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This Bazaar season, after 46 years of hosting in-person Bazaars in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we are coming together virtually with to deepen connections as a community, and deepen our understanding of the role of art, nature, tradition, justice and family within Indigenous cultures.
Over the years, Cultural Survival has worked with thousands of vendors in solidarity and with full knowledge of the spiritual, and economic power of creativity at the heart of Indigenous communities.
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Watch a short season summary from our Bazaar Program Manager!
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Watch!
On November 14 and November 30, the Virtual Showcases will exhibit short clips of 13 vendors telling their stories and sharing their items for purchase.
For the Showcases, we have chosen to use the words of poetic scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer, a professor and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, to frame the vendors’ stories. All quotes shown are from her book Braiding Sweetgrass, and will connect us together; aiming to nourish the parts of us that feel uncertain of the future.
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Schedule a Personal Shopping Session!
Need some advice or do not know where to start? Customers can request one-hour personal shopping sessions with Cultural Survival staff knowledgeable about vendors, products, and website navigation. All shopping carts will be loaded on Square and processed with a custom receipt. All personal shopping sessions will be scheduled to fall between November 16 and December 4. For more information, please contact: [email protected] or at 617-441-5400 ex. 18.
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Shop!
Dozens of vendors, not shown in Showcase clips, are instead represented in our Vendor Directory at bazaar.cs.org. Please visit and shop online for gifts for your loved ones and support Indigenous artists.
The Indigenous Boutique is a new venture for the Cultural Survival Bazaar. Each participating Bazaar vendor will list five items on our online shop. This will give customers the opportunity to shop directly from the Bazaar with upwards of 100 Indigenous art and craft items to peruse. The Indigenous Boutique will launch on November 16.
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Register Today for our Online Events
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- Saturday, November 14, 10am EST: Virtual Showcase to kickoff Holiday shopping season. Register today.
- November 16: Online shopping begins at our Indigenous Boutique
- Friday, November 20, 2:30pm EST : Meet and Greet Zoom Session with artists. Register today.
- Monday, November 30, 2:30pm EST: Weekday Screening to promote personal shopping. Register today.
- Friday, December 4, 2:30pm EST: Meet and Greet Zoom Session with artists for final shopping day. Register today.
** If you register, and can't join us live we will send you a link to watch the recorded Bazaar so you can shop at your leisure.
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👍 Help us get the word out! RSVP and share our event on Facebook.👍
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COVID-19 threatens the sustainability of the Cultural Survival Bazaars. We need your support now to help us make a successful pivot online to ensure the continuity of the Bazaars you have known and loved for years. Please shop and donate!
**Because almost all sales go directly to Indigenous artists, we rely on you to cover Cultural Survival's costs to host this event. Donate at bazaar.cs.org/donate.
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Contact [email protected] with questions.
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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
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