A workshop series focused on Building Community Engaged Scholarship on April 16 and April 23 from 12:00-1:00pm. Dr. Risling Baldy is an alum of UC Davis Native American Studies. Please tune in for an update of what she doing now and how her work is benefiting Native American communities. Will stream live on Facebook.
Inter Tribal Sport is set to host an hour-long exercise session, hosted by Youth Fitness Specialist, Bradley Guachino. Please wear comfortable exercise clothes, bring a water bottle, and have a small space to exercise. Link - zoom.com/j/8616839515
Virtual workshop led by Meyo Marrufo (Eastern Pomo). To register, email cimcc.interns@gmail.com.
A Zoom virtual meet up with Native vendors. Listen to their stories and catch up with the CIMCC Tribal Youth Ambassadors. To join, please email cimcc.interns@gmail.com.
Malki Museum is set to host a Facebook Live event featuring birdsingers from across Southern California. The museum is accepting donations at the following page - http://malkimuseum.org/donations/
UC San Diego Kumeyaay Garden Collective and Intertribal Resource Center are set to present a Zoom talk on Traditional & Medicinal Uses of Native Plants. The focus will be on plants in the Southern California region. Presenter: Ami Admire (Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians), Native Connections Coordinator, Indian Health Council, Inc.
The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival and partners are set to host "Parallel Words" on Tuesday, June 30 on Zoom. To register, visit - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O2RcA1pOTqOj4Gxt-UeAzw
California Indian Scholars and Allies Respond and Reflect Registration required: https://bit.ly/cmsconference Zoom meeting ID: 375 481 4783 Speakers include Deborah Miranda (Ohlone Costanoan Esselen/Chumash), Caroline Ward-Holland (Fernandino Tataviam), Yve Chavez (Tongva), Olivia Chilcote (Luiseño, San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians), Val Lopez (Amah Mutsun), Renya Ramirez (Ho-Chunk/Ojibwe), Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hoopa Valley), Stan Rodriguez…
This is a pop-up webinar hosted by Old Money New System and EPIP DC as a part of our Old Money New Systems webinar series. In this online meeting we will be learning more about Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy's (Hoopa Valley Tribe) work rooting Native Indigenous Women's rituals and customs as an opportunity to lift…
Native American Student Development at UC Berkeley announces its first Summer Speaker Series event with Sage LaPena. The theme for the series is Paths to Wellness. Please RSVP for event: https://tinyurl.com/Sage-LaPena-RSVP
Leading in the pursuit of understanding and addressing the ongoing trauma created by the US Indian Boarding School policy, NABS was created to develop and implement a national strategy that increases public awareness and cultivates healing for the profound trauma experienced by individuals, families, communities, and Tribal Nations resulting from the U.S. adoption and implementation…
This session invites a panel of California leaders, researchers, and archivists to provide context and feedback on a variety of issues related to Indian Boarding School records, including where records might be, what types of records should be searched for, and what should be done with the records. NABS will introduce finding aides, inventories, and…
Offering valuable context for the experiences and histories of Sherman Institute, this session features the work of the Sherman Indian Museum led by curators, Lorene Sisquoc and Amanda Wixon. Though Sherman Institute was the first off-reservation boarding school in California under the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the museum exists today as a non-federally operated entity.…
About the Exhibition (*from The Autry website) Beginning with the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, California became a beacon of creative freedom, individual expression, and social activism for Native peoples across the country. The region quickly transformed into a place where Native artists engaged with cultural diversity, historical traditions, and contemporary art to critique its colonial past. As…
California Indian Law Association is pleased to announce that the 20th Annual California Indian Law Conference and Awards Celebration will be held virtually October 15-16, 2020. During this two day conference, the California Indian legal community will gather safely via video conferencing for informative panel presentations and the honoring our 2020 Outstanding Accomplishment in California Indian…
"Water is vital to all life on earth yet often is one of our most threatened resources. In California water issues are often publicized and misinformation is rampant. Advocacy in water protection is often informative about current threats to our water-ways, but this series will be action oriented. We will explore five steps for water…
Part 2: From Land-grab to Land Acknowledgement and Beyond Wide-scale U.S. higher education began in 1862 when the Morrill Act provided each state with “public” lands to sell for the establishment of university endowments. The public land-grant university movement is lauded as the first major federal funding for higher education and for making liberal and…
San Diego State University Assistant Professor Olivia Chilcote (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians) has been a Critical Mission Studies Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History at UC Riverside over the past year. She will be giving a presentation on her research on October 29, at 4PM. This will be a Zoom event,…
Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. The Autry will host a conversation with Sanjay Rawal, director; A-dae Romero-Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa), First Nations Development Institute Director of Programs; and Sammy Gensaw (Yurok) co-founder…
Advocacy & Water Protection in Native California Symposium October 30, 2020 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. via ZOOM The now popular discourse “Water Is Life” illustrates the relationships and knowledges Indigenous peoples hold with their water relatives and yet Indigenous peoples across California and the globe are increasingly forced to formulate innovative and powerful responses…
Before Los Angeles’ name was first written on a map, there was Tovaangar: a gathering place and nurturing home to the Tongva people. Co-curated by Kenny Ramos, Jessa Calderon, and Kelly Caballero, Tovaangar Today is a virtual celebration of the Native artists and cultural creators who still thrive in the region working as poets, actors, emcees, multimedia…
The 45th annual American Indian Film Festival continues the American Indian Film Institute’s tradition of premiering the best of movies, music videos and original entertainment by, for and about American Indian and First Nations people, Nov. 6-14, 2020. This year – with 102 films, 55 world premieres, nine days of virtual/online screenings from November 6-…
News from Native California is hosting the magazine's first online speaking event! Please join us on the Heyday BooksYouTube channel on Thursday, Nov. 5 for a panel to kick off our speaker series in honor of Native American Heritage Month titled “Sheltering Inspiration.” This first talk will be moderated by Brittany Britton (Hupa) featuring artists…
News from Native California is hosting the magazine’s second online speaking event! Please join us on the Heyday Books YouTube channel on Saturday, Nov. 14 for the second talk our in our series in honor of Native American Heritage Month titled “Sheltering Inspiration.” This talk will feature Tongva artist River Tikwi Garza. Subscribe to the…
News from Native California is hosting the magazine’s second online speaking event! Please join us on the Heyday Books YouTube channel on Friday, November 20 for the second talk our in our series in honor of Native American Heritage Month titled “Sheltering Inspiration.” This talk will feature theater artist Kenny Ramos (Barona Band of Mission…
On Friday, November 20 Save California Salmon is hosting a Dam Removal Update and Community Celebration. Due to COVID-19 this will happen via zoom at 5:30 PST. Register at tinyurl.com/UndamtheKlamath2020 or watch live on Facebook. They will get updates from the Klamath dam removal entity and the Tribes from the Klamath River on the…
Featuring Pamela Villasenor, in a conversation with Professor Jose Paez from California State University Northridge and Tia Chucha’s Board Member. check out the flyer for the links- bit.ly/tiachuchaFB In partnership between Tia Chuchas Centro Cultural and Bookstore, California Humanities, Pukuu Cultural Community Services, and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.
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