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51st Annual Barona Powwow
Barona Band of Mission Indians Reservation 1095 Barona Road, Lakeside, CA, United States
16th Annual Dee-ni’ Day
Howonquet Hall Community Center 101 Indian Ct., Smith River, CA, United StatesA celebration of the Tolowa culture with the community. It’s a free, family-friendly event, open to the public. All are invited to come out and enjoy the food and craft vendors, cultural demonstrations, kid activities, and more! There will be a stick game, gambling and horseshoe tournament. Registration forms can be found here: https://www.tolowa-nsn.gov/329/DEE-NI-DAY. The…
American Indian Day 5K Run/Walk
The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin the United American Indian Involvement community on a fun 5k run/walk at the 2023 American Indian Day! The 5k event will start 8 am with Check-in and bib pick-up from 6:30 -7:45 am. The event will start at the Autry Museum of the American West. Contact nnunez@uaii.org or 213-238-9835 with any questions.
2023 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.
Good Medicine: A Night of Live Native Stand-Up
Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA, United States
2023 California Native American Day
CSU San Bernardino 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, United StatesCalifornia Native American Day celebrates the states' Indigenous People. Visit this event for educational presentations, songs, dances, and stories from California Native Peoples.
56th Annual California Native American Day
California State Capitol 1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA, United StatesThis event is hosted by the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association in partnership with the State of California, and is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich history and culture of California Tribes. This year’s theme is “Protecting Our People Through Sovereignty: Past, Present, and Future.”
Native American Health Center’s 2023 Powwow
International Community School 2825 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, United StatesNative American Health Center is excited to announce its 2023 Powwow will take place on September 23rd—the Saturday following California Native American Day! Vendor Contact: NAHCevents@nativehealth.org Powwow Coordinator: Valerie Arnold (510) 485-5907
Community Gardening Day!
2 Fort Mason 11, SF, 94123Also happening on October 14th, Location TBD.
AB 1314 Feather Alert Implementation
LA County County Department of Education 9300 Imperial HWY, Downey, CA, United StatesLA County has the largest population of Native American people of any county in the nation. My team and I will be in LA Co. on September 26th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm for our Roundtable Implementation event for AB1314, the Feather Alert. After an already successful execution of the alert in June, come learn how…
2023 Tule River Powwow
Eagle Mountain Casino Events Center 1850 West Street, Porterville, CA, United States
Save the Date: CA DOJ and Tribal Community MIMP Event
Located at 22777 Soboba Rd, Jacinto, CA Time TBD
Chumash Intertribal Powwow
The Chumash Intertribal Powwow is a 2-day event with more than 300 Native American dancers and singers representing many of the tribes from Canada and the United States who attend annually to participate socially and competitively. POWWOW LOCATION: Corner of Meadowvale Road and Hwy 246 in Santa Ynez, Calif.
31st Annual Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market
Martin Luther King Way and Civic Center Park Martin Luther King Way and Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA, United States531 years of Resistance and Renewal 1492-2023 Native American foods, Arts & Crafts and American Indian culture. Gourd Dance, Rounddance, Committee Specials and Intertribals. 10 am: Exhibition Dance. 12 Noon: Land acknowledgement.1 pm: Grand Entry. MLK Civic Center Park, Allston Way, Berkeley. Free. Wheelchair accessible. Information: (510) 595-5520 or www.ipdpowwow.org
Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Idyllwild Arts 52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild, CA, United StatesJoin the Idyllwild Arts community for a day of in-person programming including performances, lectures, exhibition, film, food, and more. All events are free and open to the public.
16th Annual Auburn Big Time-Pow Wow
Gold County Fairground 1273 High Street, Auburn, CA, United StatesThe Auburn Big Time-Pow Wow (ABTPW) attracts people from diverse indigenous nations to gather for the purpose of honoring the traditions of their ancestors. This event inspires cultural pride and provides an opportunity for tribal families to come together to celebrate significant life events; exchange arts and crafts; and to sing, dance, and teach tribal…
Native Arts Expo 7
Mendocino Art Center 45200 Little Lake St, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe Native Arts Expo features both emerging and experienced Native Artists and offers an opportunity to learn about traditional and contemporary Native Art in an intimate setting. Contemporary and traditional native artists - jewelry, apparel, textiles, graphic art, painters, glass works, baskets Musical performances Traditional Pomo dancing Exhibits and workshops (basket weaving, painting, tule boat…
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…
American Indian Film Festival
The American Indian Film Festival showcases feature films, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos and public service works of Native American/American Indians by filmmakers all around the world.
Los Angeles Pow Wow
The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe United American Indian Involvement (UAII) is gathering people in Los Angeles for a one-day contest POW WOW! Featuring amazing vendors, artists, musicians, community orgs, and some amazing drums and dancers all highlighting the best of Southern California. All Vendors, Dancers, and Drums are welcome! For more information, contact LAPOWWOW@UAII.org
Gathering Under The Stars
UCR Palm Desert Campus 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesCultures of Environmentalism: Read Aloud & Artmaking
Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA, United StatesFor this closing day public program in association with the pop-up exhibition of Climates of Inequality, families are invited to join Lorene Sisquoc (Mountain Cahuilla/Fort Sill Apache), Curator at Sherman Indian Museum to learn about and make baskets.
Native American Heritage Festival
UCR Palm Desert Campus 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States
ThangsTaken: Rethinking Thanksgiving
La Pena Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA, United StatesOur annual event challenges and reshapes the colonial “thanksgiving” narrative by celebrating native resistance through art, music, dance, ancestral knowledge, and oral storytelling. We will have a powerful lineup of cultural bearers, activists and allies advocating for land rematriation and Indigenous sovereignty locally, nationally, and globally! Please come join us. Below are the incredible speakers…
Unthanksgiving and National Day of Mourning
West Valley College, Campus Center 14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA, United StatesThe Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area is collaborating with West Valley College and Mosaic America for the UnThanksgiving and National Day of Mourning / Hummingbird Circle - Ohlone Celebration! Register Today at: tinyurl.com/wvc-unthanksgiving-23 >>> Event Details: 📆 Date: November 20, 2023 ⏰ Time: 12pm-2pm 🅿️ Parking: Free in lots 4 &…
California Tribes and Native American Outreach Workshop
The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Winter Solstice & Holiday Boutique
Chumash Indian Museum 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA, United StatesJoin us with your friends and family this year for our annual Winter Solstice & Holiday Boutique. We will have a wide selection of Native vendors, frybread, and entertainment!
Winter Solstice Celebration
Kumeyaay Village, Cuyamaca Community College
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