Kwe's Headwaters Story Starts Here
In 2026, one of our primary missions at Headwaters Music and Arts is to share the stories of the people who make our community so vibrant. Thanks to your unwavering support, we are honored to highlight the neighbors, families, and changemakers whose lives are touched by the arts every day.
Kwe Humphrey is a dedicated changemaker in our community. As the Indigenous Education Program Coordinator at Voyageurs Expeditionary School, Kwe is incredibly passionate about reconnecting her students with the land and helping them remember their heritage so they can live their journeys to the fullest. Beyond her role at Voyagers, Kwe works to ensure her students have consistent access to the transformative music and art experiences at Headwaters.
A Partnership Built on Community Support
Two years ago, Kwe established a vital partnership between Fire in the Village, a collective of artists and cultural organizers led by her mother, Annie Humphrey and Headwaters Music & Arts. This collaboration was born from a shared vision to increase access to the arts for Indigenous youth.
Together, Fire in the Village and Headwaters coordinate an annual event, hosted and staffed by the Headwaters team, which has raised over one thousand dollars to provide music scholarships for Native students. As a direct result of this joint effort, Headwaters is able to provide music lesson scholarships for four American Indian students, ensuring that cost is never a barrier to their creative growth.
" We are super proud to be helping the next generation of native artists in our community"
Support that Continues to Grow
New opportunities for collaboration continue to flourish as a result of Kwe’s dedication to her students. On the first Friday of April, you can find Kwe and students from Voyageurs Expeditionary School serving homemade soup and tasty treats during our Open Mic Coffeehouse Series. Her involvement has even become a family affair, as she and her son recently began taking music lessons together at Headwaters. We are extremely grateful for Kwe, Annie, and the many wonderful supporters who make up the Headwater's community. It is thanks to this shared commitment that Headwaters Music & Arts remains a creative, welcoming sanctuary for all of Northern Minnesota.