Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Land-Grant Department for the IAIA Land Healing and Restoration Celebration. Taking place on the IAIA campus on Friday, April 19 from 9 am–4 pm and Saturday, April 20 from 9 am–2 pm, activities include presentations from renowned land, water, seed, and food stewards, hands-on activity stations on ancestral water catchment practices, seeds, pollinators, and traditional ecological knowledge approaches for soil conservation and habitat regeneration, tree planting, and more! Join us in honor of the land as we collaborate in community to share, learn, and grow. The event will feature live music including New Mexico’s own Indigenous reggae band, INNASTATE, and cool swag, food, and friendship.

This all-ages event is free and open to the public. Guests are welcome to come both days or just one, however, to better gauge numbers for food and swag, please RSVP at https://forms.gle/BPUZGmHfVM5HLm9RA.

For more information and questions, please contact Land-Grant Program Associate Teresa Quintana (Kiowa) at teresa.quintana@iaia.edu.

About IAIA Land-Grant

Congressionally chartered in 1962 and declared a Land-Grant University in 1994, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is a Tribal College with a mission “to empower creativity and leadership in Indigenous arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning, and community engagement.”

Through this mission, the IAIA Land-Grant Programs focus on promoting healthy Native communities by providing agriculture education to the 22 Indigenous communities in New Mexico, as well as to Indigenous communities across the country, through culturally-accepted outreach education programs. Through the IAIA Land-Grant outreach, community members are able to gain the skills and knowledge to successfully achieve their agricultural endeavors, ensure food security through sustainable practices, and enhance their health and wellness—becoming contributing and thriving members of their communities.