Discover how to make traditional Pomo tule toy dolls and birds with Meyo and find out why tule is important culturally and environmentally. Meyo Maruffo is Eastern Pomo from the Clear Lake Basin, tribally from Robinson Rancheria.
Incomindios-Lippuner Scholar Brittani Orona has been collaborating with Incomindios and the University of Kent since September 2020. They are presenting her last webinar of the series on Thursday, February 25th. It is titled "Hope and Renewal: Fixing the Earth with Indigenous Environmental Stewardship during Climate Change."
This show brings together the passion of the country's top dealers and artists, with collectors, and those interested in exploring the rich cultures of the Americas. With an emphasis on Antique American Indian art, as well as Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial and the best contemporary American Indian art, this show offers something for everyone, including jewelry,…
The California Truth & Healing Council is hosting a business meeting. Agenda and participation details are available at tribalaffairs.ca.gov/cthc/meetings.
“We Have Words for Art,” a virtual symposium to address the challenges of and share strategies for writing about Indigenous art of the Americas, will take place via Zoom on Saturday, February 27, and Sunday, February 28, 2021, beginning at 12:00 pm noon Central Standard Time. Hosted by First American Art Magazine (FAAM), this two-day…
Film screening of "Good Meat": Beau LaBeau (Oglala Lakota) takes up a traditional Lakota diet of buffalo meat and other Native foods.
HSU NAS Food Sovereignty Lab and Cultural Workspace Telethon and silent auction Friend-Raiser: Comedy, Poetry Film, and Music. Friday March 19, 2021 5 PM - 8 PM PST. Watch livestream and donate. Featuring: Tanaya Wood, Ursula Pike, Michelle Hernandez, Fig Fishkin, Jackie Keliiaa and Jim Ruel. Register: tinyurl.com/FSLtelethon Tune in on Facebook LIVE Humboldt State University…
Presented by the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association: When Andrew A. Galvan (Ohlone, Bay Miwok, Plains Miwok and Patwin Indian) was named the curator of San Francisco’s famed Old Mission Dolores in 2004, he became the first American Indian to oversee a California Mission. At the time, he joked he wanted to hang a…
Registration for Educator's Training for The Advocacy & Water Protection in Native California Curriculum is now open.
An online gathering of Women Water Warriors to celebrate Women's History Month. Featured speakers include Amy Coralis, Danielle Rey Frank, Susan Masten, Morning Star Gali, and Chief Caleen Sisk. To register, visit - tinyurl.com/WomenWaterWarriors
Presented by The National Judicial College. The webinar panelists will be: Holly Doremus, Professor of Environmental Regulation, University of California at Berkeley and co-author of Water War in the Klamath Basin Don Gentry, Chairman of the Klamath Tribes Joe Tenorio, Attorney, Native American Rights Fund, and Council for the Klamath Tribes A. Dan Tarlock, Distinguished…
Registration for Educator's Training for The Advocacy & Water Protection in Native California Curriculum is now open.
Film screening for "Return": Native American women reclaim foodways for health and spirit.
Register at https://csus.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ivcrRHyRnOymZYjmaHRmQ
Chumash Songs & Language with Deborah Sanchez April 6, 2021 5:50pm – 6:30pm ZOOM Meeting: 894 2541 1070 Passcode: AISC
First elder chat from UC Berkeley's Native American Student Development with Val Lopez (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)! No RSVP required Join via Zoom: tinyurl.com/NASDValchat
Featuring Meyo Marrufo (Eastern Pomo), Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute/Modoc), and Shelly Covert (Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe) Join us for a special program highlighting five regional Native and California Indian artists. Each artist will share their stories, process, and imagery in a rich visual presentation. Pay what you wish. Program and registration information at https://www.crockerart.org/event/2633/2021-04-08
By Culinary Historians of Southern California: All aspects of Native American culture were deliberately suppressed beginning in the 19th century, with food given special attention. Separating native people from their traditional diet was intended to make them more dependent on government agencies, and was designed to erode their connection to their land. That traditional knowledge…
April 9th 10:30 am Intro to Traditional Ecological Knowledge Brittani Orona, Hupa Save California Salmon and U.C. Davis and Ron Reed, Karuk Tribe April 9th 11:30 Fire and Forests: Ali Meders-Knight, Mechoopda Master Traditional Ecological Practitioner, Margo Robbins, Yurok, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Cultural Fire Management Council (CFMC) Register at - https://tinyurl.com/scsTEKseries
Hosted by the C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology at Cal State East Bay: Indigenous Californians have used cultural burns to mitigate wildfire spread, improve species abundance, and enhance resource quality since time immemorial. However, colonial fire exclusion policies and native land dispossession has hindered the application of cultural fire. As a result, California is experiencing…
Friends and partners with the Living Your Language Alliance (LYLA) are hosting a virtual conference this year. The conference is open to all interested parties. Please note, pre-registration is required. Registration closes at 11:59pm pm Tuesday, April 13, 2021. https://sites.google.com/view/virtual-lyla-2021/day-1
FHLBank San Francisco is inviting representatives of tribal nations in and beyond the Bank’s 3-state district of Arizona, California, and Nevada, member financial institutions, and community partners to a virtual forum focused on Native American housing, infrastructure, and economic development needs, challenges, and opportunities. Register at - https://fhlbsf.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_33FwbUp9TCmhqHOSc5A0Fg
AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy is hosting a LIVE reading of Menil and Her Heart, a MMIW play by youth activist and playwright Isabella Madrigal, who is enrolled in the Cahuilla Band of Indians and is of Turtle Mountain Chippewa descent. Register on Zoom: https://bit.ly/39JL4k6 Live Play Reading: Menil and Her Heart Apr…
A conversation with UC Berkeley Native Alumni who have authored children's book. Hear their journey to writing & how their books have made an impact on their communities. Register at tinyurl.com/writingforfuturegenerations
Join California Indian authors Cindi Alvitre (Tongva), Deborah Miranda (Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen / Chumash), Ursula Pike (Karuk) and Terria Smith (Torrez Martinez Desert Cahuilla) at this Reading/Roundtable event. Curated by Ruth Nolan, Professor at College of the Desert in collaboration with Heyday, News from Native California and the College of the Desert Communication Division Visiting Authors…
The “Sheltering Inspiration” series is back! This time News from Native California and Heyday will be co-hosting a panel with the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center featuring Pomo artists Bonnie Lockhart, Meyo Maruffo, and Eric Wilder. To register, visit https://bit.ly/2Pv9XcK A special thank you to the Humboldt Area Foundation's Native Cultures Fund for supporting…
Explore Native plants with Aaron Saubel. Register at https//:tinyurl.com/6822z474
The Native Resource Center at San Diego State University is hosting the 1st Native & Indigenous Research Symposium. This will be a 2-day research conference that will take place on April 23-April 24, 2021. Join San Diego State University’s Native and Indigenous students and all students committed to the sovereign identity and progress of Indigenous…
Charlie Reed, Karuk, Humboldt State University Native American Studies Keith Parker, Yurok, Yurok Fisheries Department Molecular Biologist Register at - https://tinyurl.com/scsTEKseries
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