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2025 Community Spirit Award Honoring

Join us for an evening of celebrating Indigenous community, culture and creativity.

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2025 CSA Honorees

2025 Community Spirit Award Honoring

First Peoples Fund invites you to an unforgettable evening celebrating the 2025 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awardees on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 5:30–9:00 PM at the Museum of Indian Arts + Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Each year, the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards recognizes Native artists and culture bearers who exemplify cultural generosity, artistic excellence, and deep commitment to their communities with a $50,000 unrestricted award. The 2025 honorees are:

"With humility and steadfast commitment, our honorees reclaim and restore our tribal identities while achieving the highest level of their craft"

The celebration will feature live music performances, delicious refreshments, and heartfelt recognition of these six extraordinary artists whose lifework continues to shape and sustain the Indigenous Arts Ecology.

“With humility ad steadfast commitment, our honorees reclaim and restore our tribal identities while achieving the highest level of their craft,” said Lori Pourier (Oglala Lakota), Founder and Senior Fellow of First Peoples Fund.

Join us in celebrating the incredible achievements of the 2025 Community Spirit Award honorees and support Indigenous artists by sharing their inspiring stories.

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Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating Indigenous art, spirit, and community. Don’t miss this chance to honor the 2025 Community Spirit Awardees with live performances, delicious refreshments, and powerful stories. Purchase your tickets today at the link below:

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