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Event Series: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence Speaker Series

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence

October 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

This October 10–13, we gather in Cincinnati for the seventh year to celebrate the 2025 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence. This year’s theme, Ancestral Visions, Future Dreams, honors the wisdom carried forward through generations and the guidance it offers for the future we are shaping. Together we will honor Indigenous artists, leaders, and community voices with four days of exhibitions, talks, workshops, performances, and our annual feast.

Amid challenges to our visibility, gathering in this way becomes medicine. It is in this circle that we find strength, direction, and the future our ancestors dreamed of.

Keep reading to see the full schedule of events and to meet the artists and speakers bringing this vision to life.

You can also find more information here.

Meet Our Artists

Say hello to the artists lending their powerful voices  to this year’s exhibition.

Curated by Leonard D. Harmon, these artists bring together visions that speak across generations and territories, blending ancestral strength with contemporary expression.

 

Schedule of Events

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 | 5–9 PM
Art Exhibition Opening Party
Our Ancestral Visions exhibition will open with a reception at the Contemporary Arts Center, with our Future Dreams exhibition opening at 21c Museum Hotel, next door. Performances by Copper Face United Powwow Troupe and DJ Creepingbear. Indigenous Chef menu will be available for purchase.

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 | 10 AM–3 PM
Artist Speaker Series
Aronoff Center for the Arts: Jarson-Kaplan Theater.

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025 | 11 AM–1 PM & 2–4 PM
Traditional CHamoru Weaving Workshops
Urban Native Collective. Limited to 15 participants, prioritizing Indigenous community members. Registration required.

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 | 4–8 PM
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Feast
Jacob Hoffner Park. Community potluck — bring a traditional dish, utensils to reduce waste, and a blanket or chair. Copper Face United Powwow Troupe will perform from 5:30–6:30 PM.

 

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