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Indigenous Foods Festival
Please join the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute for the Indigenous Foods Festival 2026!
It will take place on Sunday, October 11th, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event will include an outdoor area where several organizations will host tables, offering demonstrations, informational materials, food, and/or merch. There will also be a larger forum space as well as lab and classroom space where workshops, discussion panels, and speaker presentations will take place throughout the festival. Our last Indigenous Foods Festival featured over 25 organizations and speakers, and over 400 community members participating.
Vendor registration for the festival is limited. If you would like more information, please reach out to nasfsl@humboldt.edu.
Date: Sunday, October 11th, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Wiyot Plaza, Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab, and Native American Forum, Cal Poly Humboldt
About
The Rou Dalagurr: Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute's Indigenous Foods Festival is an annual event that focuses on uplifting Indigenous food sovereignty across many regions. The festival includes an outdoor area where several organizations host tables, offering demonstrations, informational and educational materials, food, art, and merch. There is also the larger Native American Forum space and our Food Sovereignty Lab space, where discussion panels, speaker presentations, and workshops take place throughout the festival. The festival is free and open to the public.
"The Indigenous Foods Festival is such an important way to recognize the deeply held knowledges and relationships to place that Indigenous communities maintain in our region. The continuation and celebration of traditional foods illustrates the survivance of California Indian peoples." said Dr. Kaitlin Reed, co-director of the lab.
“From the beginning the development of the lab has been guided by tribal community representatives and passionate student advocates and research assistants. We are so proud of the work all of the students have done to make this project so successful. We are also grateful for the many community donors who supported us along the way,” said Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy, co-director of the lab.
To support the lab, please visit our donation page: giving.humboldt.edu/nas-lab-fund. Check us out on Facebook @FoodSovereigntyLab and on Instagram @humboldtnas
2026 Festival Information
Sunday, October 11th 2026
11am - 5pm
Located at Wiyot Plaza, Native American Forum at Cal Poly Humboldt, Union E/16th street
Hosted by the Rou Dalagurr: Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute
Sponsored by the Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Studies Department, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Cowell Foundation and donors like you!
Featuring Indigenous organizations, food producers, food vendors, hands on activities, music, speaks, workshops, discussion panels, and more!
1st Annual Indigenous Foods Festival (Cal Poly Humboldt)- 2022
