Program/Grant: Folk and Traditional Arts
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Meet the Indiana Educator Devoted to an Ancient Chanting Tradition
January 8, 2025
Constantine Maniakas has contributed his musical talent to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral for 50 years.
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Meet Paul Summers, The Native Musician Putting Mission Over Money
January 6, 2025
Through his Native American rock band, Paul Summers rejected commercial success in order to reach younger generations with messages of cultural acceptance and reconciliation instead.
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This School’s Student Population is 230 ... Plus a Chicken Flock
November 21, 2024
Students and staff at a rural Indiana school grow and harvest produce, and serve it up for lunch.
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Game Time: Reviving the Ojibwe Way with Dice and Cards
November 19, 2024
Minnesota-based Nashke Native Games is breathing new life into dying languages, in the classroom and beyond.
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Filipino Chefs Share Flavors of Home in North Dakota
November 7, 2024
From food trucks to catering, North Dakotans can enjoy the cuisine made with local and indigenous ingredients in Minot, Bismarck-Mandan, and Grand Forks.
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Meet Dazmonique Carr, a Farmer Strengthening Detroit’s Local Food System
October 30, 2024
With Deeply Rooted Produce, Dazmonique Carr cultivates crops and a community of local food growers and consumers.
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Sharing Traditional Games with Dakota Youth
October 17, 2024
What do games have to do with cultural revitalization? Everything! Jeremy Red Eagle and youth in Lake Traverse Reservation share how it's all connected.
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Mexican Folk Dance Group Takes Indy by Storm
October 10, 2024
Grupo Folclórico Macehuani, led by Carol Nuñez Verdín, can be seen performing at Indiana Pacer games and regional cultural events.
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More than Cabbage—This Kimchi Festival is Rooted in Adoptee Sovereignty
October 2, 2024
Minnesota-based nonprofit and service organization Adoptee Hub is helping Korean adoptees build connections to their culture—and each other.
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New Soul Food in Chicago’s South Shore: It’s a Green Thing
September 24, 2024
The New Soul Food Movement satisfies the palates of a generation that prefers lighter, more elevated preparations, yet still enjoys soul food’s classic flavor profiles.