Tsavo performs during Indigifest in West Sacramento on June 14. 

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - River Walk Park in West Sacramento had a lively atmosphere June 14 with pop-up tents featuring culturally-artistic items for sale, food, resources and people of many backgrounds at the Three Sister’s Gardens fourth annual All Nations Indigifest. 

Three Sister’s Gardens is a nonprofit organization that started in the Broderick area of West Sacramento in 2018 on a small plot of land with a handful of volunteers. She said they grow produce by the community, for the community, and they will soon open their fifth farm, located in South Sacramento. 

The crowd at Indigifest applauds the performance of Tamika Denise at Indigifest in West Sacramento on June 14. 

More than 10 individuals or groups took the stage through a lineup of indigenous performances, rap, spoken word and more throughout the event, which took place from 5 to 10 p.m. June 14.

Rap group The Neighborhood Kids traveled from San Diego to West Sacramento for its first time, said member Amon the MC. The Neighborhood Kids had a tent of their merchandise, featuring stickers, T-shirts, hats, albums and hoodies.

“We came all the way for Indigifest because we believe heavily in the first nation peoples and solidarity with all of our indigenous peoples and we do everything we can across the whole world for that,” Amon said. 

Tamika Denise, the poet, performs at Indigifest in West Sacramento on June 14. 

Amon said that some fans drove as far as Reno, Nevada to see The Neighborhood Kids perform.

Amon said that he bought a flute and another member got a T-shirt from a neighboring vendor. 

“We came here and it took us by surprise how many people really come together for the community,” Amon said. “The lengths that people drove for it, including us.” 

Three Sister’s Gardens program development coordinator Simren Kaur said that the event “gets bigger every year with a lot of indigenous sponsors and representation.” She said the event is to unite all people from all backgrounds through food, music and culture. 

Tents of vendors and attendees take up a significant portion of River Walk Park in West Sacramento for Indigifest on June 14. 

“This is a free event,” Kaur said. “We don’t charge people to attend because we don’t want cost to be a barrier to this unity.” 

Kaur said the event is rooted in community empowerment and it’s important to have such an event in the eye of the state capital. 

“We’re not that far from the Capitol building, where all these decisions are made for our state, especially when it comes to funding,” Kaur said. 

Kaur said that community members see value in the organization's mission, recognizing that they do have power.

Booths for some of the resources at Indigifest included the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health and the California Coalition for Youth in California Crisis Line.

Jamie Trunell, outreach coordinator for the youth crisis line, said she saw friendly, warm and kind people coming by who really cared about their community and humanity in general. 

“I had a lot of good conversations but it was just a really wonderful way to connect as well as to sort of rally together,” Trunell said. 

Merchandise for The Neighborhood Kids is displayed at their booth during Indigifest in West Sacramento on June 14.