@fox12oregon: Thousands of people packed Director Park in downtown Portland on Saturday for Frybread Fest. Downtown Portland Clean and Safe organized the event with Miss Indian Northwest. Now in its third year, organizers say the event uplifts Indigenous voices, creativity and community during Native American Heritage Month. According to Alexa Numkena-Anderson, chef and owner of Javelina Indigenous Dining, frybread is a staple in many Native American communities and represents something different to many people. “It was formed out of government rations that were given to Native Americans who were taken off their land,” she said. Numkena-Anderson said the event gives her and the other vendors a space to share their history and their work. “Native people, Indigenous people, are very commonly artistic people and also entrepreneurs,” she said, “and so it just brings people out to see the hustle.”

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Monday 09 November 2026 05:22:57 GMT