JCGBA Lecture Series at Malki Museum

Join the Malki Museum for our second installment of the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology Lecture Series. Lectures take place bi-annually along side the publication of our Journal and highlight upcoming articles in order to bring a new voice to our journal and its contributors. The talk will discuss an example of a…

Speaking in Gabrielino + Patrisse Cullors

In conjunction with the special exhibition, William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows, on view through April 9, 2023, The Broad presents an evening of programming centered on the effects of colonialism on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) literature, language, and music. Located at Oculus Hall at The Broad: 221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles,…

Responsibility and Reciprocal Relationships with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge, Conservation, and Land Return

OxyArts 4757 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Occidental's Community Book Program Presents: Responsibility and Reciprocal Relationships with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge, Conservation, and Land Return. Join 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…

Fireside Chat

Berkeley City College 2050 Center St, Berkeley, CA, United States

From Documentation to Revitalization: Leveraging Linguistic Research for Language Reclamation with Dr. Ray Huaute

Charles E. Young Research Library, Presentation Room 11349 280 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

This Monday, February 26, 2024 at 11am join us for a talk with Dr. Ray Huaute Language reclamation, as defined by Leonard (2012), is “a larger effort by a community to claim its right to speak a language and to set associated goals in response to community needs and perspectives.” This presentation examines a community-centered…

Cutcha Risling Baldy: What the F Am I Still Doing Here?

University of Redlands 1200 E Colton Ave, Redlands, CA, United States

Native Student Programs Presents Cutcha Risling Baldy-What the F Am I still Doing Here?: Indigenous Feminisms, Survivance, and Native American Futures.   Cutcha Rosling Baldy, Associate Professor of Native American Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt is Hupa, Karuk, and Yurok and enrolled in the Hoopa Valley Tribe. She researches Indigenous feminisms, California Indians, Environmental Justice,…

Our Water Ways: A Tribal Community Screening

Yurok Country Visitor Center 101 Klamath Boulevard, Klamath, California

Come join the visitor center for a special screening of Our Water Ways, a film celebrating tribal communities' deep connection to our precious water sources. Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples’ Media Team is organizing a tribal screening of the film "Our Water Ways". This film highlights the deep connection between the people and their…

Pá’Čapa Documentary Screening and Directors Panel

Benton Museum of Art Pomona College 120 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 7:00 pm–8:15 pm Join the college for a screening and panel with directors Lorene Sisquoc, Blossom Maciel, Daisy Ocampo Diaz, and Rosie Aranda. Mt. Rubidoux, a sacred mountain located in Riverside, California, overlooks the Santa Ana River bend. This mountain is an iconic Riverside landmark and includes a three-mile recreational…

California Indian Day 2024

Join the college for an afternoon of September 26th to learn about California Indian Day. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvd-igrDoiEtd07eAlI7K26kJKPIC77GC3 California Indian Day is observed annually on the fourth Friday of September. This state holiday not only honors tribal communities but also offers a chance to explore the diverse tribal cultures, history, and heritage of California. The…

Autry After Hours | Waging Words: Poetry by Indigenous Women

The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Hear the voices of contemporary Indigenous women in a series of in-gallery spoken word performances, curated by Pamela J. Peters (Navajo). Schedule 5:30 p.m. | Food and Beverages Available for Purchase 6 p.m. | Museum Galleries Open 7 p.m. | Poetry Begins 9 p.m. | Museum Closes

$5 – $18

Weaving with Words: Native Poetry Symposium

UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, United States

Please join the college for poetry, art, and photography presented by Native women who produced and contributed to Yaámay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California. This symposium is free and features free lunch and dinner. Sponsors for this symposium are the Indigenous Futures Institute and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human…

Speaking Landscapes

Willow Hole in the Coachella Valley (North of Cathedral City)

Join NALC for a guided hike in a special place! This culturally-centered programming is open to all community, with priority held for Tribal members and students from California Indian Nations College. @cincollege 🧑🏽‍🎓🤙🏽 Reacquainting Indigenous people with areas held dear to ancestors, and providing education about current conservation challenges to a new generation of land…

FSL Chef-in-Residence Sara Calvosa Olson

Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab 1 Harpst St, Arcata, California

Welcome to the first FSL Chef-in-Residence Sara Calvosa Olson! Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk) 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…

Creative Sovereignty with Gerald Clarke

Center for Social Justice & Civil Liveberties 3855 Market St, Riverside, California

Get a thoughtful local perspective from Gerald L. Clarke, Jr., Cahuilla artist and UCR Professor in the Ethnic Studies department. Challenge your assumptions by attending this talk Thursday, October 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m. Hear local artist Gerald Clarke reflect on his work and Indigenous peoples' relationships with museums. "Creative Sovereignty with Gerald Clarke" will take…

The Chapter House Indigenous Peoples’ Day Party

Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California

October 19, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Coinciding with Grand Ave Arts: All Access, one of L.A.’s longest-running, free open house experiences for arts and culture exploration in Downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center will host a live drumming performance, live DJ sets, art workshops as well as the return of the marketplace—on Jerry Moss…

Protecting Sacred Land

Protecting Sacred Land: Online talk Israel, with full U.S. support, has expanded the year long genocide in Gaza into regional warfare now involving Lebanon and Iran. In the meantime, sacred land for Indigenous Palestinians is threatened by increased settler colonialism. History reminds us that settler colonial takeover of Indigenous land is accompanied by military warfare…

Fire Lighters Fire is Medicine – Arcata Premier

Arcata Theater Lounge 1036 G St, Arcata, California

Film premiere in Arcata CA. Nov 16th @Arcata Theater Lounge. House opens at 5pm. Film runs 6-8pm with Q&A after. Release on PBS November 18th.

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