AIHC

The 30th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration

The American Indian Heritage Celebration (AIHC) is moving to the North Carolina Museum of Art!

The AIHC—with support from its community partners, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the North Carolina American Indian Commission—has been the culminating event in honor of American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina for three decades.

The AIHC consists of a virtual education day on Friday and an in-person festival on Saturday. The celebration highlights traditional and contemporary artistic, historical, and cultural contributions of American Indian communities in North Carolina. It also brings together members of all eight state-recognized tribes. The consistent theme and message of AIHC, as expressed by its advisory board, is visibility: Indigenous people are still here!

Friday, November 21, 2025

AIHC Virtual Education Day 2025

This event is virtual only.

The Cultural Education Day for the 30th annual American Indian Heritage Celebration will take place on Friday, November 21, 2025

Saturday, November 22, 2025

2025 AIHC Festival Button

The 30th annual American Indian Heritage Celebration will take place on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Please continue to check back for event details.

AIHC Presentations and Schedules

Sponsors

Thank you to the following sponsors for their support of the 30th annual American Indian Heritage Celebration.

Community Partners

NC Commission of Indian Affairs Logo
North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission Logo
NC Museum of Art Logo
MOHA 50 Logo

$2,500 And Up

Catawba Nation Foundation Logo
Food Lion Logo
United Therapeutics Logo
NC Healthy Blue Logo
PNC Logo

$1,000–$2,499

Lumbee Regional Development Association Logo
Lumbee Tribe Logo
North State Bank Logo
Triangle Native American Society Logo
UNC American Indian Medical Center Logo

$500-$999

METCON 25 Logo
Lumbee Guarantee Bank Logo
NC Central University Logo
NC Writers Network Logo
WakeMed Logo with Red Symbol
United Tribes of NC Logo