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The Root Experience A 3-Day festival centering BIPOC talent from various cultures and disciplines across the PNW. https://linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Catholic Charities of Spokane💫Over the past three years of the festival, Catholic Chari...
10/17/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Catholic Charities of Spokane💫

Over the past three years of the festival, Catholic Charities of Spokane has supported The Root Experience with no hesitation. In community, their work is expansive—holding a wide net of programs and resources for folks in need. From food banks to shelters, disaster relief assistance, and beyond, their staff works diligently every day to care for our community. Thank you for your continued support and for all that you do!

🪶 Who is Catholic Charities of Spokane?
Catholic Charities Eastern Washington (aka, Catholic Charities of Spokane) is a major 501(c)(3) non-profit social services organization serving 13 counties in Eastern Washington.

With a headquarters located in Spokane, its mission is to feed the hungry, heal the hurting, and welcome the stranger through roughly 15 specialized programs. Their core services are: Emergency shelters & crisis response, affordable & supportive housing, family & addiction recovery, and stabilization & community care.

💫 Learn More:
https://cceasternwa.org

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: Catholic Charities of Spokane Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Visit Spokane💫Visit Spokane’s dedicated team has been working diligently to get Spokane...
10/16/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Visit Spokane💫

Visit Spokane’s dedicated team has been working diligently to get Spokane folk and their history seen. Their work has led to new connections and opportunities for businesses, as they champion local stories and locations. As a new sponsor, we are grateful for this donation, and visibility on the phenomenal local & PNW BIPOC creatives, culture bearers, and businesses that arrive at The Root Experience each year & beyond. A reminder that cultures are living & breathing into the future, and also hold a remarkable past to preserve and teach new generations. Thank you for your support this year!

🪶 Who is Visit Spokane?
Visit Spokane is the official Destination Organization for the Spokane region, dedicated to sharing Spokane’s story with national and international audiences. Through strategic sales, public relations, digital campaigns, and community engagement, we elevate Spokane’s reputation as a premier destination for meetings, conventions, and leisure travel. Visit Spokane proudly supports all sectors of tourism to build a vibrant and thriving community.

We are a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization with more than 20 local and remote team members,
as well as a volunteer board of directors made up of leaders in the Spokane hospitality and
tourism industry.

💫 Learn More:
https://www.visitspokane.com/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: Visit Spokane Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Canopy Credit Union💫While participating as a vendor and sponsor last year, we got to se...
10/15/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Canopy Credit Union💫

While participating as a vendor and sponsor last year, we got to see up close just how much CCU’s team love being in community. We’ve seen their impact at several events, and the passion and warmth they emit when they are immersed in conversation and laughter. Thank you to your team for your commitment and continued support!

🪶 Who is Canopy Credit Union?
Canopy Credit Union is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). In June of 1956, seven Spokane area Federal Government employees came together to form Spokane Federal Credit Union. In the summer of 2019, we changed our name to Canopy Credit Union – better representing who we’re able to serve.

Canopy lives by a Creative Community Culture. What does that mean?
● We embrace what makes us different
● Becoming is better than being
● Curiosity is welcomed
● Canopy is here to serve
● Fun is who we are

💫 Learn More:
https://canopycu.com

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: Canopy CU Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Native Action Network💫With the new year brings new sponsors, and this one is for the bo...
10/14/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Native Action Network💫

With the new year brings new sponsors, and this one is for the books. As supporters of NAN’s work and mission, we are grateful to receive a sponsorship from their team. Their work in community & beyond heavily focuses on women leadership, and the intentional building up of women leaders, period. As we are led by a woman director and boast such dedication in making sure presence in the Arts reaches all genders, cultures, lived experience, and fields, we find solace knowing org’s like NAN exist. Thank you for supporting not only the festival, but the resilience and passion of our team and director!

🪶 Who is Native Action Network?
Native Action Network is a nonprofit organized to promote Native women’s full representation, participation, and leadership in local, state, tribal, and national affairs. For more than twenty years, NAN has mobilized generations of Native leaders dedicated to serving their communities.

By uplifting Native women’s legacies and positive impacts of Native-led initiatives, we affirm Native identities and futures, while advancing justice through community organization.

💫 Learn More:
https://nativeactionetwork.org

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: NAN Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Waters Meet💫Over the past three years of the festival, Waters Meet Foundation has been ...
10/13/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Waters Meet💫

Over the past three years of the festival, Waters Meet Foundation has been an avid supporter of The Root Experience. Throughout the years, I’ve seen their impact firsthand in our community & beyond. As they advocate for underrepresented communities, entrepreneurship, social & environmental justice, and preserving history, their team carries a powerful mission into the future. Thank you to the entire team for your commitment and continued support!

🪶 Who is Waters Meet?
Waters Meet Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization Supporting health equity, grassroots advocacy, and community resilience in eastern Washington and the Inland Northwest. We are on a collective journey to dismantle persistent health inequities and systemic injustices in the Inland Northwest.

Our commitment to health equity requires us to recognize the specific histories, cultures, and circumstances of the communities we serve, and to engage the strength, supports, and successes that exist within each of those communities.

💫 Learn More:
https://watersmeet.foundation.org/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: Waters Meet Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Na’ah Illahee Fund💫With NIF’s work heavily centered in community building, food soverei...
10/12/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Na’ah Illahee Fund💫

With NIF’s work heavily centered in community building, food sovereignty, and supporting grassroots organizations, they continue to inspire current & future leaders on their journey in various fields. As a new sponsor, we are grateful for this donation and camaraderie. Thank you for helping add to the magic that will unveil this November!

🪶 Who is Na’ah Illahee Fund?
Na’ah Illahee Fund is an Indigenous-led intermediary that advances climate justice, food sovereignty, and self-determination for Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest and the kinship routes that connect them. Rooted in ancestral knowledge and guided by Indigenous futures, we move resources to grassroots leaders and organizations through regranting, while also providing advocacy and capacity-building support. Together, we strengthen Indigenous economies, protect land and water, and sustain cultural traditions for generations to come.

💫 Learn More:
https://www.naahilahee.org/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: NIF Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — SIMBA💫What to say about SIMBA and how they show up for community. SIMBA has been provid...
10/11/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — SIMBA💫

What to say about SIMBA and how they show up for community. SIMBA has been providing free (golden) business resources to small businesses and orgs in E. Washington for years. As a new sponsor, we are grateful for not only their donation but their ongoing business support for The Root Experience (including our hop to a 501(c)3). They are our go-to for ANY major business move. They help us and others find strategies that best fit the uniqueness of each business. Thank you for your support all around, and acknowledging not all businesses fit into a perfect box!

🪶 Who is SIMBA?
Spokane Independent Metro Business Alliance (aka, SIMBA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit creating a strong, locally-focused economy in Spokane and Eastern Washington through organizing, education, direct support, and advocacy to entrepreneurs, small business owners, and consumers.

💫 Learn More:
https://www.spokaneindependent.org/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: SIMBA Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — The NATIVE Project💫The NATIVE Project is a blessing in our community. With their keen e...
10/10/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — The NATIVE Project💫

The NATIVE Project is a blessing in our community. With their keen eye for filling gaps in the health & wellness sector, they connect people to resources and opportunities beyond a doctor’s office. As a returning sponsor, we are honored to have their support in creating such a magical space for culture, storytelling, craft & holistic practices that can breathe and be seen, unapologetically. Thank you for what you do to nurture so many lives, and supporting the participants and programming again this year!

🪶 Who is The NATIVE Project?
The NATIVE Project is a community health center that provides health and human services to its patients, while specializing in the care of Native people. We are a leader in the promotion of health improvement for urban American Indians and Alaska Natives, locally and regionally. We believe in Sacred Hospitality for all.

💫 Learn More:
https://nativeproject.org/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: The NATIVE Project Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Better Health Together💫As a returning sponsor, Better Health Together is more than a sp...
10/09/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Better Health Together💫

As a returning sponsor, Better Health Together is more than a sponsorship they are investing directly to the Arts as a pathway to dismantle health, cultural & economic inequities (& much more) — and carve space for healing and lived experience to resonate. And we cannot agree more! As fellow researchers of holistic & BIPOC practices, art and storytelling are proven healers of the spirit, body, and community relations. These key ingredients bring us together beyond the surface. Thank you for supporting the festival again this year!

🪶 Who is Better Health Together?
Better Health Together is a regional 501(c)3 non-profit health improvement organization based in Spokane, Washington, that acts as a Community Care Hub for Eastern Washington.

Better Health Together is just one of a network of 9 Community Care Hubs across the state. They all support a network of community-based organizations, behavioral health specialists, and healthcare centers with workforce training and technical support to create an integrated system that strengthens our communities.

💫 Learn More:
https://betterhealthtogether.org/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: BHT Website

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Eighth Generation💫The Root Experience Festival over the years has created beautiful rel...
10/08/2026

R.E.F. 2026: Sponsor Spotlight — Eighth Generation💫

The Root Experience Festival over the years has created beautiful relationships through the love of art, storytelling, culture, entrepreneurship, and community. R.E.F. has carved a space in our team’s hearts that not only left an incredible impression, but launched us to keep this platform moving forward to see creatives, teachers, innovators, and their families thrive. 🌱☀️

For each year of the festival, we’ve purchased wool blankets from Eighth Generation for The Root Experience Blanket Ceremonies. As a local”ish” Native-owned innovator in the creative & entrepreneurial industry, we’ve always felt reciprocity in their mission & values. We are honored to have 8th Gen’s team sponsor four blankets for R.E.F. ‘26 Blanket Ceremony. Thank you for your support!!🫶🏽

🪶 Who is 8th Gen?
Eighth Generation is a Seattle-based art and lifestyle brand owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe. It was founded in 2008 by artist, activist, and educator Louie Gong (Nooksack), and was purchased by the Snoqualmie Tribe in 2019—making them the first tribe to own a lifestyle
brand.

Eighth Generation provides a strong, ethical alternative to “Native-inspired” art and products through our artist-centric approach and 100% Native designed products. We are reclaiming a market that has been dominated by non-Native companies using stolen and fake “Native-inspired” designs by investing in Native creativity, capacity, entrepreneurship, and values.

💫 Learn More & Purchase a cozy blanket from 8th Gen:
https://eighthgeneration.com/

📍 Festival 2026 Info:
👉🏽 Nov. 12-14, 2026
👉🏽 Main Venue - Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino
👉🏽 Gallery Venue - CLTREGALLERY

ℹ️ Learn more about the Festival:
🔗 therootexperience.org
🔗 linktr.ee/therootexperiencefestival
🔗 spokanetribecasino.com

👉🏽 Graphic Design: Olivia Evans
📷 Photo in Frame: 8th Gen Website

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