Santa Fe Indigenous Center
Celebrating Indigenous culture, community, and resilience in Santa Fe
The Santa Fe Indigenous Center (SFIC) is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to serving the Native Community within Santa Fe County. Founded and designed by Indigenous Peoples with the mission of supporting, promoting, and enriching our vital, diverse community by identifying and serving the needs and interests of our people.
Throughout the year, the center provides essential services such as biweekly food drives, cultural events, community programs, and emergency financial assistance. The Santa Fe Indigenous Center also serves as a resource hub for those seeking additional support beyond our direct services. In addition, SFIC occasionally partners with other local nonprofit organizations to encourage community engagement, foster a sense of togetherness and expand our outreach.
The Santa Fe Indigenous Center recently completed one of the largest cultural events we organize each year — our Annual Honoring Native Nations Powwow on the Santa Fe Plaza. Held every October on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, this event celebrates and uplifts Indigenous joy, diversity, and cultural resiliency. Dancers, drummers, royalty, Tribal Dignitaries, Indigenous artists, and guests from across Turtle Island come together to share community, culture, and tradition this special day.
We are grateful for all of those who joined us and helped to make this year’s powwow another meaningful and joyous success. We are already looking forward to our next Annual Honoring Native Nations Powwow in 2026!
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The Santa Fe Community Foundation invited its nonprofit partners to submit stories related to our November topic of Native American Heritage.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
Last year, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian opened Carved Stories by Hopi artist Mavasta Honyouti. Featuring all sixteen low-relief carvings from the Coming Home series — created in tandem with Honyouti’s children’s book Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story — the exhibit recounts his grandfather Clyde Honyouti’s experience at an off-reservation federal boarding school. This Indigenous-led project offers a powerful and visually compelling reflection on Hopi life, culture, and history. As Brian Vallo notes, “Carved Stories… is both powerful and beautiful.”
Kha'p'o Community School
With support from the Native American Advised Fund, sixth-grade students at Kha’p’o Community School embarked on Our Voice, Our Stories — a year-long documentary project blending traditional Tewa arts and modern digital storytelling. Through pottery, weaving, sewing, and film, students explored their cultural identity and celebrated their voices as young Tewa people.
Truchas Services Center Preschool
The Truchas Services Center Preschool serves children from all the surrounding communities, providing supervision and appropriate curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 years old. The mission of the Pre-School program is "Children learning through playing".
