ASPEN INDIGENOUS FOUNDATION
honor • share • celebrate
indigenous wisdom through cultural events
The Shining Mountains Film Festival
Join us in 2026 -October 16th & 17th at The Wheeler Opera House
Our vision is inspiring.
Our mission is to increase awareness in the Roaring Fork Valley of Indigenous presence, history, and wisdom through cultural exchange and community education; to support tribal members and grassroots Indigenous programs that facilitate social and economic development opportunities.
We need your support! Please donate today.
Why we do it.
Many factors have contributed to the oppression of indigenous cultures in America. The frantic over development in the oil and gas industry on tribal lands, the spreading of men’s camps, the unhealed generational traumas, and ongoing genocide negatively impact the already impoverished reservations. Our goal is to honor and respect the wisdom of the Native American Indians, to promote and share their rich cultures, and educate about the true history that has been left in the dark for too long. We believe it is time to unite, heal, and come together as indigenous children of Mother Earth.
Programs + Events
Shining Mountains Film Festival screening Native American films in Aspen
Dance & Drum Exhibitions, POW WOWs, exhibitions and private events throughout the Roaring Fork Valley
Equine Therapy Ride: Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Araphoe youth riding on the footsteps of Crasy Horse and Sitting Bull. A great “healing and empowering” program
Annual Christmas Drive serving impoverished families of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, SD
Emergency funds providing financial help to tribal members in crisis, wood distribution to keep elders warm…
Food, clothing & household items donated throughout the year to Navajo and Lakota communities
Monthly Sweat Lodges
“The first “peace” which is the most important – comes from the souls of people when they realize their oneness with the universe and all its powers. It is when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that center is everywhere; it is within each of us. ”