Destination Native America

Destination Native America and its territories. AIANTA empowers Native Nations to be leaders in tourism. tours, events, hotels, cultural centers, restaurants, casinos, etc.)

We share information about the American Indigenous Tourism Association's Destination Native America website & tourism events across Native Nations and Communities in the U.S. AIANTA’s mission is to define, introduce, grow and sustain American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian tourism that honors traditions and values. The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is a 501(

c)(3) national nonprofit association of American Indian tribes, tribal tourism, cultural and private sector representatives, representatives from the tourism industry, Federal, State and local governments, colleges and universities, and friends that was incorporated in 2002 to advance Indian Country tourism. The purpose of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association is to provide our constituents with the voice and tools needed to advance tourism while helping tribes, tribal organizations and tribal members create infrastructure and capacity through technical assistance, training and educational resources. AIANTA serves as the liaison among Indian Country, governmental, educational and private entities for the development, growth, and sustenance of Indian Country tourism. By developing and implementing programs and facilitating economic development opportunities, the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association helps tribes build for their future while sustaining and strengthening their cultural legacy. NativeAmerica.travel inspires travelers to visit Indian Country, informs them about tribes, and offers a starting point to visitors for trip planning. Website Features
-American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and Native Hawaiians
-Native-owned attractions, activities, and lodging
-Rich narrative experiences
-High-impact photographs and videos
-Interactive and filterable map

Who can join NativeAmerica.travel?
-Federally & state-recognized tribes and Native Hawaiians
-American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-owned, tourism enterprises (i.e. Why sign-up?
-Control listing content– your story in your words
-Reach a wider audience online
-Free for tribes & native-owned tourism enterprises
-Visitors driven to you to facilitate bookings

Meet Evelyn Rope, an Apache traditional burden basket maker from the San Carlos Apache Tribe Indian Reservation. 🧺In thi...
06/03/2026

Meet Evelyn Rope, an Apache traditional burden basket maker from the San Carlos Apache Tribe Indian Reservation. 🧺

In this video, Evelyn shares her family’s stories and cultural history. You will also get a glimpse of the reservation's stunning landscapes, which feature saguaro-studded deserts, high desert prairies, cliffs, red rock outcroppings, and alpine meadows. 🏜️

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation landscapes include panoramic views of saguaro-studded deserts, high desert prairies, cliffs, red rock outcroppings a...

🌽✨ Celebrate Indigenous culinary traditions at the Indigenous Foodways Festival on June 20, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Thro...
06/01/2026

🌽✨ Celebrate Indigenous culinary traditions at the Indigenous Foodways Festival on June 20, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Through storytelling, demonstrations, hands-on classes, art, and shared food, this festival honors the living foodways and ancestral knowledge of Indigenous peoples across the Southwest, with featured hosts including Crystal Wahpepah, Pyet Despain, Ray Naranjo, Alexa Numkena-Anderson, Justin Pioche, Elena Terry, and more.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.indigenousfoodwaysfestival.com/

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

Celebrate Indigenous art in Los Angeles, California! 🎨✨The Autry’s 35th annual American Indian Arts Marketplace returns ...
05/30/2026

Celebrate Indigenous art in Los Angeles, California! 🎨✨

The Autry’s 35th annual American Indian Arts Marketplace returns June 6–7, 2026, bringing together more than 100 Native contemporary and traditional artists for a weekend of handmade jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, pottery, paintings, live performances, Indigenous film, hands-on activities, and more. Plan your visit and experience Native art as a living, evolving practice.

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

The Autry’s 35th annual American Indian Arts Marketplace brings together more than 100 Native contemporary and traditional artists who present and sell handmade jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, pottery, paintings, and more.

Planning a California getaway? Add the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center in Santa Ynez, California, to your ...
05/30/2026

Planning a California getaway? Add the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center in Santa Ynez, California, to your itinerary. 📍

This powerful cultural destination invites visitors to explore the history, traditions, resilience, and continuing legacy of the Chumash people, whose connection to the region spans more than 8,000 years. 🧺

Through exhibits, immersive spaces, and stories rooted in community, the museum offers a meaningful way to learn, connect, and be inspired. Discover this and more Native tourism experiences through Destination Native America, the premier source for Native destinations across Indian Country. 🌿

🔗 Plan your visit: https://destinationnativeamerica.com/listings/santa-ynez-chumash-museum-and-cultural-center

🚗✨ Step back in time at Freedom 250 Trail Days, happening June 6–7, 2026, at the California Trail Interpretive Center in...
05/29/2026

🚗✨ Step back in time at Freedom 250 Trail Days, happening June 6–7, 2026, at the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada!

This family-friendly celebration brings the spirit of the trail to life with living history, wagon rides, music, Dutch oven cooking, contests, archery, axe throwing, gold panning, Owyhee drummers and dancers, and more. 🎶

🔗 Plan your visit and experience this early-summer celebration of history, community, and the American West: https://www.californiatrailcenter.org/california-trail-days-event/

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

Meet Brandon Varela, an accomplished artist, and the director and curator of the Old Pascua Museum & Yaqui Culture Cente...
05/28/2026

Meet Brandon Varela, an accomplished artist, and the director and curator of the Old Pascua Museum & Yaqui Culture Center in Tucson, Arizona! 🌵✨

Brandon shares the history of the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe, also known as the Yoeme or Hiaki, and their enduring presence in the Sonoran Desert. He discusses how the Old Pascua community, originally established in the early 1900s, has maintained its strong cultural identity, resilience, and land ceremonies despite the urbanization of the area.

▶️ Watch the full video to learn more about the vibrant history and ongoing cross-border connections of the Yaqui people.

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

The Yaqui call themselves “Yoeme,” meaning “People,” or “Hiaki,” the people of the Hiak Vatwe, the Yaqui River which brought abundance to our southern homela...

✨ Experience the power of story through print, textile, and sculpture in Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt at the Utah...
05/26/2026

✨ Experience the power of story through print, textile, and sculpture in Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Marie Watt, a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians, brings together Indigenous oral narratives, community, history, and contemporary art in a retrospective featuring more than 60 works.

Plan your visit before the exhibition closes June 21, 2026. 🖼️

🔗 Learn more: https://umfa.utah.edu/exhibition/storywork-the-prints-of-marie-watt/

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

Multimedia artist Marie Watt is a storyteller. As a member of the Seneca Nation with German-Scots ancestry, her stories draw from Native and non-Native traditions: Greco-Roman myth, pop music and Pop art, Indigenous oral narratives, Star Wars, and Star Trek.

✨ Plan your journey to Juneau, Alaska, for Celebration 2026! ✨Hosted by Sealaska Heritage Institute, Celebration is one ...
05/25/2026

✨ Plan your journey to Juneau, Alaska, for Celebration 2026! ✨

Hosted by Sealaska Heritage Institute, Celebration is one of Alaska’s most powerful cultural gatherings, bringing together Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples for four days of dance, regalia, art, food, language, and community. Taking place June 3-6, 2026, this biennial event features dance groups, a Native Artist Market, an Indigenous Fashion Show, Native food contests, and more. 🪶🎨

Travelers are invited to experience the beauty, strength, and living traditions of Southeast Alaska Native cultures at this unforgettable gathering in Juneau.

🔗 Learn more: https://sealaskaheritage.org/shi-celebration/

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

Traveling through Salt Lake City, Utah? Add Sky Hopinka: Lore to your arts itinerary at the Utah Museum of Contemporary ...
05/23/2026

Traveling through Salt Lake City, Utah? Add Sky Hopinka: Lore to your arts itinerary at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. 🎥✨

Hopinka, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, uses film, poetry, memory, language, and landscape to explore Indigenous experience, family, and self-lore.

📍 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, Utah
⏳ On view through June 6, 2026
🔗 Learn more and plan your visit: https://utahmoca.org/exhibition/skye-hopinka-lore/

📌 Discover more Indigenous tourism experiences, events, and destinations across Indian Country at www.DestinationNativeAmerica.com.

🍫 Treat yourself to something sweet in Chickasaw Country! Bedré Fine Chocolate, an Indigenous-owned company operated by ...
05/23/2026

🍫 Treat yourself to something sweet in Chickasaw Country!

Bedré Fine Chocolate, an Indigenous-owned company operated by The Chickasaw Nation, offers premium chocolates, handcrafted confections, gift assortments, and specialty coffee in southern Oklahoma. Stop by to explore a delicious destination that blends quality, creativity, and community pride. 🤎☕🍬

📌 Plan your visit: https://destinationnativeamerica.com/listings/bedre-fine-chocolate

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