Preserving and promoting the cultures, traditions, ceremonies, and languages of Native Americans indigenous to Texas and Northeastern Mexico.

Performances

Indigenous Cultures Institute offers performances for celebrations, educational events and other functions. We collaborate with Native American artists and provide referrals from presenters who request their services. Our organization is also listed on the prestigious Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster. Support may be available to assist with our booking fees through the Cultural Connections Performance Support
grant application. Please contact us to arrange one or more of the following performances.
For Texas Commission on the Arts funding information .
EAGLE DANCE, SINGING, DRUMMING AND EDUCATION PERFORMANCE
Mark Standing Eagle Baez offers performances, often with his young son, which include the Eagle Dance. Baez uses a hand drum to accompany himself in traditional singing and he provides informative facts about his regalia, the heartbeat of the drum and many other Native American customs and traditions. These performances are inspirational, educational, and fun for both adult and children audiences.
Contact: Mark Standing Eagle Baez at (210) 410-6123, PO Box 1548, Ft. Defiance, AZ 86504
NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE PLAYING AND STORYTELLING
Dr. Mario Garza plays the flute and performs storytelling for adult and children audiences. For school children Dr. Garza presents a program on Native American culture, traditions, and ways of life, both historical and contemporary. His performance includes a combination of storytelling, flute playing and learning activities. He provides a teachers guide as a resource to enhance the students’ experience, which uses active learning, writing and discussion strategies. The objectives of these presentations are to teach basic facts about Native Americans, dispel commonly held stereotypes, and enhance self-esteem and creativity.
NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLING
Emma Ortega is an Apache, Coahuiltecan storyteller, who has been performing for the past thirty years. She is also a visual artist who paints and produces corn husk sculptures, and is a constant participant in powwows statewide. The objectives of her presentations are to teach basic facts about Native Americans, dispel commonly held stereotypes, and enhance self-esteem and creativity.
AZTEC DANCE, PRE-COLUMBIAN MUSIC
Cuicani In Xochitl are members of a family-oriented tradition, which utilizes motion as a medium to develop spiritual self-awareness. The Xitontequisa, or Aztec dancing as it is commonly known is a native tradition of ancient Mexico that survives today in spite of cultural and spiritual biases. Its survival in modern times is a testimony of its immense spiritual and cultural value
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Aaron Pyle, Choctaw, and his new group Hakloka, play original compositions that are based on traditional Native music, which is enhanced by modern and jazz influences — an extraordinary, beautiful, unique style.
COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Adrian Villegas performs a rollicking stand-up comedy show dealing with Mexican-Native life, racial politics, and pop culture-from a distinctly Indigenous point of view. Villegas’ unique style of culturally relevant comedy melds urban credibility and quick-change mimicry with a literate bilingual writing style, reflecting the rich but often-underrepresented diversity of the Native experience in a way that is humorous, humane, and realistic.
NATIVE POETRY
Ramon Juan Vasquez performs his original writings that span a range of topics beginning with intensive love poems that uncover the tender heart of an indigenous warrior, to epic stories told from the perspective of traditional characters like the jaguar and the hummingbird. A new style of writing never before heard from a Native voice that speaks for everyone.
EAGLE HORSE LAKOTA SIOUX PERFORMERS
Tacha, TaTanka, and Sunkmanitu Eagle Horse perform traditional Lakota dances, dressed in hand made regalia. Upholding their traditional heritage through these performances, they provide an inspiring and educational experience.
GRUPO PAKAL MAYAN PERFORMING ARTS
Grupo Pakal Mayan Performing Arts proudly celebrates Mayan culture through sacred ceremonies and ancient rituals that integrate festive dance and traditional native music. Live performances exhibit stunning wardrobe and elaborately feathered headdresses, all individually handcrafted works of art.
INDIGENOUS MUSIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, STORYTELLING, AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
Tejas Winds entertains and educates their audiences with both original and traditional music, as well as traditional storytelling, displays and demonstrations. Chief and Julie Lani perform Native American flute playing, vocals and drumming for a fully-rounded performance. A wonderful experience for children and adult audiences.
CHEROKEE STORYTELLING
Kathy Lynn, Cherokee, weaves tribal history and storytelling into an entertaining and educational cultural presentation.  Kathy has a large collection of stories that are carefully chosen for the age and interest level of a particular audience and venue.
“The students were spell bound!…Amazing!…The use of stuffed animals really makes her tales come alive.” -Victoria, TX Middle School Teacher.
Contact: www.anniesbook.com

Indigenous Cultures Institute offers performances for celebrations, educational events and other functions. We collaborate with Native American artists and provide referrals from presenters who request their services. Our organization is also listed on the prestigious Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster. Support may be available to assist with our booking fees through the Cultural Connections Performance Support grant application. Please contact us to arrange one or more of the following performances.

For Texas Commission on the Arts funding information, please click here.

EAGLE DANCE, SINGING, DRUMMING AND EDUCATION PERFORMANCE
Mark Standing Eagle Baez offers performances, often with his young son, which include the Eagle Dance. Baez uses a hand drum to accompany himself in traditional singing and he provides informative facts about his regalia, the heartbeat of the drum and many other Native American customs and traditions. These performances are inspirational, educational, and fun for both adult and children audiences.
Contact: Mark Standing Eagle Baez at (210) 410-6123, PO Box 1548, Ft. Defiance, AZ 86504

NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE PLAYING AND STORYTELLING
Dr. Mario Garza plays the flute and performs storytelling for adult and children audiences. For school children Dr. Garza presents a program on Native American culture, traditions, and ways of life, both historical and contemporary. His performance includes a combination of storytelling, flute playing and learning activities. He provides a teachers guide as a resource to enhance the students’ experience, which uses active learning, writing and discussion strategies. The objectives of these presentations are to teach basic facts about Native Americans, dispel commonly held stereotypes, and enhance self-esteem and creativity.

NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLING
Emma Ortega is an Apache, Coahuiltecan storyteller, who has been performing for the past thirty years. She is also a visual artist who paints and produces corn husk sculptures, and is a constant participant in powwows statewide. The objectives of her presentations are to teach basic facts about Native Americans, dispel commonly held stereotypes, and enhance self-esteem and creativity.

AZTEC DANCE, PRE-COLUMBIAN MUSIC
Cuicani In Xochitl are members of a family-oriented tradition, which utilizes motion as a medium to develop spiritual self-awareness. The Xitontequisa, or Aztec dancing as it is commonly known is a native tradition of ancient Mexico that survives today in spite of cultural and spiritual biases. Its survival in modern times is a testimony of its immense spiritual and cultural value

NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Aaron Pyle, Choctaw, and his new group Hakloka, play original compositions that are based on traditional Native music, which is enhanced by modern and jazz influences — an extraordinary, beautiful, unique style.

COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Adrian Villegas performs a rollicking stand-up comedy show dealing with Mexican-Native life, racial politics, and pop culture-from a distinctly Indigenous point of view. Villegas’ unique style of culturally relevant comedy melds urban credibility and quick-change mimicry with a literate bilingual writing style, reflecting the rich but often-underrepresented diversity of the Native experience in a way that is humorous, humane, and realistic.

NATIVE POETRY
Ramon Juan Vasquez performs his original writings that span a range of topics beginning with intensive love poems that uncover the tender heart of an indigenous warrior, to epic stories told from the perspective of traditional characters like the jaguar and the hummingbird. A new style of writing never before heard from a Native voice that speaks for everyone.

EAGLE HORSE LAKOTA SIOUX PERFORMERS
Tacha, TaTanka, and Sunkmanitu Eagle Horse perform traditional Lakota dances, dressed in hand made regalia. Upholding their traditional heritage through these performances, they provide an inspiring and educational experience.

GRUPO PAKAL MAYAN PERFORMING ARTS
Grupo Pakal Mayan Performing Arts proudly celebrates Mayan culture through sacred ceremonies and ancient rituals that integrate festive dance and traditional native music. Live performances exhibit stunning wardrobe and elaborately feathered headdresses, all individually handcrafted works of art.

INDIGENOUS MUSIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, STORYTELLING, AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
Tejas Winds entertains and educates their audiences with both original and traditional music, as well as traditional storytelling, displays and demonstrations. Chief and Julie Lani perform Native American flute playing, vocals and drumming for a fully-rounded performance. A wonderful experience for children and adult audiences.

CHEROKEE STORYTELLING
Kathy Lynn, Cherokee, weaves tribal history and storytelling into an entertaining and educational cultural presentation.  Kathy has a large collection of stories that are carefully chosen for the age and interest level of a particular audience and venue.
“The students were spell bound!…Amazing!…The use of stuffed animals really makes her tales come alive.” -Victoria, TX Middle School Teacher. Click here for website.