In this final capstone, Dan Wildcat, Indigenuity founder, takes us to the next step in this journey. The future is about exercising Indigenuity in all of our daily lives, which leads to a prosperous mindset and lifestyle.

John B. Herrington and José M. Hernández will discuss their experiences in the field and how those experiences have engaged with the broader narrative of the weekend’s them, Indigenuity!

Weyodi Oldbear will host a talk on reframing the future by reframing history, namely by tossing aside the myth of the "primitive" Natives and looking at Native innovation and invention in order to embrace Indigenous Tech in the future.

This roundtable features a conversation between Dr. Phil Smith, who has worked with Navajo Nation health services for decades, and his historian daughter, Dr. Farina King, and young grandson William King.

Legendary Cherokee storyteller Gayle Ross is back at MONAH to tell some more tales with music accompaniment by the up-and-coming Eastern Band Cherokee flutist, Gaby Nagel!

A Morning Song will be offered with song words available. Then, we will sing together. Bring a drum, rattle, sticks, or any percussion instruments that comes to hand.

Join us virtually for a musical performance by Grammy Award winners Max Baca and the Los Texmaniacs!

Richard Zane Smith teach us about his work on reviving ancient pottery techniques. He works with Archaeologists in determining the technique and processes of ancestral traditional pottery ways.

Joseph Kunkel’s talk will showcase powerful examples of contemporary Native-focused projects, and concepts that non-Natives can leverage for their own communities.

Johnnie will be back at the museum on October 8th, 2021 at 1:00 PM CST to conduct a workshop highlighting the innovative and connective process of mural painting!

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Rez Style is a creative discussion of the trauma, recovery, and resilience of Indigenous people from a pop-cultural lens made popular by George A. Romero and The Walking Dead.

The IndigeNerds are discussing Native peoples in pop culture! From fantasy to SY-FY, our panelists, Lee Francis IV, Johnnie Diacon, Johnnie Jae, and Weyodi Oldbear, are going into depth!

We will explore the current mysteries of our Solar System by looking at the past space exploration efforts of the Apollo and Voyager Eras, and how we’ll move forward to the Artemis Era at the Moon and further Mars exploration.

Bring your imagination for this workshop, because participants will sketch out a fictional narrative based on a story from their people's history or mythology! Indigenuity is all about building on traditions through innovation! Create an innovative and futuristic narrative though using your knowledge of the past!

Join us for this dynamic panel of Native American women who have thrived in STEM careers. The panelists will share their career journeys and provide advice and tips for Native American young girls and women who are interested in pursuing a STEM career.

In this craft session, we will learn more about the methods used to create a birchbark canoe.

Dan Wildcat and Robin Wall Kimmerer are engaging in a conversation on Indigenuity, how traditional knowledge meets innovation. Join us on October 7, 2021, at 10:00 AM CST in kicking off the weekend defining Indigenuity.

Join us for a welcoming address from the founders of our Native American Cultural Celebration and the founder of Indigenuity!