Nominate a Native Artist for the 2017 Spirit Awards

First Peoples Fund has opened nominations for the 2017 Community Spirit Awards. Nominations are for Native artist who has dedicated their life and work to sustaining cultural traditions within their community. Each year, First Peoples Fund honors and celebrates exceptional American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists who embody the Collective Spirit®—that which manifests self-awareness and a sense of responsibility to sustain the cultural fabric of a community.

The Community Spirit Awards, launched in 1999, are national grants for established Native culture bearers who demonstrate substantial contributions to their communities through their careers as artists. Each year, First Peoples Fund seats a national panel to select four to six Community Spirit honorees from tribes across the country.

Nomination Deadline: July 15
Application Deadline: October 31

For more information or to nominate an artist please click here.