Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center

Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center Dedicated to building and cultivating opportunities for Native, Black, Brown & Indigenous Peoples.
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Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, located on 788 E 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106, opened its doors to the public on Thursday, May 11, 2017 with an intimate Opening Gathering and Honoring Wisdom with Community Elders. Indigenous Roots Cultural Center is a collective of artists and organizations dedicated to building, supporting and cultivating opportunities for Indigenous peoples and commun

ities of color through cultural arts and activism. This community based multidisciplinary, multigenerational, multicultural center for Native-Indigenous/POC communities in Saint Paul, uniquely presents the many faces and creative expressions blossoming in the cultural scene of Dayton’s Bluff on the East Side. The Indigenous Roots Cultural Center follows a similar model of the East Side Enterprise Center created by Dayton’s Bluff Community Council. The East Side Enterprise Center is a collaboration centered on increasing economic development opportunities to East Side entrepreneurs and residents, especially its diverse and growing immigrant and people of color populations.

We’re keeping Rootschella going with another weekend of events full of artists and culture bearers!Survival Arts Retreat...
08/11/2026

We’re keeping Rootschella going with another weekend of events full of artists and culture bearers!

Survival Arts Retreat: 8/15 and 8/16
Register: https://l1nk.dev/o8eua3h

Play on Payne with Serence and The Unit Band on 8/15 and Cypher Side Dance School on 8/16

The Traditional Connections Gallery Exhibit with City Mischief Murals is on display until 8/22 followed by the Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli 20th Year Anniversary Exhibit and Reception on Friday, August 28.

Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli celebrates its 20th anniversary with a public exhibit of archival photos, videos and ceremonial pie...
08/09/2026

Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli celebrates its 20th anniversary with a public exhibit of archival photos, videos and ceremonial pieces highlighting twenty years of culture bearer work, nation building and solidarity.

🌵Opening Reception: Friday, August 28, 7p
🌵Exhibit Dates: August 28 to October 28
🌵Gallery Hours: M-F, 8 am to 6pm

If you have photos of Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli and want them added to our archives and/or would like them displayed in the exhibit, please send them to [email protected]

Three beautiful days of Traditional Connections Graffiti Jam co-hosted with City Mischief Murals, curated by Thomasina T...
08/09/2026

Three beautiful days of Traditional Connections Graffiti Jam co-hosted with City Mischief Murals, curated by Thomasina TopBear.

Live painting wraps up this evening but you can still check out all the amazing artwork in our gallery until August 22!

Gallery hours during Roots Cafe operating hours (M-F, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm)

Infinite gratitude to all the artists for their trust and partnership in sharing their creative gifts and skills.

is back with an amazing August jam packed with arts, culture, community and radical joy! See you at one, some or all o...
08/07/2026

is back with an amazing August jam packed with arts, culture, community and radical joy! See you at one, some or all of these upcoming events that we are hosting/co-hosting!

Traditional Connections Graffiti Jam starts tomorrow 8/7 and into the weekend!

07/31/2026

Infinite gratitude to our funding partner Carlson Family Foundation for their courageous support through the years.

Video of Co-Founders, Mary Anne Ligeralde Quiroz and Sergio Cenoch Quiroz as well as their Third Born, Xicintli Meztli Quiroz, Assistant Manager of RootsCafe.

Many thanks to our local and talented creatives: Jaali Griffin and Deanah Maria Johnson (Dee) for their continued solidarity with Indigenous Roots.

🌳✨East Side Roots Run Deep and Wide✨🌳We are excited to squeeze in some more outdoor collaborations because we know we on...
07/25/2026

🌳✨East Side Roots Run Deep and Wide✨🌳

We are excited to squeeze in some more outdoor collaborations because we know we only have a few more weeks of this summer season.

Thank you East Neighborhood Development Company for the opportunity to co-create joy in our community.

Indigenous Roots and Friends are excited to “Play on Payne” starting next weekend with Jaali for a Kreative Kickbackz Open Mic and Community Live Art!

Every Saturday in August from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, there will be arts activities and/or performances by and with local artists!

Infinite gratitude to all our community partners who continuously pour into the East Side with love, care, arts and culture!

Niniijaanis One of Ones Cypher Side Dance School Urban Roots Serence TriLingua Cinema OMG Media East Side Neighborhood Development Co. Saint Paul Public Library Saint Paul Parks & Recreation Eli Murdock

07/17/2026

On the East Side, love is an action word.

It’s why local businesses and vendors line the block. Why artists take the stage. Why families come out. And why 7th Street Live comes back every year.

Four hours of music, food, family and showing love to the East Side. The whole Twin Cities is invited.

📅 August 8
⏰ Noon–4 PM
📍 7th Street + Hope Street, Saint Paul
🎟️ Free

🇪🇨 ¡Directamente desde Cayambe, Ecuador llega Maykaru Ecuador a ECUAFIESTA 2026!Este 2 de agosto, disfruta de una presen...
07/15/2026

🇪🇨 ¡Directamente desde Cayambe, Ecuador llega Maykaru Ecuador a ECUAFIESTA 2026!

Este 2 de agosto, disfruta de una presentación especial de música andina junto a Grupo Vacilón Minneapolis, quien dará inicio a esta gran celebración.

¡La entrada es completamente GRATIS! Ven con tu familia y amigos a disfrutar de un día lleno de cultura ecuatoriana, música en vivo, deliciosa comida, presentaciones de danza folklórica y el emocionante torneo de ecuavóley.

¡Celebremos juntos nuestras raíces y hagamos de esta segunda edición una experiencia inolvidable! 🇪🇨🎉

🇪🇨 ¡Directamente desde Cayambe, Ecuador llega Maykaru Ecuador a ECUAFIESTA 2026!

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Este 2 de agosto, disfruta de una presentación especial de música andina junto a Grupo Vacilón Minneapolis, quien dará inicio a esta gran celebración.

¡La entrada es completamente GRATIS! Ven con tu familia y amigos a disfrutar de un día lleno de cultura ecuatoriana, música en vivo, deliciosa comida, presentaciones de danza folklórica y el emocionante torneo de ecuavóley.

¡Celebremos juntos nuestras raíces y hagamos de esta segunda edición una experiencia inolvidable! 🇪🇨🎉

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788 E 7th Street
Saint Paul, MN
55106

Telephone

+16513957145

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