An Evening with Winona & Betty LaDuke:
Planting Seeds in Times of Darkness
Open Space for Arts and Community
18870 103rd Ave SW, Vashon, WA 98070, USA
Saturday November 21st, 7:00 pm

Join us Saturday, November 21st for an evening featuring renowned environmental activist and economist Winona LaDuke and artist and educator Betty LaDuke, with other Indigenous guests and performers. Artwork by Betty LaDuke will be on display throughout the evening.

Before the show, join us for an Intimate Seated Dinner with Winona, Betty, and other artists. Featuring the culinary artistry of chef Ramon Shiloh. More information listed under those tickets below.

All proceeds benefit the Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute, a nonprofit working to restore food sovereignty on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, reviving traditional crops, seeds, and farming practices, developing hemp as a sustainable economic driver, and running youth programs rooted in Indigenous knowledge.

Winona LaDuke is a prominent Anishinaabe environmentalist, economist, author, and community advocate known for her lifelong work dedicated to Indigenous land recovery, sustainable development, and environmental justice.

Her general orientation is one of resilient pragmatism, blending traditional Indigenous knowledge with practical economic solutions to build resilient, self-determining communities. LaDuke's character is defined by a deep connection to her homeland and an unwavering commitment to acting as a steward for both the earth and future generations.

For more than 60 years, Betty LaDuke has traversed the globe as an artist and activist, bringing her sketchbook and camera to hundreds of villages in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, as well as to remote Papa New Guinea and Borneo. These experiences have inspired LaDuke’s large acrylic paintings, prints, and panels exhibited in hundreds of art centers and museums across the United States.

LaDuke has also documented women’s lives and creativity in books: Companeros: Women, Art, and Social Change in Latin America; Africa Through the Art of Women Artists; Women Artists: Multicultural Visions; and Bountiful Harvest: From Land to Table.

Ramon Shiloh is an award-winning author, illustrator, activist for Native youth, and multicultural Chef of Black, Filipino, Creek, and Cherokee descent. Shiloh has continued to spend his lifetime forging alliances with Native communities throughout the urban environments of Northern and Central California, Albuquerque New Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest.

Event Statement: "There is something deeply meaningful to me about preparing Indigenous food for Winona. So much of her work speaks to the relationship between land, food, culture, and the generations who come after us. These are the things that are also at the heart of why I do what I do. For me, cooking for her is a way of offering nourishment, respect, and gratitude, while sharing a little of my own story through the food."

Featured Musicians:

CUGR (Cougar) is an indigenous recording artist and an enrolled member of the Puyallup tribe of indians from Puyallup, Washington. His music is geared toward modern sounds, and yet speaks with confidence and a narrative familiar to many. Within a song, at any given moment you may hear about a feeling of excitement, melancholy, or variety - the spice of life. Be prepared to engage with the artist and the art in kind, because CUGR, the artist, is making more than just art; they are establishing a clan therein.

K. Coats is an independent indigenous (Puyallup) artist blending hip-hop, alternative, and nostalgic influences into a sound that feels both modern and familiar. With a style built around storytelling, emotion, and late-night energy, K. Coats creates music that captures moments of love, ambition, and self-expression. His music is unapologetic, personal, and made to leave an impression.

Tickets:
Intimate Seated Dinner + Show - $275.00
Adult - $35.00
4Culture Reduced Price - $10.00
Youth (Under 18) - $10.00