Native American Women Warriors – 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Описание: At the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, celebrating “Indigenous Voices of the Americas,” the Native American Women Warriors (NAWW) opened each morning with a presentation of colors, processing from the Welcome Plaza of the National Museum of the American Indian to the National Native American Veterans Memorial.

NAWW was founded in 2010 and recognized as the first all-women Native American color guard organization. American Indians and Alaska Natives have one of the highest representations in the armed forces, and Native American women are the fastest-growing population of veterans. NAWW empowers active and retired Native American servicewomen with tools and support. They serve their communities and organizations by performing color guard duties, volunteering, and more.

Read more in the Festival Blog: https://festival.si.edu/blog/native-a...

NAWW participants at the Festival:
Lori Archiquette (Mi’kmaq)
Natalie Holt Breen (Abenaki)
Trevor Breen
Nieva M. S. Brock (Higuayagua of the Caribbean/Taíno)
Selisha Lossing
Inez Sanchezolmos (Northern Arapaho)
Hugo Sanchezolmos (Northern Arapaho)

Cameras: Ali Ali, David Barnes, Trinity Le
Editor: Ali Ali

Catalog No. CFV11725; © Smithsonian Institution, 2024