BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//News from Native California - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:News from Native California X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for News from Native California REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T000000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20260312T232156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T232235Z UID:17923-1773273600-1773273600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:A Conversation on Native Movement Building\, Activism\, and Public Art DESCRIPTION:✹Join California Native Vote Project and The Chapter House in partnership with the Social Public Art Resource Center and Jeffrey Deitch Gallery for an evening of art\, movement history and Native power. đŸȘ¶đŸŽš \nAt this event there will be a FREE panel discussion on Thursday\, March 19 from 6:00 pm-8:00pm that highlights the American Indian Movement panel in Judy Baca’s “The Great Wall of Los Angeles: The 1970s — A Decade of Defiance and Dreams.” Register at https://bit.ly/CNVPMuralNight. \nThe mural section begins with the Occupation of Alcatraz and situates the American Indian Movement within the broader political landscape of the 1970s. The panel will discuss the legacy of Native organizing\, cultural resistance\, public art\, and the movement that continues today. \nSee you there! \nKnow Before You Go:\nđŸ—“ïž March 19\n⏱ 6pm – 8pm\n⭐ FREE at https://bit.ly/CNVPMuralNight! 🔗\nđŸ‘„ All ages welcome!\n📍Location: Jeffrey Deitch Gallery (925 N. Orange Dr. LA\, CA. 90038)\n🚙 Parking is available at lots 926 N Sycamore and 953 N Sycamore (validation available for 90 mins) or street parking along N Orange Drive.\nđŸœïž Light snacks and refreshments provided. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/a-conversation-on-native-movement-building-activism-and-public-art/ CATEGORIES:Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20260226T221803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T221803Z UID:17890-1772204400-1772211600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:A Discussion on Cultural Sovereignty with Morongo Elders Ernest Siva and Mary Ann Andreas DESCRIPTION:Learn about Morongo’s history during a Discussion on Cultural Sovereignty this Friday from 3-5pm at the Dorothy Ramon Learning Center. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/a-discussion-on-cultural-sovereignty-with-morongo-elders-ernest-siva-and-mary-ann-andreas/ LOCATION:Dorothy Ramon Leaning Center\, 111 N San Gorgonio Ave\, Banning\, CA\, 92220\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion,Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T183000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20260223T001945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T001945Z UID:17864-1771763400-1771785000@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Special Program: MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us – Screening\, Panel\, & Workshop DESCRIPTION:Join the Fowler for a special screening and conversation centered on MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us\, an Indigenous-led documentary exploring the cultural\, emotional\, and scientific relationships Southern California Tribes have with the gift of fire. Featured in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology & Art\, the film highlights the enduring resilience of Indigenous communities and the vibrancy of traditional ecological knowledge. As the greater Southwest faces intensifying wildfires and the escalating impacts of climate change\, MAATHAAW foregrounds Indigenous leadership in climate adaptation\, land stewardship\, and cultural revitalization. \nFollowing the screening of the extended trailer\, director and producer Andrew Pittman will be joined by Indigenous experts Wes Ruise\, William Madrigal\, and Joelene Tamm for a panel conversation on traditional fire stewardship in Southern California\, moderated by Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda. Panelists will discuss cultural burning practices\, tribal approaches to vegetation management\, and how longstanding fire knowledge can inform contemporary strategies for resilience and ecological care. \nThe afternoon concludes with a demonstration and open workshop led by the California Indian Basketweaving Association (CIBA)\, exploring the relationship between fire\, ecology\, and traditional basketweaving. \nSchedule* \n12:30–1 PM – Curator-led walk-through of Fire Kinship \n1:30–2 PM – Screening of the extended trailer for MAATHAAW \n2:15–4 PM – Panel conversation in Lenart Auditorium \n4:30–6:30PM – CIBA demonstration and open workshop on the Terrace \n  \n*Schedule is subject to change. \nThis program is presented in partnership with Condor Visual Media and the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/special-program-maathaaw-the-fire-within-us-screening-panel-workshop/ LOCATION:The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Drive North\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Panel,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T163000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20251029T203931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T203931Z UID:17534-1762007400-1762014600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Fire\, Land Stewardship\, and Indigenous Conservancy DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/panel-discussion-fire-land-stewardship-and-indigenous-conservancy/ LOCATION:Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Dr N\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20250629T011709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250629T011709Z UID:17145-1753462800-1753621200@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:2025 INDIGI-CON DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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 Afro-Futurism Lounge on Friday. Sunday’s workshop + discussion with California Native comic book creators encourages kids of all ages to attend. All events are free and open to the public. \n\n\nReserve your seat for specific talks here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-indigi-con-tickets-1417363084139?aff=oddtdtcreator URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/2025-indigi-con/ LOCATION:UC San Diego Park & Market\, 1100 Market St\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101 CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Author Talk,Book Talk,Community,Meet and Greet,Native Arts,Panel,Speaker,Talk,Workshop,Youth END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T183000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20250705T174156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250705T174156Z UID:17196-1752946200-1752949800@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Water is Good Medicine DESCRIPTION:Join artists Carson Bates\, Sage LaPena\, Shanti Parks\, and Jacinda Tayaba-Cordova for an engaging discussion about their artwork featured in the MomĂ­m WenĂ© | Medicine Water exhibition. Facilitated by curator\, Meyo Marrufo\, the artists’ conversation will be centered around the importance of water as “good medicine.” \nLight refreshments and a limited number of complimentary MomĂ­m WenĂ© exhibition gifts will be available. Bring some quarters and visit the MomĂ­m WenĂ© art card vending machines to purchase unique mini print for only $1! \nMomĂ­m WenĂ© | Medicine Water is presented by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians’ Exhibits and Collections Center in partnership with concept:art+movement. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/water-is-good-medicine/ LOCATION:Maidu Museum & Historic Site\, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Showcase,Artist Talk,Community,Conservation,Exhibit,Native Arts,Panel,Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/water-is-good.png ORGANIZER;CN="Maidu Museum & Historic Site":MAILTO:maidumuseum@roseville.ca.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250321T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20250321T012104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T013522Z UID:16698-1742576400-1742587200@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us - Panel discussion and trailer screening DESCRIPTION:Join Nat at Night for a special screening of the Indigenous-led film MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us\, and hear from director and producer Andrew Pittman as he shares about the creation of this film. \nThe Kumeyaay people are the original stewards of the land we call home today and on which this event is hosted. For millennia\, they have cared for their land in a variety of ways—including through fire.   \nJoin us for a screening of the extended trailer for MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us\, an Indigenous-led film that documents the cultural\, emotional\, and scientific relationships of Southern California Tribes with the gift of fire. The film highlights the continued resilience and vibrancy of Indigenous communities and practices. At a time when the Southwest is facing unprecedented challenges related to climate change and wildfires\, this film brings Indigenous voices to the forefront and acknowledges their leadership in climate adaptation and resilience.  \nAfter the screening\, Director and Producer Andrew Pittman\, alongside additional expert panelists\, will delve into the details of the documentary and what has gone into its creation. At the end of the session\, there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.  \nTickets for this talk include admission to the Museum for Nat at Night. Doors open at 5 PM. Theater doors open at 6:30 PM. \nTickets: $23 for non-members |  $12 for members URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/maathaaw-the-fire-within-us-panel-discussion-and-trailer-screening/ LOCATION:San Diego Natural History Museum\, 1788 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T173000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20241025T213433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T213433Z UID:15602-1729872000-1729877400@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:YĂĄamay Anthology Panel DESCRIPTION:YĂĄamay is an anthology of Indigenous poetry\, artwork\, and essays specific to what is now known as Southern California. Collectively\, these pieces portray the multifarious effects of colonization on Indigenous people of this area\, from the California Mission system\, to the traumatic assimilationist policies that are still felt today. At the same time\, a focus on ancestral teachings\, the nostalgia of growing up on the rez\, and the joys of (self)love and independence can be found in a way that defies these wounds. Join YĂĄamay contributors as they speak on their art practices and experiences as Indigenous women. \nPanelists include: Camaray Davalos\, Avelaka Macarro\, Marlene’ Dusek\, and Alexis Munoa Dyer. The panel will be moderated by Juan Reynoso from the Queer Sol Collective. \nThis panel is FREE admission to the public; RSVPs encouraged. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/yaamay-anthology-panel/ LOCATION:New Village Arts\, 2787 State St\, Carlsbad\, California\, 92008 CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Native Arts,Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/yaamay-panel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T153000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20240425T195013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T195013Z UID:14190-1717250400-1717255800@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Contemporary Voices: A Native Artist Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Leading contemporary Native artists dive into their art-making & process. \nIn this insightful panel discussion\, leading contemporary Native artists dive into what drives their art-making and process. Panelists include Sterlin Harjo (creator behind the award-winning FX series Reservation Dogs)\, Tommy Orange (Oakland based novelists and finalized for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize) and Danielle SeeWalker (artist\, writer\, activists and co-founder The Red Road Project). Moderated by Jackie Keliiaa. \nAbout the Panelists: \nSterlin HarjoSterlin Harjo (Seminole/Muscogee) is an award winning filmmaker from Holdenville\, Oklahoma. Harjo is the co-creator and showrunner of FX’s Reservation Dogs\, winner of the 2022 Peabody award\, 2022 Television Academy Honors award\, 2022 Independent Spirit Award for Best Comedy Series\, and an honoree of the American Film Institute Awards among other accolades. \nHarjo has several projects in development\, among them is the series Poster Girls (FX)\, which he co-wrote with bestselling novelist Jonathan Lee\, Yellowbird (Paramount+) which he is co-creating with Erica Tremblay\, based on Sierra Crane Murdoch’s novel of the same name\, and Rezball (Netflix) a series Harjo co-wrote with Sydney Freeland in production with LeBron James’ company SpringHill. \nOver his career\, Harjo has created and directed five feature films\, three narrative dramas and two documentaries. His most recent feature\, “Love and Fury\,” is a documentary chronicling the work and intersection of over a dozen contemporary Native American artists. “Love and Fury” was acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY and released on Netflix in December 2021. \nHarjo is also a founding member of the Native sketch comedy troupe\, the 1491s\, and he co-wrote the group’s play\, Between Two Knees\, an intergenerational comedic love story/musical set against the backdrop of true events in Native American history. Between Two Knees was commissioned in 2018 by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and New Native Theater and recently completed a run in 2024 at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC). @sterlinharjo (Instagram) \nTommy OrangeTommy Orange is an author and filmmaker born and raised in Oakland\, California. His debut novel\, There There was a New York Times bestseller and named as one of the paper’s 10 Best Books of the Year for 2018. Its many honors include the 2018 PEN America Hemingway Award\, The National Book Critics’ Circle John Leonard Prize and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize; it was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. His newest release\, Wandering Stars\, a follow up to There There\, is a prequel and sequel following the lives of the beloved characters centered in his debut novel. He earned his MFA at the Institute of American Indian Arts\, where he now serves as faculty. Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. \nDanielle SeeWalkerDanielle SeeWalker is a HĂșƋkpapȟa LakÈŸĂłta citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota. She is a mother\, artist\, writer\, curator\, activist and businesswoman and is currently based in Denver\, Colorado. Her visual artwork often incorporates the use of mixed media and experimentation while incorporating traditional Native American materials\, scenes\, and messaging. Storytelling is an integral part of her artwork and pays homage to her identity as a LakÈŸĂłta wíƋyaƋ as well as her passion to redirect the narrative to an accurate and insightful representation of contemporary Native America while still acknowledging historical events. \nDanielle is also a freelance writer and recently published her first book\, “Still Here: A Past to Present Insight of Native American People & Culture.” She is very dedicated and involved in the Native American community and has served the past two years as Co-Chair for the Denver American Indian Commission. Through her work on the Commission\, she has been involved in several pieces of legislation impacting the Native American community including; a law to abolish derogatory Native American mascots (2021) and an effort to create an Office and Liaison for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) investigations (2022 and 2023). Danielle considers herself an “artivist” as she is able to voice many important topics through her artwork and also be boots on the ground to make change happen. Danielle’s exhibition Re-Discovering Native America: Stories in Motion with The Red Road Project runs from April 13 – June 23\, 2024 at the Lesher Center for the Arts Bedford Gallery. @seewalker_art (Instagram) \n Jackie Keliiaa (Moderator) Jackie Keliiaa (Yerington Paiute & Washoe) is a comedian\, writer\, and actor. She has been featured on Comedy Central\, Team Coco\, Amazon Prime’s First Nations Comedy Experience and she voiced the character Bubble on Spirit Rangers (Netflix). Jackie wrote for the web series You’re Welcome America and was featured in the book\, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem. She produces and hosts Good Medicine\, an all-Native comedy show which has sold-out theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Jackie is a regular at Bay Area venues and has performed at San Francisco SketchFest\, Punch Line San Francisco and Cobb’s Comedy Club. @jackiecomedy (Instagram/X) URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/contemporary-voices-a-native-artist-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:Lesher Center for the Arts\, 1601 Civic Dr.\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94596\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/638481884153370000.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T173000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20240423T183832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T183832Z UID:14117-1714147200-1714152600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Engaging with Our Indigenous Community DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next hybrid (on campus & zoom) event on April 26th: Engaging with Our Indigenous Community. We welcome local gallerist/tv producer/art curator Ruth-Ann Thorn; USD Alumni and Area Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Nuñez-Soria; and USD Ethnic Studies lecturer Prof. Maria JosĂ© Plascencia to discuss ways we can move beyond land acknowledgements and effectively engage with our communities. ✹ \nRegister Online Here: https://sandiego.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0scOCpqTsrG9Fkqv__phw1jRe6mte9TLjb#/registration URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/engaging-with-our-indigenous-community/ LOCATION:Hybrid CATEGORIES:Discussion,Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-23-at-11.27.04-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20240118T230516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T230516Z UID:13458-1708196400-1708203600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Original Stories: California's First Voices DESCRIPTION:The Maidu Museum is proud to present the next Night Out at the Museum program: a panel conversation between four contributors of Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California Resistance on February 17. This new book is a powerful collection that details how California’s Indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of forcible loss of land\, violence\, and genocide. Contributors speak on a variety of issues that affect Native California communities today while also offering urgent wisdom. The panelists include Terria Smith (Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla)\, Rose Soza War Soldier (Mountain Maidu/Cahuilla/Luiseño)\, Viola Le Beau  (Hammawi Band of the Pit River Nation; Cahuilla/Maidu/Cheyenne River Sioux descendent)\, and Michelle LaPena (Pit River Tribe). \nAfter the panel conversation\, there will be a book signing. Books will be available to purchase at the event. Light refreshments will be served after the program as well. \nThis is a free event. This program is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Inspire! Grant for Small Museums. This program is in partnership with Heyday Books. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/original-stories-californias-first-voices/ LOCATION:Maidu Museum & Historic Site\, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States CATEGORIES:Book signing,Book Talk,Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/February-NOM-Original-Stories-Webstory.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Maidu Museum & Historic Site":MAILTO:maidumuseum@roseville.ca.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20240118T184014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T184014Z UID:13414-1706196600-1706202000@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Understanding the Realities of Native Students and Families: Introduction to California Indian History DESCRIPTION:Register Here: 01.25.24 Understanding Realities of Native Students & Families: Intro to CA Indian History (shastacoe.org) \nFor questions\, contact Cindy Hogue\, (530) 605-2503\, chogue@shastacoe.org \n  URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/understanding-the-realities-of-native-students-and-families-introduction-to-california-indian-history/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Education,Panel,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T180000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20240116T222842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T222842Z UID:13390-1705755600-1705773600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Celebrating Civil Rights Heroes DESCRIPTION:“Celebrating Civil Rights Heroes\,” hosted by West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng will feature Rudy Ortega Jr.\, Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians\, as one of the speakers on the panel about Civil Rights Leaders and coalition-building. Other speakers include Shonda Buchanan (author of Black Indian)\, Martha Gonzalez (Quetzal)\, Miya Iwataki (Little Tokyo Historical Society) and Ronna Magy (LGBTQ poet).  There is a reception and sister event following the panel\, Palabras Literary Salon\, featuring poet Sean Hill and other BIPOC writers. More information about the speakers are on Jen Cheng’s website: www.jencvoice.com/civil-rights-heroes. All are welcome to attend this free event sponsored by the City of West Hollywood on Saturday\, January 20\, 2024 from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. in the Plummer Park Community Center Rooms 5 & 6. This event is free to attend\, however RSVPs are requested at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-civil-rights-heroes-with-poet-laureate-jen-cheng-tickets-776502619237. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/celebrating-civil-rights-heroes/ LOCATION:Plummer Park Community Center\, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd\, West Hollywood\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-661163789-81728199553-1-original.20231219-234819.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231113T193000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20231110T194513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T194513Z UID:13114-1699894800-1699903800@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:California Tribes and Native American Outreach Workshop & Behind the Design Artist Panel for the future California Indian Heritage Center DESCRIPTION: URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/california-tribes-and-native-american-outreach-workshop-behind-the-design-artist-panel-for-the-future-california-indian-heritage-center/ LOCATION:Chumash Indian Museum\, 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway\, Thousand Oaks\, CA\, 91362\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Chumash-Indian-Museum-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="California Indian Heritage Center":MAILTO:Info@caindianheritagecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T193000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20231010T204126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T204126Z UID:12813-1698343200-1698348600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Responsibility and Reciprocal Relationships with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge\, Conservation\, and Land Return DESCRIPTION:Occidental’s Community Book Program Presents: Responsibility and Reciprocal Relationships with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge\, Conservation\, and Land Return. \nJoin Oxy Professor of Biology Gretchen North\, Celestina Castillo\, Executive Director of the Center for Community Based Learning\, artist and scientist Samantha Morales Johnson\, Tina Calderon\, Tongva Language Committee member\, Bryce Lewis-Smith\, Research Assistant at UW’s Center for American Indian & Indigenous Studies\, and Jesus Alvarez\, president of the Tataviam Land Conservancy for a dynamic conversation around indigenous knowledge\, conservation and land return. This panel was curated by Celestina Castillo and Professor Gretchen North. \nOccidental’s 2023-24 community book selection\,Braiding Sweetgrass Indigenous Wisdom\, Scientific Knowledge\, and the Teachings of Plants\, by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer\, is about the role of Indigenous knowledge as an alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream scientific methodologies. We invite all community members to read the book and engage in our year long programming to engage with themes of the book. Learn more at oxy.edu/community-book-program. \nBefore the lecture\, engage with Oxy Arts fall exhibition\, The Iridescence of Knowing\, a group exhibition exploring the rich lineage of Indigenous cultural production in Tovaangar\, known today as the greater Los Angeles basin. \nABOUT THE PANELISTS\nSamantha Morales Johnson (she/her) is an Afro-indigenous (Gabrielino/Tongva) multidisciplinary artist\, environmental scientist\, and learning ethnobotanist. She received her B.S. in marine biology before attending graduate school for her certificate in science illustration. Samantha has worked with institutions like Pitzer college creating illustrated educational material for 4th and 5th grade environmental science curriculum aligning with California science standards and traditional Indigenous environmental knowledge. She has also created material around and speaks often on the campaign Protect White Sage\, a social media initiative hoping to bring awareness to wild white sage poaching in the incense and spirituality movement. She focuses on educational artwork\, traditional craft making like basket weaving\, and environmental science. As a basket weaver\, she’s learning ethnobotany\, land care\, and restorative justice. Samantha’s work is inspired by resistance against climate change and the colonist roots underneath the environmental distresses we experience today. \nTina Calderon\, Culture Bearer https://lariverpublicartproject.org/info Tina is of Gabrielino Tongva\, Chumash and Yoeme descent. She is a singer\, songwriter\, poet\, traditional dancer and storyteller. She is wife\, mother\, grandmother\, sister and auntie to many. To date she has composed over a dozen songs in her ancestral languages of TongvĂ© and Chumash. Additionally\, Tina strongly believes in honoring her ancestors by sharing their history\, educating others about Indigenous truths and inspiring others to respect the land\, waters\, sacred elements and environment. Instagram @lalas_song \nBryce Lewis-Smith\, graduate of Occidental College\, is a Potawatomi environmentalist at Better World Group with a passion for Tribal Sovereignty\, environmental justice\, and climate action. He recently graduated with his Masters in Marine and Environmental Affairs from the University of Washington and is a member of the Potawatomi Dreaming Collective which is working on reconnecting diasporic Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal members back with traditional Anishinaabe Aki\, traditions\, and ceremony. His research focuses on the interplay of kinship responsibilities and climate resiliency. \nJesus Alvarez\, is the President of the Tataviam Land Conservancy. Mr. Alvarez obtained a B.A. in Education in 1993 and spent his career after college working in early childhood education. He currently serves as a Financial Aid Representative for California State University Northridge. As a Lifelong resident of the San Fernando Valley\, Jesus volunteers with various educational programs for the Tataviam Tribe and groups throughout the San Fernando Valley. Jesus’ love of the land and enjoyment of the natural world led him to become a member of the TLC. Through its work\, Jesus would like to increase understanding of California’s native flora and to preserve it for future generations by developing programs that promote the use of locally native and regionally appropriate plants throughout Tataviam homelands in projects as small as personal gardens or as large as regional commercial projects. California State University of Northridge Institute of Sustainability and Programs and Inclusion are collaborating with Jesus to have input in tribal representation of its grounds. He is a member of Mapping Los Angeles Landscape History Project and California Rare Fruit Growers. Jesus spends his weekends gardening\, grafting\, and practicing other horticultural techniques. It is common to be given a plant he has grown from seed or clippings. \n  \nArtwork featured: The Land Reflects the History I-III\, 2023\, by Samantha Morales-Johnson. Ink on paper. 9x12in. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/responsibility-and-reciprocal-relationships-with-the-land-indigenous-knowledge-conservation-and-land-return/ LOCATION:OxyArts\, 4757 York Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90042\, United States CATEGORIES:Panel,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-611520879-198230302352-1-original.20231003-015052.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20230831T182601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T182601Z UID:12441-1694804400-1694811600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Salt + Spine Live: The State of California Cuisine DESCRIPTION:Salt + Spine Live: The State of California Cuisine \nA Conversation with Leading Cookbook Authors \nJoin us as we bring cookbooks to life with a live recording of the award-winning Salt + Spine podcast\, which features compelling cookbook authors in conversation. For this thought-provoking episode focused on the “State of California Cuisine\,” host Brian Hogan Stewart will be joined in conversation by three local cookbook authors: Tanya Holland\, Reem Assil\, and Sara Calvosa Olson. Be part of our live studio audience as we discuss their culinary and cookbook careers\, the now-and-future of California cooking\, and put our guests to the test in our signature game. Note: This event will be recorded and broadcast as a future episode of the Salt + Spine podcast. \nVisit event website to register: Salt + Spine Live: The State of California Cuisine \nFeatured Speakers: \nBrian Hogan Stewart is the host and creator of the award-winning cookbook podcast Salt + Spine. Brian has conducted in-depth interviews with more than 200 leading authors\, chefs\, and activists\, including Nigella Lawson\, Samin Nosrat\, Jacques PĂ©pin\, Diana Henry\, Rose Levy Beranbaum\, Toni Tipton-Martin\, Julia Turshen\, Yotam Ottolenghi\, and Carla Hall. His podcasting work has been recognized by the Cook Awards (via Italy’s most-read newspaper\, Corriere della Sera) and the Taste Awards. Brian has been published in or quoted by The New Yorker\, the Washington Post\, the Associated Press\, and\, most uniquely\, ESPN’s “College GameDay.” He has served as a judge for both the Good Food Awards and the International Association of Culinary Professionals’ annual awards. \n  \nReem Assil is the author of Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora. She is a James Beard Award Outstanding Chef nominee and the owner of Reem’s California\, a nationally acclaimed bakery and restaurant with locations in Oakland and San Francisco. She was also the opening chef for Dyafa\, an Arab fine-dining restaurant that was awarded a coveted Michelin Bib Gourmand in its first year. She has established herself at the intersection of food\, Arab culture\, and social justice. Photo by Lara Aburamadan. \n  \nTanya Holland is the author of Tanya Holland’s California Soul: Recipes from a Culinary Journey West. She is the host of Tanya’s Kitchen Table on the Oprah Winfrey Network and the podcast Tanya’s Table. She is the author of Brown Sugar Kitchen and New Soul Cooking\, was the host and soul food expert on the television series Melting Pot\, and competed on the fifteenth season of Top Chef. She holds a Grande DiplĂŽme from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine\, and is a Trustee of James Beard Foundation and Chair of Awards Committee. Photo by Aubrie Pick. \nSara Calvosa Olson (Karuk) is the author of “ChĂ­mi Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen”. She is a food writer and editor living in the Bay Area with her husband and two teenage sons. Her work dwells at the intersection of storytelling\, Indigenous food systems\, security\, sovereignty\, reconnection\, and recipe development. Her writing has appeared in News from Native California and Edible Shasta-Butte. Visit her website at akihsara.com\, and follow her on Instagram at @thefrybreadriot. \n  URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/salt-spine-live-the-state-of-california-cuisine/ LOCATION:Mill Valley Public Library\, 375 Throckmorton Avenue\, Mill Valley\, CA\, 94941\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Panel,podcast ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1693331111.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T180000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20230630T011607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230630T011936Z UID:12262-1689955200-1689962400@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Book Launch Celebration for "Know We Are Here" DESCRIPTION: URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/book-launch-celebration-for-know-we-are-here/ LOCATION:Speakeasy Bookmarket\, 54440 N Circle Drive\, Idyllwild\, CA\, 92549\, United States CATEGORIES:Book signing,Celebration,Community,Panel,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/KWEA-flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20221025T020456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T020456Z UID:11604-1668099600-1668110400@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Harvest Day: Reconstructing Thanksgiving DESCRIPTION:Located at Cal Poly Pomona\, BSC\, URSA Major. Building 35-2611A \nFor further information\, contact Erica Ben (DinĂ©)\, 909-869-3593. URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/harvest-day-reconstructing-thanksgiving/ CATEGORIES:Panel,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Harvest-Day-Flyer-2022-Final.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221103T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T110548 CREATED:20221028T190450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221028T190450Z UID:11610-1667500200-1667505600@newsfromnativecalifornia.com SUMMARY:Writing about Culture: Appropriate or Appropriation? DESCRIPTION:A conversation with Minerva Canto\, Carlos CortĂ©s\, Yi Shun Lai\, Terria Smith\, James Coats\, and Ellen Estilai \nLocated at Riverside Main Library (Community Room) 3900 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside CA \nFree event with free parking! URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/writing-about-culture-appropriate-or-appropriation/ CATEGORIES:Panel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AW-CulturalApp-I.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR