Portland

Indigenous

Marketplace

Portland Indigenous Marketplace supports Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs by providing barrier-free, culturally respectful spaces that encourage cultural resilience and economic sustainability by promoting public education through cultural arts.

Metro's Salmon Homecoming

Join us in honoring salmon with two days of fun, food and cultural connections along the Sandy River. View fall Chinook returning to one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier glacier-fed wild and scenic rivers. Enjoy plant walks, arts and crafts, storytelling, Native games, vendors, traditional baked salmon samples, educational activities and more!
Free event. No registration is required.
Parking is $5 or covered by an annual Metro parking pass.
Please bring cash. Portland Indigenous Marketplace artists and entrepreneurs are joining Salmon Homecoming. Limited cell service will not allow for credit/debit card transactions.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Oxbow Park, Gresham Oregon
Salmon samples, Indigenous Marketplace vendors, tabling organizations, food, games, and crafts (weaving demo and printmaking)
Accessibility
No interpretive services available. The event is held at a park with grass and patches of uneven land, which can be difficult to navigate in standard wheelchairs. There will be golf carts, ADA restrooms, and ADA reserved parking available for the use of attendees with access needs.
Pet policy: To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow dogs or other pets at Oxbow. Service animals are allowed

Frybread Fest 2025

 🌽✨ Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at Frybread Fest! ✨🌽

Join us at Director Park in Downtown Portland to celebrate Native American Heritage Month on
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
11 AM – 5 PM
815 SW Park ave, Downtown Portland Oregon
A free, family-friendly celebration of Native food, music, and culture.
🎶 Enjoy performances by Wen’ípt, an Indigenous-led Contemporary Jazz Combo, the powerful Turquoise Pride Drummers, plus storytelling from Ed Edmo and Karen Kitchen.
🎨 Experience cultural demos like regalia making + beading with Becca Lynn and language + food traditions with Whitney Jackson from Warm Springs.
🍞 Of course, don’t miss the star of the show — fresh frybread from four different vendors! We have FREE FRYBREAD for the first 200 people!
💫 Shop from 20 Portland Indigenous Marketplace vendors, learn from cultural educators, and celebrate our vibrant Portland Native community together.
Becoming a vendor for any Indigenous Marketplace event requires a vendor application that is only processed once a year on January 15th, with no late entries or exceptions. Participation in Indigenous Marketplace events is restricted to those who have completed this process and received official approval. Link: https://forms.gle/1JaPaJyhUsPjdfX66

The Artists/Entrepreneurs

A program specifically for Artists with hand made and original art work. At the Indigenous Marketplace events artists are respected and cared for. The Indigenous Marketplace program is how this organization started.

The Artists/ Entrepreneurs

Support

We are grateful for all the support we receive from our greater community. Every person who visits and participates in the various events we hold are very valuable to us. Support this organization anytime with online donations.

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Working to Strengthen our Indigenous Community and Culture

The goals of Portland Indigenous Marketplace are to sustain our cultures by creating/hosting supportive spaces for ALL the community to explore art, creativity and culture. 

Visit Our Market

If you are interested in being an approved Artist in the Indigenous Marketplace program fill out the Vendor Application when you can. New Vendor applications are only processed in January 15th of every year.

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