PRESERVATION
Honor the traditions, songs, movements, teachings, and stories carried forward by generations of Indigenous people.
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INDIGENOUS
ENTERPRISE
INDIGENOUS CULTURE IN MOTION.
Champion pow wow dancers, filmmakers, artists, and cultural storytellers bringing Indigenous power, movement, and identity to stages around the world.
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WHO WE ARE
ROOTED IN TRADITION.
BUILT FOR THE FUTURE.
Indigenous Enterprise was founded in 2015 by Kenneth Shirley with a vision to bring the strength, beauty, and spirit of powwow culture to the world.
What began as a small group of dancers has become a global platform for Indigenous representation through dance, film, fashion, storytelling, and cultural collaboration.
OUR FULL STORY →
THE BEGINNING
2015
FROM A LIVING ROOM TO THE WORLD STAGE.
Indigenous Enterprise began in Kenneth Shirley’s mother’s living room. The purpose was simple: create space for Indigenous dancers to represent themselves, their cultures, and their communities on their own terms.
Today, that same purpose drives every performance, film, collaboration, and project.
OUR FOUNDATION
PRESERVATION.
PERFORMANCE.
PROGRESSION.
PERFORMANCE
Bring living Indigenous culture to theaters, festivals, schools, institutions, global stages, and new audiences.
PROGRESSION
Create new opportunities for Indigenous artists and the next generation to lead, innovate, and tell their own stories.
GLOBAL PERFORMANCE
FROM THE POWWOW ARENA
TO THE WORLD STAGE.
SUPER BOWLPhoenix
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSESydney
MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADENew York City
LINCOLN CENTERNew York City
THE JOYCE THEATERNew York City
WHAT WE DO
ONE COLLECTIVE.
MULTIPLE FORMS.
LIVE POWWOW DANCE
High-impact cultural performances for theaters, festivals, universities, conferences, institutions, and special events.
INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING
Film and media created from Indigenous perspectives, expanding representation beyond the stage.
WORKSHOPS + SCHOOLS
Performances, workshops, artist talks, demonstrations, and youth-centered cultural learning experiences.
BRAND + CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS
Creative collaborations, campaigns, media projects, and cultural activations built with purpose and authenticity.
WHY IT MATTERS
CULTURE IS A SOURCE OF POWER.
There was a time when Indigenous people were punished for practicing these traditions. Today, Indigenous Enterprise honors the ancestors who protected them by sharing that culture proudly with the world.
Our work is also about the next generation, creating visibility, opportunity, and pride for Indigenous youth.
BEYOND THE STAGE
WE TELL OUR OWN STORIES.
Indigenous Enterprise extends its work into filmmaking and media, creating stories shaped by Indigenous artists, experiences, communities, and perspectives.
STILL HEREDocumentary
BORDERSOriginal Series
INDIGENOUS ENTERPRISE APPAREL
WEAR THE STORY.
PERFORMANCES · WORKSHOPS · COLLABORATIONS · MEDIA
BRING INDIGENOUS
ENTERPRISE TO YOU.
Available for theaters, festivals, universities, cultural institutions, special events, brand collaborations, workshops, and media projects around the world.