Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Cultural Vitality Program, educational outreach, and more.
more
History
Indianola’s beaches were once the home of the Suquamish Tribe, or in their language, Southern Lushootseed, suq̀wabš—People of Clear Salt Water.
Jim McDowell, known to many simply as “the Black Potter,” is a ceramicist who specializes in stoneware face jugs.
The museum uses objects to help us understand the past, even when what we find contradicts historical accounts, even when examining what happened is painful.
The “Williams Slave Pen” disgracefully existed from 1836 through 1850 as a prison for enslaved people awaiting transport to the American South.
Wiley had been a member of the 99th Pursuit Squadron during World War II, the first black squadron to deploy overseas.
Les precipitacions entre el 17 i 18 d’octubre del 1940 foren tan intenses, que en algun punt del territori se superaren els 1.000 mm.
Rainfall between October 17 and 18, 1940, was so intense that it exceeded three feet in some parts of the region.
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.