Inlandia Institutes presents – Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California Resistance

FREE • Arts Walk • Thursday, November 2 • 7–8 PM, doors open at 6:30
Riverside Public Library Community Room
3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92501

Collecting over twenty-five essays written by more than fifteen California Indian  authors, Know We Are Here surveys many of the ways California’s Indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of genocide. Focusing on the particular histories, challenges, and dynamics of life in Native California—which are often very different from elsewhere in the United States—the book collects essays from writers across the state. It encompasses the perspectives of both elders and the rising generation, and the contributors include activists, academics, students, memoirists, and tribal leaders.

The collection examines histories of resistance to colonialism in California, the reclaiming of cultures and languages, the connection of place and nature to wellness in tribal communities, efforts to overhaul the racist presentation of California Indians in classrooms and popular culture, and the meanings of solidarity in Native California. Unifying the book is an introduction by Terria Smith, editor of the renowned and long-running magazine News from Native California. This book is an indispensable resource for California Indian readers, educators of all levels in California, and students in Native studies courses nationally.

The library will also provide an array of books by Indigenous authors available for check out. Don’t have a library card? You can get one on the spot!

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.