We focused on the following questions over the three-day convening:

in Santa Fe, in conjunction with Art Market; Poeh Cultural Festival, etc. FNPA partnered w Blis Collective and Relative Arts for a 2 day convening focused on being and becoming good relatives and building solidarity. Collectively we witnessed Malinxe, by AutumnChacon, Laura Ortman, and Korina Emmerich, Pueblo Revolt by Dillon Chitto, directed by Tara Moses, attending Jeffrey Gibson’s A Space in Which to Place book launch. We hosted a party featuring HEAVY PLEASURE, BLIS’s Poets for Liberation, Mato Wayuhi, and local Pueblo food.

Participants in the August 2025 convening included: 

Chloe Alexandra Thompson, DeLanna Studi, Demian DinéYazhi' , Federico Cuatlacuatl, Storme Webber, Thea Hopkins , Athena Rilatos , Josephine (Henu) Tarrant, Talon Bazille Ducheneaux, Dioganhdih Hall, Nicole Wallace, Sonia Guinansaca, Kunu dittmer-bearchum, Ximena Balmori, Athena Shephard, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Maddie Easley, Timothy Long, Muriel Borst-Tarrant, Rhiana Yazzie, Bo Shimmin, Korina Emrich, Lianna Shewy , Nishina Loft, Danielle Jagelski, Santee Witt, Melissa Shaginoff, Ronee Penoi, Emily Johnson ,Kalyn Kendig

The convening unfolded over four days in Santa Fe, beginning with arrivals and an informal welcome gathering that allowed FNPA guests to reconnect, settle in, and orient themselves together. Friday centered on deep relational work, with facilitated work sessions led by FNPA co-leads that grounded participants in shared purpose, collective learning, and movement strategy, alongside shared meals rooted in Pueblo foodways and a Santa Clara Pueblo performance. The evening brought the group together in collective witnessing through attendance at Malinxe, strengthening artistic and political resonance. Saturday continued with focused dialogue on Land Back and Reparations, featuring presentations from movement leaders and space for reflection, followed by a public Kinship Gathering that welcomed the broader community into poetry, music, and shared celebration. The day concluded with engagements with contemporary Indigenous visual art and performance, weaving together history, resistance, and futurity. Sunday offered time for shared breakfast, reflection, and farewells before departures, closing the convening with care, gratitude, and strengthened relationships for continued collaboration.

Indigenous participants were paid for their participation in the convening.