Indigenous communities of the United States will trade stories with local Maori this month in a cultural exchange.
Two Feathers, an American international indigenous consultancy, will bring a group of American tribal representatives to Whanganui in an exchange with the Kimiora Trust.
While here they will share cultures, learn about iwi and the River Settlement.
It has been organised by Two Feathers board director and Whanganui woman Doreen Bennett who has been based in Missouri in recent years, and Two Feathers chair Mashu White Feather, a Cherokee elder.
The group will arrive in Whanganui on February 17 and will be in town until the beginning of March. Ms Bennett has been talking to indigenous communities across the US for the past five years and sits on the United Nations' Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.