Bird Singing
Native American Arts Festival Week
Hosted by Idyllwild Arts Native American Arts Center
Welcoming Home the Birds
Located at Idyllwild Arts Academy 52500 Temecula Rd #38, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA 92549
Cahuilla Gathering & Earth Day Save the Date
For more information, contact cahuillagathering@cahuilla.net
Sycuan Iipai-Tipai Mataayum – 15th Annual Traditional Gathering
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation 5459 Sycuan Road, El Cajon, CA, United States
Santa Ysabel 24th Annual Traditional Gathering
Santa Ysabel Reservation 100 Schoolhouse Canyon Road, Santa Ysabel, CA, United States
Barona Traditional Gathering
Barona Band of Mission Indians Reservation 1095 Barona Road, Lakeside, CA, United States
Inlandia Institutes presents – Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California Resistance
Riverside Main Library 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, United StatesFREE • 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…
Singing The Birds 2024
Palm Springs High School 2401 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, CA, United StatesSinging The Birds presented by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Singing, dancing, food, vendors and exhibitors. Free admission.
Malki Museum Kewet
Malki Museum 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning, CA, United States
Welcoming Home The Birds
Idyllwild Arts 52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild, CA, United States
California Indian Day Celebration: In Collaboration with Sherman Indian High School
Sherman Indian High School 9010 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, United StatesNext week, September 19th, join the center for their California Indian Day celebration in collaboration with Sherman Indian High School. They will be set up in the Kellogg Plaza, where they will host CA native food tastings, intertribal drum, bird singing, dancing and more! Come out and join in!
Indigenous Ocean Day
Birch Aquarium 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CaliforniaMíiyuyam Chóo’onum hello everyone! 'Ataaxum Pomkwaan's team will be here this day presenting with Priscilla Sawah. Please join the organization at the Birch Aquarium for their Indigenous Ocean Day on Saturday November 23rd 11:00am-5:00pm! They will be having medicinal plant information, tule boat making, and bird singers come out this day!
Sukutt Menyil Fiesta 2024
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation 66725 Martinez Rd, Thermal, CA, United StatesBird singing, peon games, horseshoe competition, vendors, and talent show.
“Old Man Joe” NYE Bird dance and Peon games
Morongo Bird HouseThe Morongo Bird Singers are having their gathering this year on New Year's Eve. Come and bring in the new year with bird dance, peon games and good food. For more info call Walter Holmes: (760) 992-4148
Bird Singing and Oral Tradition
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum 140 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesThursday, January 23, 2025, 6 p.m. Bird Singing and Oral Tradition Agua Caliente Bird Singers, along with Tribal Members from other Bird Singing groups, discuss the importance of this oral tradition and cultural practice, sharing collective histories and stories across generations.
Singing the Birds
Palm Springs High School 2401 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, CA, United StatesSinging the Birds (Wikitmallem Tahmuwhae): Bird Song and Dance Festival Agua Caliente Welcomes Everyone! Saturday January 25, 2025 Palm Springs High School 2401 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92262
2nd Annual Southwestern College Powwow
Southwestern College 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA, United StatesThe 2nd Annual Southwestern College Pow Wow will feature Native American dancing, drumming, foods, and arts and crafts. Additional Direction Information: Southwestern College Soccer Field 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Lot T (General, Accessible, Vendor & Head Staff Parking) Lot G (Accessible & Overflow Parking) Program: Bird Singers: 10 a.m. Gourd Dancing:…
10th Annual Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike and 5k Run
Join the organization for the 10th Annual Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike & 5K in the Indian Canyons. Register Today at: https://acbci.com/hike/2025/
2025 Youth & Social Pow Wow
Miramar College - Hourglass Community Field 10440 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CaliforniaOpen to the Community! Join for a day of Native American Traditional Drumming, Dancing, Food Vendors, Arts & Craft Vendors, and more! Schedule: 10 am Bird Singing; 11 am Open Gourd Dancing; 12 pm Grand Entry; 1-8 pm Inter-Tribal Dancing For more information, contact: carlatourville@yahoo.com
NDN Girls Book Club – Poetry Lounge and Land Back Fundraiser
Junior High Los Angeles 603 S Brand Blvd, Glendale, CaliforniaREADING | $15 | ALL AGES | Join NDN Girls Book Club for a poetry lounge & small Native artisans market on March 29th, 7:30-10pm. The event will feature a lineup of Native women authors with debut books out 2024-2025, a food truck, a live DJ, free books from NDN Girls Book Club, and a…
53rd Annual San Diego State University Powwow
Ellen Ochoa Pavillion 115 West Commons, Campanile Dr, San Diego, CaliforniaSaturday, April 12, 2025 SDSU Main Campus - TBD 11 a.m. - Gourd Dance Noon - Grand Entry 1 - 6 p.m. - Dance Exhibitions & Honorings 6 p.m. - Bird Singing 8 p.m. - Approximate End The pow wow includes dance contests, cultural displays, arts and craft booths, food vendors, and various informational booths. …
Balboa Park Powwow – Save the Date!
Balboa Park President's Way & Park Blvd, San Diego, CA, United StatesThe Annual Balboa Park Powwow will take place May 10-11, 2025, from 10 am 6 pm both days. As always, the event will be located at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. As a Native American, you and your family are eligible to have a vendor’s booth at this event and the…
42nd Annual UCR Pow Wow
University of California, Riverside Riverside Sports Complex 1000 W. Blaine St., Riverside, CA, United StatesMay 23-25, 2025 University of California, Riverside Riverside Sports Complex 1000 W. Blaine St. Riverside, CA 92507 Parking in Lot 26 *Admission is Free & Open to the Public* All Dancers, Drums, and Bird Singers Welcome!!! More Pow Wow information TBA
Kewet
Malki Museum 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning, CA, United StatesMalki’s annual Fiesta is a time of gathering together to share culture and traditions. It is also the major fundraising event for the Museum. Each year hundreds of both natives and non-natives come to participate in this unique event which has been an annual celebration since 1966, when the Kewét (the Cahuilla word for fiesta)…
Idyllwild Arts Native American Arts Festival Week
Idyllwild Arts 52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild, CA, United StatesTHREE-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…
Welcoming Home the Birds
Idyllwild Arts 52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild, CA, United StatesThis annual family friendly free event will commence at 5 pm with an artist marketplace where you can shop and support Native Artists directly. We will also convene a mini book fair welcoming Native authors and publishers. Visit non-profit booths and learn more about community and organizational partners. A few partners include: News from Native…
San Pasqual Reservation Gathering
San Pasqual Ball Fields 27315 N. Lake Wohlford Rd., Valley Center, CA, United StatesThe San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians presents their San Pasqual Reservation Gathering, featuring Bird Singers, Games for kids, Watermelon Eating Contest, Grease Pole, Tug of War, and Peon Games at Dusk! All are welcome to attend. For more information, check the following: Event Inquiries: DESIREEM@SANPASQUALTRIBE.ORG Vendor Inquiries: ANGELINAA@SANPASQUALTRIBE.ORG Bird Inquiries: DESTINEEM@SANPASQUALTRIBE.ORG
2025 San Manuel Pow Wow
CSU San Bernardino 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, United StatesSan Manuel Pow Wow is a three-day celebration free to the public and features Southern California traditional bird singers and dancers, as well as North American and Canadian dancers and drum singing groups. In addition, there is also vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from all across North America and Canada. Since its beginning…
Nights on the Oasis Trail
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum 140 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesNights on the Oasis Trail Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (last entry at 8:00 p.m.) Interpretive walks with Tribal Rangers along the Oasis Trail Bird Singing After-hours gallery viewing and late night Museum Store hours Activities Local Tasting Bites Glow-in-the-dark souvenir
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