VIP Premier Stage
Your ticket to the NDN Collective VIP Premier Stage gives you access to an exclusive musical lineup and fashion show located inside The Churchill. The venue is an indoor-outdoor space so no matter what ticket level you purchase you’re going to have great views of the stage.
Upgrade your VIP ticket to VIP Plus and you’ll receive a free commemorative Indigenous Peoples’ Day tote bag, a State Forty Eight t-shirt, and promotional swag from sponsors and collaborators!
Our friends at State Forty Eight have collaborated with Cahokia and last years RISE Poster show winner and Indigenous artist Missy Mahan (Tohono O’odham /Euchee/Mvskoke) to create a one-of-a-kind t-shirt. The design features Arizona tribal nations in a colorful illustration of the state. A portion of the sales will directly benefit Cahokia SocialTech + ArtSpace.
Evening Lineup
Mato Wayuhi
Mato is Oglala Lakota multidisciplinary artist originally from South Dakota.
"Mato’s music is everything that good Indigenous art is right now. We are in a renaissance and his music speaks directly to that movement. It’s unapologetic, it doesn’t need permission to exist and it’s made with an urgency — an urgency to move us into a new era," says Sterlin Harjo, creator and showrunner of Reservation Dogs.
Don't miss out on this amazing performance, VIP tickets on sale NOW!
Instagram: @matowayuhi
Gunner Jules
Gunner Jules is a sensational alternative R&B music artist (singer, songwriter, producer) and entrepreneur from the Sicangu Lakota Nation, Rosebud, SD.
Known for his dynamic and unique vocals, Gunner has traveled the continent and globe performing, touring, and collaborating with others. Gunner Jules is a Nammy nominated artist who's released a variety of music and is featured on many projects, including NDN collective's LANDBACK Album and on AntoineX album, Dimensions, which reached 1Million+ views on youtube with their song "Patience".
Find Gunner Jules music on all streaming platforms.
Gunner Jules and AntoineX co-founded ALLSZN, an emerging non-profit focused on developing young indigenous music artists and building infrastructure for music in indigenous and marginalized communities. Contact to book a Music Youth camp in your community now!
Instagram: @gunner.jules
Tufawon (2 for 1)
Tufawon (2 for 1) is a Dakota/Boricua recording artist, singer/songwriter, and producer from Minneapolis. His name is a representation of his mixed identity, and his music is an honest reflection of his life experiences and personal struggles, his hopes and dreams for the future, spirituality and connectedness to the land, love, and the realities of the world we live in. He has put his life on the line to protect water and our planet. He has recently reinvented his style and sound and you can hear this clearly in his recently released album Until The Sun Comes Up, a full-length album of love songs he wrote through his experience with heartbreak. He sang over every song and produced the entire record. The production style is a blend of dancehall, reggaeton, and afrobeat influences. This was a defining moment in Tufawon's career as he can now call himself a singer/songwriter and not solely a hip hop artist.
Instagram: @tufawon
A$h Da Hunter
A$h Da Hunter is from Arizona, and just like the Phoenix, she has risen from the ashes of reservation life. As a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation and a blood descendant of the Hopi people, she has come from ceremonies in the desert to blessings on the mic.
As a native female rapper, she has evolved her love and passion for putting her lyrics, accompanied by amazing unique beats, to share her culture and lifestyle. Music has always had a strong influence in her life, and she uses it as a platform to express herself freely. A$h Da Hunter’s lyrics are candid and unapologetic.
“To say hip hop saved my life isn’t an exaggeration. Music has always been a great escape for me. Being a kid from the reservation, being so isolated on tribal lands, music was the connecting force to keep me updated on what’s happening now, music made me feel relevant.” - A$h Da Hunter
Instagram: @official_ash_da_hunter
The Tewa
Tewa is the word for 'flying squirrel' in Cherokee and just as a flying squirrel bounces and glides from tree to tree effortlessly, The Tewa bounces from genre to genre, and project to project with ease. He goes from producing Indie Jammers, upbeat funk tunes, and even oldies and soul-influenced classics to helping score soundtracks on major television programs. This well-rounded individual is ready to take the world by storm, even if it's just one tree-hop at a time.
Instagram: @thetewaofficial
Shawn Martinez AKA
DJ Tribal Touch
DJ Tribal Touch is an enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe.
From Ft. Defiance, AZ to Denver, CO to Detroit, MI & back to Phoenix, DJ Tribal Touch has worked with every sports franchise in the Denver area from the Denver Nuggets, the Denver Broncos, the Colorado Avalanche, the Colorado Rapids, the Colorado Crush, the Colorado Mammoth, the Colorado Rockies & the Colorado Buffalos. He then took his talents to Detroit where he worked with the Detroit Pistons for six years. He has graced the decks with Detroit House Music legends Kevin Saunderson & Claud Von Stroke. Now he’s back home in the great state of Arizona working for the Phoenix Suns as the Senior Director of Live Presentation! Catch him on the 1s and 2s inside the VIP experience!
Instagram: @djtribaltouch