Sheltering Inspiration: Sarah Biscarra Dilley

Heyday and News from Native California are presenting "Sheltering Inspiration" with artist Sarah Biscarra Dilley ( Northern Chumash). Join the event online at https://bit.ly/3vx5ODS A special thank you to the Humboldt Area Foundation’s Native Cultures Fund for supporting this program!

A Global Destination for Art: Mercedes Dorame and River Garza

The Map and the Territory includes two site-specific installations by Tongva artists Mercedes Dorame and River Garza. Featuring objects excavated in Southern California, along with archival materials from the Fowler Museum’s archaeological collection, the installations prompt viewers to examine the processes by which institutions like the Fowler acquire, catalog, store, and study objects from Indigenous…

California Native Voices Through Poetry

CELEBRATING CALIFORNIA INDIAN DAY California Native American Day is celebrated each year on the fourth Friday of September. This state holiday serves not only to recognize tribal people, but also to teach about California tribal cultures, histories and heritage. UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center is delighted to commemorate California Native American Day by hosting a…

Native Voices – 2021 First Look

Native Voices at The Autry present the 2021 First Look featuring Yuchewahkenh (Bitter) by Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora). Virtual Event/Free Admission For more information visit theautry.org/native-voices-at-the-autry

2021 Indigenous Pride LA

"Ancestral Strength, Indigenous Futures" Online festival event focusing on Two Spirit, Indiqueer, and Indigenous LGBTQPAI+. For more information visit indigenouspridela.com

Indigenous Foodways: A conversation and cooking demonstration with Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino founders of mak-‘amham: Contemporary Ohlone Cuisine

Learn from the founders of mak-'amham: Contemporary Ohlone Cuisine as they share their stories and knowledge of Ohlone food and culture. The program will include a cooking demonstration, student-led interview, and interactive discussion about the complexities of decolonization through our diet, revitalization of ancestral knowledge and practices, and ways we can work in solidarity with…

Virtual Reading: California Native Poets Roundtable

Description: In honor of Joy Harjo's acclaimed new poetry anthology, When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, this roundtable will feature poetry readings by contributors Deborah Miranda (Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen and Chumash), Casandra López (Cahuilla/Tongva/Luiseno) and Kim Shuck (Cherokee). Moderated by Ruth Nolan, Professor of…

Artist Talk: In Conversation with Gerald Clarke and Cara Romero

Description: Leading artists Gerald Clarke and Cara Romero, working from the perspective of the current day indigenous experience, present their work and discuss what’s needed to develop a lively contemporary indigenous art scene in Southern California. ​ Moderated by Bernard Leibov, Founder and Director of BoxoPROJECTS, a residency and programming initiative based in Joshua Tree,…

46th Annual American Indian Film Festival (Virtual)

The American Indian Film Institute is the premier Native American media and cultural arts exposition in the West Coast and its annual film festival is the world’s oldest forum dedicated to Native American cinema.

Truth & Resistance: Mapping American Indian Genocide in San Francisco

The American Indian Cultural District (AICD) in San Francisco is undertaking a project called Mapping Genocide to examine the intentional erasure of American Indian history and contributions. AICD’s Co-founder and Executive Director Sharaya Souza (Taos Pueblo, Ute, Kiowa) and Director of Community Development & Partnerships Paloma Flores (Pit River, Purhepecha) will discuss some of the…

Community Talking Circle

This is a chance for our relatives to come together, be with community, and support one another during the pandemic. This is an active participation event. Hosted by Michele Maas (Anishinaabe) Location: Online event Cost: Free Event Contact Information: Telephone: 888-368-4090 Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-talking-circle-tickets-214801435877 Email: jackie@ccuih.org

AICLS Winter Spoken Word

Gather for an event of sharing California Indian Language! This will be a Zoom open mic event that invites audience participation. Register at - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-ygrDIsH9ZMipTWHtFSRHGQVl7UXdMI

Idyllwild Arts Foundation – Native American Arts Program – Indigenous Virtual Intersections – Winter 2022 “Storytelling”

Ernest Siva (Serrano and Cahuilla) is a historian, bird singer, linguist, and president and founder of the Dorothy Ramon Learning Center in Banning, California. Join us in a discussion about his journey as a storyteller to his people, the creation of the Dorothy Ramon Center, and stories about his time at Idyllwild Arts starting back…

Community Talking Circle

Join the CalHOPE Redline for a Virtual Community Talking Circle to discuss the impacts of COVID-19. This is a chance for relatives to come together, be with community, and support one another during the pandemic. This is an active participation Zoom event. Hosted by Michele Maas (Anishinaabe). Event Contact Information: Telephone: 1-888-368-4090 Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-talking-circle-tickets-247382897907 Email: jackie@ccuih.org

2022 BAAITS Powwow

Now the largest Two-Spirit Powwow in North America, the event brings together intertribal dancers, vendors, and singers from tribes across the country. Virtual event. For more information, visit https://www.baaits.org/2022-powwow

International Mother Languages Day Virtual Event

Part 1: Catching up with Carolann Jane Duro. Part 2: "The Language Warriors Manifesto" by Anton Treuer. Book discussion with Carolann Jane Duro and Stephanie Witkowski. For more information, visit https://www.indigenousbookclub.com/

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