Howka (Kumeyaay greeting)! The Native Resource Center (NRC) at San Diego State University (SDSU) warmly invites you to participate in their 5th Annual Native & Indigenous Research & Arts Symposium (NIRAS) taking place from March 6-7, 2025 at Scripps Cottage on the SDSU campus. NIRAS serves as an academic space to uplift diverse Native and…
Join for a day full of guest speakers, informational booths, vendors, and a wonderful keynote speech from Al Pooley, Founder and President of the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA). Who should attend? Tribes, community members, enhanced care management and community supports providers, formally incarcerated individuals and their families, law enforcement, probation, parole, social workers, mental health providers, AOD counselors and all others interested in this innitiative. For more information or to reserve a booth, contact: Diana Billy- Elliott, ASW (707-234-0086)
Say Uncle is a sculptural installation of photographic works made by lens based artist, Marcus Xavier Chormicle, (Agua Caliente Band Of Cahuilla Indians, Lineal Descendant) with his uncle, Michael Dean Chormicle (Agua Caliente Band Of Cahuilla Indians, Enrolled Member), on their ancestral homeland on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The imagery addresses lessons and stories…
Please join the organization for a Habitat Restoration Educational Workshop day at The Cultural Conservancy's Heron Shadow Farm in Sebastopol, CA! Friday, March 7, 2025 from 9am-3pm This week day workshop will focus on their riparian (wetland near a stream) zone management and Native plant work. After a morning presentation on their vision and methods…
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/
Date: March 8 - 9, 2025 NEW LOCATION: INTRAMURAL RUGBY AND SOCCER FIELDS California State University, Long Beach’s annual Pow Wow at Puvungna, an American Indian social celebration, is the largest spring event of its kind in Southern California. The Pow Wow is focused on displaying the university’s strong American Indian presence. Admission and parking are free.…
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NCIDC is very excited to announce their partnership and collaboration with @queerhumboldt for a week full of activities that highlight and uplift our community! All events are free and open to all community members, tribal and non-tribal, 2SLGBTQIA+, allies, and caregivers. Register here: https://ncidc.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=bd2oC60OT4sECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D Please feel free to reach out to Karen Asbury with any…
Join for a night to witness Ohlone, Pomo, and other California Native American dance groups gathering to share their songs and prayers. There will also be food vendors, and local Indigenous vendors selling their Arts and Crafts. FREE admission for everyone.
Open 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
The organization invites you to a community volunteer day at The Cultural Conservancy's Heron Shadow Farm in Sebastopol, CA! Sunday, March 16, 2025 from 9am-3pm Come and connect with the community and the land as the group focuses on Native plant work and riparian (wetland near a stream) zone management. Activities may include weeding, feeding,…
Episode 1: March 18 | 12pm Where Does Your Water Come From? Part 1: Klamath and Trinity Rivers Water Protection Speaker Series: Educational online series on how to protect our waters Speakers: Allie Hostler: Hoopa Valley Tribal member, editor of the Two Rivers Tribune, and former communications director for the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Fisheries Department.…
Online community language class: Challenges, opportunities, and hopes in the midst of diaspora AICLS online talk, presented by James Yee (alap kaswaa), will discuss the alap kaswaa (barbareño chumash) online classes. He will describe success, challenges, and hopes for the future represented in the community's online language class. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dVw26cDVRgezTw4z57J11w#/registration
Join the university for an Important Conversation on Indigenous Issues - WE ARE THE MIDDLE OF FOREVER Upcoming event at CSU Monterey Bay, hosted by OC3! This is an opportunity to dive into critical discussions about Indigenous histories, rights, and contemporary movements. Let’s challenge narratives, uplift Indigenous voices, and explore ways to be in right…
Mark your calendars for the 2025 University of Redlands Pow Wow! The pow wow will be held on Saturday March 22nd, 2025 on the University Quad, rain or shine. Grand Entry: 1pm and 7pm. Emcee: Glen BegayArena Director: Richard DeCraneHost Northern Drum: WildhorseHost Southern Drum: ShakeytownHead Women Dancer: Maxine Orozco-BegayHead Man Dancer: Tso YanezSound Production…
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.
Theme: “Regenerating the Circle” Grand Entry @ 1pm Head Staff Master of Ceremony: L. Frank Manriquez Arena Director: Victor Chavez Northern Drum: Wildhorse Singers Southern Drum: Hale & Company Head Woman Dancer: Maxine Orozco Head Man Dancer: Ricky Two Bear Joins the organization for singing, dancing, food, artist vendors, community resources, COVID-19 PPE & testing,…
A virtual workshop for Indigenous California youth leaders (16-24) supporting Indigenous language revitalization in a silly, goofy way. Language mentors will lead activities including meme making and playing games. In this workshop, youth will explore their languages, gain new perspectives to language revitalization, network over shared passions, and connect with community language practitioners. Any level…
3rd Annual Marin Powwow Largest Indigenous gathering in Marin! Intertribal, exhibition and hoop dancing. California traditional, Hawaiian and Azteca dancing. Multiple Native drums and singing. 30 Native arts, crafts and food vendors. 11:00am – 8:00pm Open Gourd Dance 11:00am Grand Entries: Noon & 5:30pm Free admission. MC: Tom Phillips Kiowa & Muscogee Arena Director: Ruben…
Listen and learn about the findings of the California Truth and Healing Council investigation of the lasting effects of the genocide committed against California Native Americans. In 2019, the California Truth and Healing Council (CTHC) was created after Governor Newsom recognized and formally apologized for the genocide committed against Native American people in the early…
Save the date! On March 26th NCIDC's N.E.S.T. will be having a beading workshop from 4 to 6pm with a light dinner provided. Beading kits and supplies will be provided on a first come first serve, so please sign up with the link on the flyer and below! register here: beading.ncidc.org
The Bakersfield American Indian Health Project is excited to see you at their 5th Annual Spring Gathering event held on Saturday, March 29th from 10 AM - 4:30 PM! 501 40th Street in Bakersfield. There will be various cultural activities, education, resources, and more! For more information call (661) 327-4030 or email BAIHPCommunity@BakersfieldAIHP.org
The organization invites you to the 5th Annual Spring Gathering event held on Saturday, March 29th from 10 AM - 4:30 PM! Come to 501 40th Street in Bakersfield for various cultural activities, education, resources, and more!
READING | $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…
2025 PANHE CELEBRATION Native American Gathering and Celebration of Protection and Preservation Sunday March 30, 2025 ~ 10 am - 4 pm Free Community Event. Live music and dance performances, vendors, food and exhibits. Free offsite parking at Concordia Elementary School (3120 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente) and free round trip shuttle runs 9:30am until…
Are you welcoming a new baby into your family? Are you seeking connection to other Indigenous families on their parenting journeys? Aunties on the River can’t wait to welcome you to their upcoming Childbirth Education Series! Stay tuned for registration info & series details! April 3, 10th, 17th, 24th Reach out to their email: contact@auntiesontheriver.org…
Native American Alumni Lecture Series: Dr. Olivia Chilcote, “Unrecognized in California: Federal Acknowledgement and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians” Join the university for an Alumni Lecture for Berkeley alum and Luiseño Scholar Dr. Olivia Chilcote. Chilcote demonstrates how the state’s colonial history is foundational to the ongoing crisis over tribal legal status.…
Get your game on! NCIDC's N.E.S.T will be having our young adult Mario Kart Tournament on April 3rd at 5:30pm. The tournament will be for youth ages 18-24 but everyone is invited to check out the space at the NEST. Food will be provided. Please register here to reserve your space for the event: mario.ncidc.org…
Zine Making with Kanyon Sayers-Rood and the Luna Gallery! April 3rd, 6 pm. Join the gallery in a zine making workshop with artist activist Kanyon Sayers-Rood (Ohlone, Chumash). Kanyon Sayers-Roods is Costanoan Ohlone-Mutsun and Chumash; she also goes by her given Native name, “Coyote Woman”. She is proud of her heritage and her native name…
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…
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