News from Native California
Donate
News from Native California
Donate
News from Native California
Donate

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • 2020 Boarding School Healing Webinar Series – Part 1: Understanding and Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools Through Examining Records

    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…

  • Santa Ysabel Annual Traditional Gathering

    Santa Ysabel Reservation 100 Schoolhouse Canyon Road, Santa Ysabel, CA, United States

    Birdsinging, dancing, horseshoe tournament, vendors, and youth activities. For more info, call 760-765-0845

  • 2020 Boarding School Healing Webinar Series – Part 2: Reviewing the Records and Histories of Indian Boarding Schools in California

    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…

  • 2020 Boarding School Healing Webinar Series – Part 3: Sharing and Contextualizing Sherman Indian Museum

    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.…

  • 2020 Colfax Indian Big Time

    Bringing together the community and sharing more of the Nisenan culture with the community - food, cultural dancers, as well as craft vendors and artisans.

  • 2020 Viejas Gathering

    Viejas Gathering Grounds 1 Viejas Grade Road, Alpine, CA, United States

    Bird singing competition, peon games, vendors. For more info, call (619) 493-5719

  • 30th Annual Sycuan Powwow

    5577 Dehesa Road

    Bird singing and dancing contests, drumming and dancing. For more info, call (619) 445-6002

  • 19th annual Running is My High

    Lakeside Park 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Running is My High is a large community event hosted by Native American Health Center that includes a 5k/10k run/walk around Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland and celebrates wellness, physical and mental health, nutrition, and social connection. If you are not a runner/walker, you are still welcomed to join us to enjoy traditional Native American…

    $15.00

  • Moompetam: Native American Festival

    Aquarium of the Pacific 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA, United States

    Featuring traditional cultural crafts, storytelling, educational programs, live demonstrations, music, and dance celebrating the indigenous California maritime cultures, including Tongva, Chumash, Acjachemen, Costanoan, Luiseno, and Kumeyaay. For more info, visit http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/events/info/moompetam/

  • 20th Annual California Indian Law Conference and Awards Celebration

    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…

  • Mobilizing for California Water Justice

    "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…

  • The University of California Land Grab: A legacy of profit from Indigenous Land – Part 2

    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…

  • 6th Annual Native Arts Expo

    Gualala Arts Center 46501 Old State Highway, Gualala, CA, United States

    "Join us as we bring together native artists, traditional and contemporary, beginning to professional. From all fields of art. Writers, poets, illustrators, painters, sculptors, weavers, beaders, musicians, graphic designers and more." For more information visit: www.ericwildergraphics.com

  • Olivia Chilcote, “They Utterly Refuse”: The San Luis Rey Villiage’s Struggle for Land and Recognition in San Diego County, 1852-1912

    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,…

  • Conversation with the Director of Gather: The Fight to Revitalize Our Native Foodways

    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

    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…

  • Tovaangar Today

    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…

  • 45th annual American Indian Film Festival®

    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-…

  • Sheltering Inspiration (program #1) – Panel about the Native Mural Project

    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…

  • Breath of Life (the film)

    The half-hour independent film "Breath of Life" airs on Northern California Public Media's KRCB-TV on 11/8 at 2:30pm, and on KPJK-TV 11/10 at 9:30pm and 11/14 at 5:30pm Programs are viewable on KRCB via antenna on UHF Channel 22, and digital channels 22-1, 22-2 and 22-3; on Comcast Cable ch. 22 in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, San…

  • American Indian Arts Marketplace

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

    The Autry Museum of the American West, 700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles. The largest Native American arts fair in Southern California, the Autry’s American Indian Arts Marketplace features 200 Native American artists from more than 40 nations. Buy sculpture, pottery, beadwork, basketry, photography, paintings, jewelry, textiles, wooden carvings, mixed-media works, and more from top…

  • Sheltering Inspiration (program #2) – The Urban Experience

    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…

  • Sheltering Inspiration (program #3) – Performing Arts

    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…

  • Dam Removal Update and Community Celebration

    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…

  • Honoring Fernandeño Tataviam Lands and People

    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.

  • Indian Arts & Crafts Holiday Fair

    State Indian Museum 2618 K St., Sacramento, CA, United States

    Two days of shopping opportunities for unique and handcrafted items. Vendors call (916) 445-8115 for application. For more info, visit https://www.cihcfoundation.org/special-events

  • Native Nations Rising: Progress and Promise

    Hosted by the UCLA School of Law The 2020 national election saw a record number of Indigenous and Native American law makers elected to congress and long overdue recognition of the power of the Native American vote in swing states like Arizona and Wisconsin. While this sudden spotlight on Native Americans surprised many, this growth…

  • Guardians of the River – Local Water Protectors Screening

    The Yurok Tribe, Save California Salmon, and other water protectors will be hosting a pre-screening for tribal members and locals of the new short movie from American Rivers about the people leading the fight to  Undam the Klamath.

    • Submit an EventAre you planning a California Indian event that should be on our calendar?
    Listings are free. Items for the next issue may be submitted to:News from Native California,
    P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709Email: events@newsfromnativecalifornia.com
    Phone: (510) 549-1208
    Fax (510) 549-1889Or use our online for to submit an event:Submit an Event
    News from Native California

    Copyright © News from Native California. All Rights Reserved.

    Scroll To Top