IndigenousWays

Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, IndigenousWays fosters the development of creative expressions to encourage: self esteem, empowerment, and healing for Indigenous peoples, including LGBTQIA2S+ to reaffirm their power and apply this to themselves individually and into their communities. Indigenous peoples have life skills, creative expressions, and world perspectives many people would do well to lear

n. These skills will be revisited in the workshops provided by elders and traditional people involved in these gatherings. Alongside these concerts, workshops and healing circles will be workshops to teach skills to create self esteem building including: employment opportunities and further educational applications. IndigenousWays worldly vibrations ignite the collective consciousness available in indigenous and LGBTQAI2+ communities to bring hope and participate in the healing of Mother Earth through building strong networks and community at IndigenousWays' monthly concert series supports: local, national and international musicians. Ongoing support for facilitators to conduct healing workshops in IndigenousWays studio space will be encouraged, thus promoting and building continuous networks and a playground for teachers to flourish! IndigenousWays facilitates and collaborate with other non profit organizations to develop educational & empowerment workshops, motivational talks to local, state, national and international businesses including: educational institutions, correctional facilities, Indigenous communities, women’s organizations and environmental non profit organizations. Introduction
November 2007 saw the birth of IndigenousWays / Indigenous Solutions, Inc. The co founders & executive directors, Tash Terry, Dine Nation and Elena Higgins of the Maori/Samoa Nations perform as Indigie Femme, an Indigenous, musical duo that incorporated in December 2006. Tash and Elena were motivated to start a non-profit organization from feedback they received from their performances and facilitated workshops at international and national festivals and venues. Throughout their travels they found that Indigenous communities identified a need for closer connections to their culture, spiritually and community. Recognizing this was determined that opening pathways through artistic creations would provide opportunities and create an awareness and global support for indigenous communities through music, the arts and Indigenous wisdom. became federally recognized as a non-profit organization. In 2019, they have transitioned to IndigenousWays. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico IndigenousWays' mission is music and artistic expression to promote living in balance. Indigie Femme, Tash and Elena up to present date, continue through their music and gifts to deliver a message through performing and facilitating a variety of workshops at conferences, grass roots organizations, schools, institutions, jails, festivals etc, locally, nationally and internationally.