This Winter Solstice, Join Us in Celebrating Indigenous Arts,
Cultures, and Brilliance
...where every handmade item tells a story
This holiday season, Cultural Survival is excited to expand its programming into two new locations, featuring arts, music, dance, performances, food, workshops, and speakers.
Celebrate this annual event, which honors Indigenous talent and traditions through handmade art, demonstrations, music, and dance. We invite you to visit and shop Cultural Survivals Bazaars, where you will find one-of-a-kind Indigenous, handmade, and traditional jewelry, clothing, accessories, housewares, paintings, sculptures, Palestinian blown glass, and more from artists and cooperatives from more than 20 countries spanning across 6 continents.
The Cultural Survival Bazaars will feature 50 artists and community representatives, including Wampum maker Robert DeGaetano (Mashpee Wampanoag) from the USA, textile weaver Marilu Fernandez(Quechua) from Peru, and nomadic artist Saoudata Walet Aboubacrine (Kel Tamashek) from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
Associação Indígena Pykôre (Kayapó and Menkragnoti) from Brazil
Kayapó women utilize seeds, wood, and beads to craft earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, drawing on traditional knowledge and techniques.They create cloth paintings using genipapo, a fruit native to the Amazon, and also produce clothing featuring graphic designs inspired by traditional festivals and ceremonies.
Brittany Walley (Nipmuc)
Brittney Walley is an interdisciplinary thinker, traditional weaver, and Tribal activist. Her weaving work has been featured in various museums in the US.
Sumak Essentials
Sumak Essentials believes that buying Palo Santo from a sustainable source is crucial to preserving the delicate ecosystems where this sacred tree grows, primarily in South America. Nourish your skin and lips with a handcrafted Palo Santo Soap and Lip Balm, made with pure essential oils and botanicals.
Featured Performers
Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Navajo and Tsétsêhéstâhese/Cheyenne) is a musician, author, and community organizer who will perform her inspirational, multi-genre music, centered around Indigenous philosophy, healing, and environmental stewardship.
Samuel Nalangira is a folk musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, choreographer, dancer, and cultural educator from Uganda.
Thawn Sherenté Harris (Narragansett-Niantic) is a storyteller, dancer, and cultural ambassador.
Yarina (Kichwa) is an internationally renowned musical group of eleven Cachimuel brothers and sisters from Ecuador.
Tia Roberts (Narragansett) is a highly acclaimed Fancy Dancer who has danced her way across the globe, sharing her heart, culture, and Indigenous pride with Native Pride Productions.
Annawon Weeden (Mashpee Wampanoag/Pequot/Narragansett) is a multi-talented performer, educator, artist, and storyteller.
Marie Dion walks the path of her Northeast Woodlands ancestral lineage and is an author, artist, speaker, and teacher.
More performers and speakers will be announced soon!
Show Your Indigenous Pride! Deadline to sign up as a vendor is December 2!
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Cambridge, MA 02140
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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
