Potlatch Fund Invites You! The Potlatch Board and Staff is excited to host the Potlatch Fund Plateau Reception on June 10, 2023 at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton, Oregon on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. We cannot wait to celebrate with our relatives on the Eastern Side of the Cascade Mountains! REGISTER FOR FREE HERE Potlatch Fund is a Native lead nonprofit serving Native communities in OR, ID, WA and MT. We are happy to be out in community again and seek to connect, leaving our home offices in Seattle, WA. Our event in the Umatilla homelands is open to all and we look forward to a night of food and story with funders, culture keepers, grantees and Native artists. If you are
Registration Is Open For The Uplifting Artists Celebration!
You’re Invited! Join us on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at the Seattle Art Museum from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm for the Uplifting Artists Celebration! We come together to celebrate 20+ years of Native artist grantees and their intrinsic benefit to our communities through art, culture, music, language and service. REGISTER HERE Your ticket incudes food, drinks, gallery access, shop at our Native art market, live music, fashion show and fun. This is a 21+ event. Potlatch Fund Artist Grantees: Email info@nullpotlatchfund.org for a discount code to register for the event. Sponsorships: Opportunities are available, email development@nullpotlatchfund.org or click the Sponsor Our Event button on the registration page. COVID-19: Please be prepared to present a COVID-19 vaccination card with proof of initial vaccination and booster or a
Mariana Harvey works to build community and empower youth
Join Potlatch Fund as we celebrate the beautiful vibrancy of our Native communities at Potlatch Fund’s 19th Annual Gala on November 6, 2021. This will be a virtual event. Featured Performers include, Raye Zaragoza, Khu.éex’, and Hailey Tayathy. [Read More]
Program with Reservation Roots Brings Hope and Healing Through Music
Join Potlatch Fund as we celebrate the beautiful vibrancy of our Native communities at Potlatch Fund’s 19th Annual Gala on November 6, 2021. This will be a virtual event. Featured Performers include, Raye Zaragoza, Khu.éex’, and Hailey Tayathy. [Read More]
19th Annual Gala 2021
Join Potlatch Fund as we celebrate the beautiful vibrancy of our Native communities at Potlatch Fund’s 19th Annual Gala on November 6, 2021. This will be a virtual event. This year we welcome Keynote Speaker Deborah Parker and the Puyallup Tribe as our host nation. [Read More]
Potlatch Fund Earth Day Panel Discussion
On Earth Day 2021 Potlatch Fund will host a discussion about critical environmental issues facing Indigenous communities. The discussion will center on how everyone can protect our Mother Earth in their own communities…
Native Professionals Night: Healing With Our Elders
Native Professionals Night: Healing With Our Elders A Potlatch Fund One Fire Storytellers Series with Special Guests Glen and Yvette Pinkham Register here: https://bit.ly/2OeavCQ This event is on Zoom and the Zoom link will be sent out prior to the event. We invite our community to Native Professionals Night – Healing With Our Elders with Glen and Yvette Pinkham. As the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic comes into view, Potlatch Fund presents a community event for Native professionals to come together in a healing way. With COVID-19 creating so many barriers to coming together, we recognize the need to visit with elders and each other in a cultural and spiritual way. Join us for this hour and
Close the gap
Dear Friends of Potlatch Fund, We were honored to hold meaningful space with our community during our 2020 Fundraising Gala last month. To be honest, we weren’t sure how well a virtual gala would work. And although we missed seeing all of you in person, we were grateful that so many of you showed up to celebrate and support the important work Potlatch Fund and its grant partners do every day in our communities. As a community, we were lifted up by the stories of Potlatch Fund grant recipients who are preserving Native ways for future generations. We were entertained by a rich diversity of Native artists. We heard encouraging messages from Potlatch Fund leaders. Altogether, it was an inspiring
Gala Wrap Up from Dustin Monroe
A MESSAGE FROM: Dustin Monroe Vice-President Potlatch Fund Board of Directors Gala Committee Chair Dear Friends, My heart is filled with gratitude for all of you who joined Potlatch Fund for our 18th Annual Gala. Along with so many other organizations this year, Potlatch Fund transitioned this event to be online to keep our loved ones and communities safe from COVID-19. Serving as the Chair of the Gala Committee and the Potlatch Board Vice-President, I knew we had our work cut out for us. We weren’t sure how our community would respond to a virtual event. Our strength as a community comes from those times; we can greet one another face-to-face and gather to share our cultures and stories. We miss those opportunities,
2020 Silent Auction
The Potlatch Fund Board and Staff raise our hands to our sponsors, supporters, donors, guests, volunteers, and all those that embraced the spirit of Potlatch at our 18th Annual Virtual Gala this year. We also wish to express our deep gratitude and admiration to the gifted performers and presenters that made this virtual event truly magical. If you didn’t get a chance to attend the event you can still participate by donating here: https://zurl.co/GEjp Also, stay tuned for information about an encore watch-party viewing event. #PF2020Gala #RezCarpet DONATE HERE Support Indigenous Artists! All Proceeds from the Silent Auction will help support the 2021 Native Arts Grant Cycle. This year’s annual Potlatch Fund Gala Silent Auction is virtual. The Potlatch