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In just seven years, the dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise has built an international following, competing in the fourth season of NBC’s prime-time show World of Dance, performing in a music video with Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, and dancing for thousands of basketball fans at the NBA finals in 2021. The dancers have been featured in Vogue and the New York Times, and recently attended the Met Gala, where Shirley and fellow dancer Dominic Pablo showed up in full regalia.
Founded on what Kenneth Shirley (Diné) calls the “Three Ps”-preservation, performance and progression-Indigenous Enterprise focuses on uplifting sacred dances and rituals. The material they perform has survived various attempts at cultural erasure imposed by both political and religious groups over centuries. “A hundred years ago, Natives were being thrown in prison for what we are doing today,” says founder Shirley, a champion Fancy War Dancer from Phoenix, Arizona, where 22 Native tribes are recognized.
Watch as Indigenous Enterprise takes you on a journey through Phoenix, Arizona, dancing in front of the Smithsonian-affiliated Heard Museum dedicated to Native art; at Arizona State University Mountain; and in front of vibrant murals inspired by Native culture.
Our history. Our culture. Our moves.
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Featured Dancers:
Kenneth Shirley (Diné), Champion Fancy War Dancer
Ty Lodgepole (Diné), Champion Prairie Chicken Dancer
Jorge Gonzales (Salt River Pima-Maricopa), Champion Hoop Dancer
Blythe Norris (Diné, Tsalagi, Iswa), Jingle Dress Dancer
Kevin Dakota Duncan (San Carlos Apache and Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nations)
Champion Hoop Dancer
🖼️ Featured Muralists:
Leter91, Guache, Dwayne Manuel, 0rgans, VelaArt
Estria Foundation, Bunky Echo-Hawk, Charlie Edmiston, Zachary Justin (Gila River Indian Community)
00:00 Intro
00:48 Phoenix Native Representation
01:16 Kenneth Shirley's family story
01:56 The history of Native dance and attempts at cultural erasure
02:53 Powwow culture
04:05 Men's Prairie Chicken Dance
04:21 Jingle Dress Dance
04:40 Men's Fancy War Dance
04:54 Hoop Dance
05:12 Misrepresentation of the Native experience
05:28 Indigenous Enterprise's Mission and Impact
Accessibility provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program (www.dcmp.org), funded by the US Department of Education (www.ed.gov).
Captioning: Rick Goldman
Captioning QC: Rebecca Phelps
Audio Description Scriptwriter: Valerie Hunter
Audio Description Voice Over Artist: Debbie Grattan
Audio Description Editor: Heather Warren
Accessibility Engineering: Kyle Sisk
📌 Editor’s note: This episode was filmed under strict guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic. Safety parameters were followed to protect the health of the dancers and video production team.
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