The La MaMa Indigenous Initiative focuses on working with Indigenous communities nationally and internationally. The initiative aims to provide a platform for Indigenous arts and culture while promoting Indigenous artists to audiences in New York, other parts of the nation and in other countries. La MaMa Experimental Theatre, with its history in Social Justice has a long standing collaborative history with the Indigenous Theatre nationally and internationally for over three decades. Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective Founder Murielle Borst-Tarrant and La MaMa Artistic Director Mia Yoo initially established the Safe Habors Indigenous Collective to spear head original Indigenous programming. Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective and the La MaMa Indigenous Initiative remain a collaborative in that vision and legacy. 

The La MaMa Indigenous Initiative also regularly collaborates with several partners across the country including:

CultureHub (telepresence partner); Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima (Hawaiian hula school); Kinding Sindaw; International Sonoran Desert Alliance, AZ; The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to the United Nations; AILA; Red Cloud Indian School, SD; Alaska Native Heritage Center; Longhouse Education and Cultural Center, WA; Institute of American Indian Art, NM; Haskell Indian School, NE and the Shinnecock Nation Culture Center and Museum, NY.