Indigenous Pop Expo - Indigipopx

12/06/2025

Happy Birthday to our IndigiPopX Director, Tom Farris! 🎉🔥

We’re so grateful for your leadership, vision, and dedication to uplifting Indigenous creatives and community. Your commitment to representation, collaboration, and culture continues to shape IndigiPopX in powerful ways.

Wishing you a day full of love, laughter, and celebration—and a year ahead filled with continued success and abundance.

Please join us in wishing Tom the happiest of birthdays! 🎂🎈

12/05/2025

🌟 IndigiPopX Community Spotlight: Angee! 🌟

We’re excited to uplift Angee, from Gaming is Rezillience, share her announcement with our IndigiPopX community!

“I will be participating in this livestream event with other Indigenous creators and allies featuring special guest Mark Ruffalo!

⏰ Event kicks off at 1 PM PST / 4 PM EST.
🔗 Tune in here: twitch.tv/ShaunaBaker”

We’re proud to see Angee joining such an incredible lineup — and even more excited that two of our former IPX guests, Joey Clift and Shauna Baker
, are featured in this event as well! It’s powerful to witness Indigenous creators and allies coming together to amplify Native voices, build solidarity, and celebrate community.

Make sure to tune in, support the artists, and show Angee, Joey, and Shauna some love! ✨

12/05/2025

Thank-you NerdGate Media!!!

Join us for an inside look at IndigiPopX, the Indigenous Pop Culture Expo that unites Native creators, fans, and communities. Recorded at Duke University’s P...

11/21/2025

Check out our Director!!! 👏 Tom Farris 👏

11/19/2025

✨ What an incredible VIP Night at IndigiPopX 2025! ✨
We kicked off the weekend with a powerful celebration of Indigenous pop art, food, storytelling, film, and community.

Our Curators, Dr. Courtney Lewis & Dr. Lee Francis, opened the evening with American Indians Go Graphic—a vibrant look at the creative brilliance shaping Indigenous graphic arts today at the Perkins Library. 🎨✨

Guests enjoyed a delicious spread from our VIP Night Sponsor, Atkowa Indigenous Catering, serving up flavors that truly fed the spirit like the corn cakes and stew. 🍽️🔥

We were honored to host a special Zoom Live with Kaniehtiio Horn, where she shared heartfelt stories about her creative journey, behind-the-scenes insights from her new film SEEDS, and powerful reflections on Indigenous representation in media. The Q&A—moderated by Tom Farris—was full of laughter, wisdom, and some unforgettable moments (including the now-legendary conversation about Potato 🥔✨).

The evening wrapped with an exclusive screening of SEEDS, leaving the audience moved, inspired, and buzzing for the rest of the weekend. 🌱🎬

Thank you to everyone who joined us to launch IndigiPopX with so much energy and love. The weekend was just getting started! 💥

11/17/2025

🌟 Yakoke/Thank You, IndigiPopX Community! 🌟

Enjoy some the of the first of many, many photos to come!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for IndigiPopX 2025—our ninth year since our Albuquerque inception was filled with unforgettable moments, powerful conversations, and so much Indigenous joy across many tribal nations.

To all our attendees, guests, panelists, artists, vendors, volunteers, and sponsors: we are deeply grateful. Your presence, energy, and creativity are what make this gathering so special.

A huge shoutout to our Director and Assistant Director for their incredible dedication and vision—this weekend wouldn’t be possible without your leadership and heart.

We’re already looking ahead with excitement. Join us next year as we celebrate a decade of IndigiPopX!

Yakoke & Wado to Duke University for hosting us and supporting Indigenous pop culture in such a meaningful way.

Here’s to more stories, more connection, and more brilliance in 2026! ✨

11/15/2025

🌟 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 IPOP AWARD WINNERS!!! 🌟

Jeffrey Veregge Memorial Award
Roy Boney Jr. (Cherokee Nation)
Award-winning artist, writer, and animator Roy Boney Jr. has dedicated his career to preserving Cherokee language and storytelling through contemporary art and digital media. His work bridges traditional storytelling and modern technology, keeping Cherokee voices strong and visible. From comics to digital design, Boney’s creative practice carries the spirit of Indigenous innovation forward.

Johnathan Joss Memorial Award
Lisa Fruichantie (Seminole/Mvskoke)
Two Spirit cultural leader and advocate Lisa Fruichantie is honored for transformative work supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ communities through art, education, and community-building. Her leadership creates spaces where relatives can express themselves freely and authentically. Through tireless advocacy, Fruichantie expands representation and drives lasting change for Indigenous and q***r communities.

Lifetime Achievement Award
Dale DeForest (Diné)
Renowned artist and storyteller Dale DeForest has reshaped Indigenous representation in art and media. His bold, narrative-driven comics and visual works weave Diné teachings with modern themes, empowering Indigenous characters and creators to thrive. His career shows how Indigenous stories endure, adapt, and redefine contemporary visual storytelling.

Advancements in Indigenous Education Award
Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO)
Founded by LaDonna Harris (Comanche), AIO has championed Indigenous leadership, advocacy, and education for over five decades. Its programs nurture self-determination, cultural knowledge, and intergenerational leadership—empowering Indigenous youth and communities worldwide. From mentorship to global advocacy, AIO continues to shape the next generation of Indigenous innovators and changemakers.

11/15/2025

🌟 Wado —Welcome to IndigiPopX! 🌟

We are so excited to open our doors and welcome everyone to IndigiPopX 2025! 🎉✨

🕘 Registration opens at 9 AM — swing by early, grab your badge, and get ready for an incredible weekend!

🔥 Opening Welcome Ceremony celebrating the culture of the ancestral homelands of the Southeastern Cherokee People begins at 10 AM
Join Candice Byrd Boney, the Museum of the Cherokee People, and Tom Farris as they open our gathering in a powerful, joyful way. You won’t want to miss this beautiful start to the festival sharing in the rich cultural homelands of Tom, Roy, Dr. Lewis & Candice’s Cherokee people!

We have a full line up of Special Guests and Programming all day for everyone!

🎨🎮🎭 IndigiPopX
📅 November 14–16
📍 Penn Pavilion
🎟️ Tickets & info: IndigiPopX.com

Let’s celebrate Indigenous creativity, community, and pop culture together—see you soon! ✨💥🌈

11/15/2025

🎉 SKODEN IPX 2025 IS OPEN! We are so ready to see everyone tomorrow at 9am registration! This IPX Family is having the best time in prep!

11/14/2025

🎮🔥 IndigiPopX Gamers — IMPORTANT! 🔥🎮
We’re getting everything set up right now and we’re SO excited to welcome you into the

Gameroom, sponsored by Gaming is REZillience by Angee Noel! 💥🕹️

To play in the Gameroom, you MUST scan the QR code and fill out the liability waiver. 📲✍️
Please make sure you complete this during registration & ticketing so you’re ready to jump in and play! ⚡🎮

Don’t forget to share and upload photos this weekend using our official hashtag

📍 Penn Pavilion
📅 Nov 14–16
🎟️ Tickets: IndigiPopX.com

Can’t wait to see you in the gaming space! 🙌✨
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11/14/2025

🔥 ONE. MORE. DAY! 🔥

IndigiPopX hits November 14–16 and we are SO ready to celebrate Indigenous pop culture with all of you! 💥✨

🎉 VIP Night kicks off FRIDAY — exclusive access, special guests, early shopping, and all the vibes you don’t want to miss!

🎨👾 From comics, art, cosplay, performances, vendors & community — IPX is bringing the magic all weekend long!

Grab your tickets NOW before we open the doors → IndigiPopX.com 🎟️💫

See you tomorrow, relatives! 🤎🔥🌟