Join Books on the Park Monday January 6 for a welcome of Kinslae Drake in celebration of her poetry collection The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket at 9th Ave! About The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket traverses the Southwest landscape, exploring intricate relationships between Native peoples and the natural world,…
Join the museum for a conversation with exhibition co-curators Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda who will discuss key themes and highlights in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Daisy Ocampo (Caxcan) earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Riverside in 2019. Her research in Native and public history informs her work with…
Sand Acknowledgment in action with flute-playing and artist-facilitated meditation in the installation space, focused on the meaning of the sand painting in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Lazaro Arvizu Jr. is an artist, educator, musician, and researcher dedicated to the culture of the first people of Los Angeles. Born in the Los…
Meet the Artist! Come see Emily Clarke, from the Cahilla Band of Indians, for her trunk show t the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum with Febuary 8, 2025. Emily Clarke is an enrolled member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians and a poet, bead artist, and traditional Bird Dancer. She is currently serving as the Academy…
Sand Acknowledgment in action with flute-playing and artist-facilitated meditation in the installation space, focused on the meaning of the sand painting in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Lazaro Arvizu Jr. is an artist, educator, musician, and researcher dedicated to the culture of the first people of Los Angeles. Born in the Los…
Sand Acknowledgment in action with flute-playing and artist-facilitated meditation in the installation space, focused on the meaning of the sand painting in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Lazaro Arvizu Jr. is an artist, educator, musician, and researcher dedicated to the culture of the first people of Los Angeles. Born in the Los…
Please join the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum for a meet and greet with Thunder Voice Eagle (Navajo/Totonac). Trunk Show will be held March 22, 10 am-4 pm. THUNDER VOICE CO. is a family owned hat and fashion company. The brand includes reclaimed vintage hats, apparel and home goods.
Upcoming event hosted by the California Center for Native Nations at UCR! The second in a series on Native American and Pacific Islander conversations, Kanaka ‘Ōiwi artist and educator, Nanea Lum, and Tongva artist, Mercedes Dorame, will be discussing aesthetics and art practice in a trans-Indigenous and trans-Pacific context. The conversation will be moderated by…
The Agave Roast event allows visitors to taste agave and other native foods. There will be Native plant information booths. Great event for families and food lovers! Lunch served at noon - $15.00 suggested donation per plate. At 2PM, there will be an Artist Highlight with Yokuts Artist Poyomi McDarment. Tanin Pa’ashi Art Instillation in…
The Fowler invites you to a poetry reading featuring Emily Clarke and Camary Davalos. Emily Clarke’s poem Womanfire undulates across a wall at the heart of the Fire Kinship exhibition. On this special evening, after a brief walk-through of the show, she and Camaray Davalos will read selections from their poetry. A conversation with Terria Smith will follow.…
This Earth Day, Cahuilla artist Gerald Clarke—featured in the Fire Kinship exhibition—will discuss traditional ecological knowledge as the foundation for an Indigenous understanding of the world, our relationship to fire, and his artistic practice. Gerald Clarke is a visual artist, educator, tribal leader, and cultural practitioner whose family has lived in the Anza Valley since time immemorial. An…
Sand Acknowledgment in action with flute-playing and artist-facilitated meditation in the installation space, focused on the meaning of the sand painting in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Lazaro Arvizu Jr. is an artist, educator, musician, and researcher dedicated to the culture of the first people of Los Angeles. Born in the…
Join the museum for the premiere of The School: The Legacy of Hintil Ku’u Ca, a powerful film created and directed by an all-Native team. This documentary traces the origins of Oakland’s first urban Native child development center, which began during the All-Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971) and is still in operation today. The…
THREE-TIME U.S. POET LAUREATE JOY HARJO HEADLINES THIS YEAR’S NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS FESTIVAL WEEK AT IDYLLWILD ARTS, STARTING MONDAY JUNE 16 Idyllwild Arts Native American Arts Festival Week takes place at the Idyllwild Arts campus Monday, June 16 to Friday, June 20, 2025. Led by Executive Director Shaliyah Ben (Diné), this week-long celebration, held every summer for…
The Native American Arts Festival Week presents its annual Invitational Exhibition! This year’s exhibition is “Renegades of Art,” curated by Pamela Peters (Diné). The four artists featured in this exhibition showcase their cultural narratives through a wide variety of mediums including murals, mixed media, and tribal presence to celebrate, inform, and inspire the world about…
The Native American Arts Festival Week presents its annual Michael Kabotie Lecture Series. This year’s guest lecturers are Indigenous folks who are making positive change in their communities and beyond in their fields that are outside of visual arts. Aassanaaq “Ossie” Kairaiuak (Yup’ik) from Yup’ik Soul/Funk Band PAMYUA activates his life work utilizing music and…
The Native American Arts Festival Week presents its annual Michael Kabotie Lecture Series. This year’s guest lecturers are Indigenous folks who are making positive change in their communities and beyond in their fields that are outside of visual arts. Kinsale Drake is a Diné poet/editor/playwright whose work has appeared in Poetry, Best New Poets, Poets.org, Poetry Northwest, The…
Written and Directed by Pamela Peters (Diné), this short documentary shares the history of the alley and the artistic visuals of six Native American artists that are using their art to share not only the history, but the existence of American Indians in Los Angeles, California.
Join cookbook author Sara Calvosa Olson for a discussion on sustainable, culturally appropriate, and ecologically sound food systems. Try your hand at cracking acorns and enjoy samples of acorn muffins. The library is hosting a gathering on the lawn outside the North Branch, so feel free to bring a blanket or low-back lawn chair to…
Join artists Carson Bates, Sage LaPena, Shanti Parks, and Jacinda Tayaba-Cordova for an engaging discussion about their artwork featured in the Momím Wené | Medicine Water exhibition. Facilitated by curator, Meyo Marrufo, the artists’ conversation will be centered around the importance of water as “good medicine.” Light refreshments and a limited number of complimentary Momím…
A 2-Day Free Family Friendly Community Event, Showcasing Indigenous Comic Authors & Artists. Presented by Indigenous Futures Institute, in collaboration with Eyaay Ahuun Foundation and University of California Humanities Research Institute. Join the organization for a celebration of Indigenous sequential art! Indigi-Con features two panels of Native artists and writers, followed by a mixer with…
The Gualala Arts Lecture Series will host a special evening program, “Voices of the Land: Stories and Songs of the Kashaya Pomo,” featuring Tribal Elder Eric Wilder on Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at the Gualala Arts Center. Admission is $5 at the door. Wilder, a former chairman of the Kashaya Band of Pomo…
Join the museum for the opening of the newly redone Arts of Indigenous America! You can use code AIA25 to book free General Admission tickets to the September 13th event using this link: https://ticketing.famsf.org/events/0191818b-e64c-6b6a-7ab6-00280806cda1 *Note: You will need to select September 13th as your date before entering the code. There will also be physical tickets…
Inspired by the Fire Kinship exhibition, this panel will bring together Indigenous scholars, fire practitioners, and land trust leaders to discuss the role of land conservancies in the Land Back movement. The program will highlight Indigenous-led efforts to reclaim stewardship, revitalize ancestral practices, and navigate legal pathways for land return.
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