Destination Native America

Look up. The sky is telling stories. 🌌✨

At the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Makowa: The Worlds Above Us explores the cosmos through Indigenous knowledge, art, science, and craft. Featured by New Mexico Magazine, this powerful exhibition invites visitors to see constellations, solstice calendars, astronomy, and storytelling through Indigenous perspectives.

On view through Aug. 17, 2026, this is a must-see for travelers planning a cultural trip to Santa Fe. 🪶

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Discover Indigenous Knowledge of the Stars From star maps to ceremonial objects, this Santa Fe exhibition explores how Indigenous artists and scientists understand the cosmos.

Celebrate Indigenous art, culture, and community at the Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 1-2, 2026! 🎨✨

This vibrant annual gathering brings together artists, performers, and visitors for a powerful celebration of Indigenous creativity and tradition. Plan your visit and experience one of Oklahoma’s must-see cultural events.

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Festival Offering exclusive local art and design products, with a focus on Native American arts and culture.

Plan your trip to see Indigenous America on Route 66. Visit Destination Native America

Route 66 passes through Native lands for much of its length – yet Indigenous voices have long been overlooked: https://bbc.in/42pTs3a

🥕✨ Add a fresh stop to your Route 66 travels! Located in Quapaw, Oklahoma, the Quapaw Farmers Market & Food Hub is a community marketplace where visitors can browse locally grown foods, locally prepared products, and handmade goods from regional farmers, artists, and makers.

With free entry and a welcoming indoor market space, it’s a great way to experience local flavors, support community-based vendors, and explore Indigenous destinations through Destination Native America. Offerings vary by season, so call ahead for current hours before you go. 🌽

🔗 Plan your visit: https://destinationnativeamerica.com/listings/quapaw-farmers-market-food-hub

Celebrate Indigenous art from wherever you are! 🎨✨

The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art's Virtual Indian Market returns June 27-28, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Explore works by Native artists and discover meaningful pieces that celebrate creativity, culture, and connection.

📍 Indianapolis, Indiana
📅 June 27-28, 2026

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Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival The Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival is one of the nation's top Native American art markets. Learn about recent & upcoming markets here!

Route 66 is more than a road-trip icon. It is also a pathway through the homelands of Tribal Nations from New Mexico to Arizona, Oklahoma, and beyond. 🛣️

The American Indigenous Tourism Association is helping reclaim that story for the Route 66 centennial through new digital tools, travel resources, and Indigenous-led perspectives.

🔗 Read more: https://americanindigenoustourism.org/reclaims-the-mother-road/

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🎭 The Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas returns to Bar Harbor, Maine, July 11-12, 2026! Visitors can experience panels, performances, and a Northeastern Indigenous arts market while learning from Wabanaki and Native voices.

🔗 Start planning: https://www.abbemuseum.org/dawnland-festival

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Meet Evelyn Rope, an Apache traditional burden basket maker from the San Carlos Apache Tribe Indian Reservation. 🧺

In this video, Evelyn shares her family’s stories and cultural history. You will also get a glimpse of the reservation's stunning landscapes, which feature saguaro-studded deserts, high desert prairies, cliffs, red rock outcroppings, and alpine meadows. 🏜️

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

Evelyn Rope, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation landscapes include panoramic views of saguaro-studded deserts, high desert prairies, cliffs, red rock outcroppings a...

🌽✨ Celebrate Indigenous culinary traditions at the Indigenous Foodways Festival on June 20, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Through storytelling, demonstrations, hands-on classes, art, and shared food, this festival honors the living foodways and ancestral knowledge of Indigenous peoples across the Southwest, with featured hosts including Crystal Wahpepah, Pyet Despain, Ray Naranjo, Alexa Numkena-Anderson, Justin Pioche, Elena Terry, and more.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.indigenousfoodwaysfestival.com/

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Celebrate Indigenous art in Los Angeles, California! 🎨✨

The Autry’s 35th annual American Indian Arts Marketplace returns June 6–7, 2026, bringing together more than 100 Native contemporary and traditional artists for a weekend of handmade jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, pottery, paintings, live performances, Indigenous film, hands-on activities, and more. Plan your visit and experience Native art as a living, evolving practice.

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

American Indian Arts Marketplace The Autry’s 35th annual American Indian Arts Marketplace brings together more than 100 Native contemporary and traditional artists who present and sell handmade jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, pottery, paintings, and more.