Tending the Land – Coachella Valley

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

Tending the Land - Coachella Valley Willow Hole Conservation Area Join the NALC in Tending the Land, a volunteer cleanup event! They will be removing trash and debris from Willow Hole Conservation Area. Sign up today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT8rjWsq7kjh0CWiNgz5NwC63TkgQrz2L4v5yrLVdvrb8fzw/viewform  Send any questions to programs@nativeamericanland.org    

Connected Landscapes: Save the Date!

Save the Date! NALC is preparing a week of events leading up to Connected Landscapes, a festival to celebrate Native cultures, storytelling, and all things outdoors with our friends, @joshuatreefriends! Keep an eye on their socials for the full list of events coming soon! If you’re interested in vending (priority given to Native artists and…

Connected Landscapes

Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms, California

In collaboration with Friends of Joshua Tree, the Native American Land Conservancy will be offering special programming in support of Connected Landscapes! Guided hikes within local NALC preserves throughout the preceding week Cultural Speakers and Workshops NALC’s E’Sulenem Pop-Up Film Festival, highlighting Indigenous stories throughout California and beyond ​​Join the organization for this special event,…

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.

Kumeyaay Canoe (Tule Boats) Workshop

Birch Aquarium 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, California

Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 – Indigenous Sustainable Design Forum & Kumeyaay Canoe (Tule Boats) Workshop Join the forum at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for an immersive workshop exploring the intersection of ocean sustainability and Indigenous knowledge. Build a full-sized tule reed boat with the opportunity to ride it, and engage in…

$10

Indigenous Ocean Day

Birch Aquarium 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, California

Míiyuyam 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!

Land Relationship Workshop

Paradise Tribal Farm

Land Relationship Workshop: Tree Trimming, Brush Removal, and Aquifer Recharge Reconnect with the land and learn sustainable practices for fire prevention and aquifer recharge in this hands-on, physical workshop on Friday December 13th, 9 am-3 pm! Email lacey@indigenousregeneration.org to sign up and receive location information. Learn to build man-made beaver dams and rock drops to slow…

Roots of Resilience Uniting Payómkawichum, Kumeyaay and Ñuu Savi Communities

Buena Vista Audubon Nature Center 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside, California

On December 14th, come to the Vista Audubon Society Wetlands Reserve, Payómkawichum territory, to experience “Returning to Our Homelands.” This project works to re-connect Indigenous young people and their families to their original Payόmkawichum homelands and territories, and is brought about through collaboration of ‘ataaxum Pomkwaan, BVAS, and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission…

Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art

Fowler Museum at UCLA 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Exhibit Runs: January 12 – July 13, 2025 @The Fowler Musuem at UCLA Mark you calendars for the upcoming exhibit Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art.  It introduces fire as a generative element that connects us to our past and offers a collective path toward a sustainable future. The show presents a living…

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