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  • Sherman Indian School: 100+ Years of Education and Resilience

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

    By the late nineteenth century, the federal government’s efforts to fully assimilate Native Americans had proved unsuccessful. Growing concerns over the welfare of Native communities led to the establishment of twenty-five federal off-reservation boarding schools for Native American children, where students could be formally educated and “civilized” through a strict program of academics, vocational training,…

  • Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond

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

    Reclaiming the Camino aims to educate Los Angeles and its visitors about the potency of Native life and the rich history of activism in the California borderlands region. This exhibition repositions (and reclaims) the El Camino Real as the ancient and well-worn trade route for Native people long before the establishment of the Franciscan Missions…

  • Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond

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

    Reclaiming El Camino aims to educate Los Angeles and its visitors about the potency of Native life and the rich history of activism in the California borderlands region. This exhibition repositions (and reclaims) the El Camino Real as the ancient and well-worn trade route for Native people long before the establishment of the Franciscan Missions…

  • Holiday Artist Showcase!

    California Indian Museum and Cultural Center 5250 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

  • Pottery Workshop with Tony Soares

    Malki Museum 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning, CA, United States

    Participants will learn how to make pottery and the methods used during the fire burning process. Workshop at Malki Museum: Saturday, March 16, 2024, 10am-2pm Pick-up Fired Pottery Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024, Between 10am-4pm 10 spaces available

  • Tending the Land Coachella Valley

    The Native American Land Conservancy (NALC) invites you to Tend the Land with us, a volunteer program that encourages community to care for the landscape through the removal of invasive vegetation, trash, and more while learning about the cultural heritage, plants and wildlife of traditional Native lands from NALC staff. January’s Tending the Land event…

  • New Year NDN Arts Market

    The Ruby SF 23rd Street and Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Indigenous Women Rising, NDN Girls Book Club, and The Ruby are proud to present a celebration of Indigenous Women and Non-Binary arts and literature! There will be: Poetry Readings Free books by Native writers! Food Merch Special Guests! More event details: Proof of vaccination is required. Masks are encouraged. This event has a suggested donation. No one denied…

  • Celebrating Civil Rights Heroes

    Plummer Park Community Center 7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

    “Celebrating Civil Rights Heroes,” hosted by West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng will feature Rudy Ortega Jr., Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, as one of the speakers on the panel about Civil Rights Leaders and coalition-building. Other speakers include Shonda Buchanan (author of Black Indian), Martha Gonzalez (Quetzal), Miya Iwataki (Little…

  • Singing The Birds 2024

    Palm Springs High School 2401 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Singing The Birds presented by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Singing, dancing, food, vendors and exhibitors. Free admission.

  • Fundraiser for 2024 Peace and Dignity Journeys: Silent Auction, Music, Food and Raffles

    Understory Oakland 528 8th St., Oakland, CA, United States

    We are excited for our first Fundraising event for the 2024 Journeys! You are all invited! Silent auction, live music, tacos, and amazing raffle items ☺️ RSVP link in bio + Venmo link for the suggested $13 donation. You are welcome to donate as much as you’d like, please use the 🏃🏽‍♀️ emoji.

  • Founder’s Exhibit Community Input

    Malki Museum 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning, CA, United States

    Stop by Business hours in February. Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm

  • 26th Annual Wildhorse Powwow

    El Camino College, North Gym 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA, United States

    Free Admission! All Drums and Dancers Welcome! February 3 -4, 2024 Saturday 11 AM - 9 PM, Grand Entry at Noon Sunday 11 AM - 6 PM, Grand Entry at Noon   Head Staff MC: Arlie Neskahi (Dine) Head Man: Jacob Pratt (Dakota/Ojibway) Head Woman: Nanabah Kadenehii (Dine) Host Drum: Sorrel Rider (Siksika Nation) Alberta,…

  • Peace and Dignity Journeys Bay Area Presents: La Candelaria Boutique

    La Reyna Bakery 3114 24 St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    We have another fundraising event coming up in San Pancho Come shop at our first la candelaria boutique offering gently worn tradicional and vintage clothing, accessories, books, art and more! We will have danza prayer to open up the event, DJ’s spinning vinyl, and homemade tamales with lots of love!

  • 21st Father’s Day Pow Wow by the Sea

    21st annual Imperial beach Father’s Day powwow. June 15th and 16th. Everyone Welcome. For more information please contact: grassdancer7@yahoo.com www.oneworldbridge.org Vendor Coordinator: Chuck Cadott (619) 929 2875  

  • Inaugural Conversations: Basket Starts

    Agua Caliente Cultural Museum 140 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    A conversation about basketry with basket weavers Rose Ann Hamilton (Cahuilla), Jeanette Saubel (Agua Caliente), and Brianna Duran (Agua Caliente), and experience the new building with Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Executive Director, Steven Karr, Ph.D., to learn about the expressive architectural design and its connection to Cahuilla basketry. Short walkthroughs will take place directly before the talk, calling attention to the…

  • Mercedes Dorame: Where Sky Touches Water

    OxyArts 4757 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Mercedes Dorame's exhibition, "Where Sky Touches Water” brings together a collection of new and recent work, combining photography and sculpture to explore the profound beauty of our natural world. Dorame's lens captures the vibrant tapestry of our Native ecology and its elusive peripheries, inviting reflection on the delicate balance between the familiar and what lies…

  • There is a background of the beach in the foreground with the image of the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, at sunset, . In the upper left corner is the logo of the 2024 powwow in purple that has three rows of text; the top row says, “13th Annual Bay Area American Indian Two-spirits” the medium row says, “Two Spirit Powwow” and the bottom text says, “February 10: Fort Mason Pavilion, SF”. To the left of these row of text is diagonal text that says, “2024” and to the right is a graphic of a white feather. In the middle of the graphic is text in red with a white outline, in 3 rows. The first row is in large text and says, "Water Ceremony". the second row is in smaller red text that says, "Thurs, Feb 8, 1-4PM; the third row is also in small text and says, "Baker Beach, SF". Underneath that are 5 rows of text in white with purple outline. The first row says, "Bring water from your homelands"; the second row says, "Rain or Shine"; the third row says, "Dress for cold/ rain"; the fourth row says, "Register for all events at:" and the fifth row says, "https://baaits.eventbrite.com". To the right of all this text are 2 graphics in the upper left corner; the first is the BAAITS organization logo, that has the medicine wheel with an eagle flying to the right on top of it to the left; the middle of the logo has black text on top that says, "Bay Area", red text in the middle in larger letters that says, "BAAITS' with smaller black text underneath that bends downward and says, "American Indian Two Spirits." Under that logo is another logo that has text above a circle in black that says, "Uniting Resilience", a graphic of a circle in the middle that is split in half inside of it with the rainbow flag to the left and the trans flag to the right. On the outside of either side of the circle are small images of feathers attached to it. Underneath is small black text in two stacks that says, "Native; Two Spirit". Underneath both logos is the image of an auntie holding a child on their shoulders, both in regalia, in orange coloring, facing to the right and the image of a male presenting dancer in regalia in orange coloring, facing to the left

    Water Ceremony

    Baker Beach 1770 Gibson Rd, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Hello BAAITS community! We are excited to keep sharing information for our week of events. Our next event will be our Water Ceremony for Uniting Resiliency. This will happen on Baker Beach, Thurs Feb 8, 1-4pm, Join us for this special Water Ceremony, lead by Two Spirit IndigeQueer community. We welcome folks from out of…

  • BAAITS 13th Annual Two Spirit Pow Wow

    Fort Mason Festival Pavillion 2 Marina Blvd Suite 260, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    BAAITS 13th Annual Two Spirit Pow Wow! Commemorating BAAITS 25th Anniversary! Saturday February 10, 2024 Fort Mason Festival Pavillion, San Francisco

  • Second Annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Summit & Day of Action

    SAFE Credit Union Convention Center 1401 K Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Alongside the Yurok Tribe, Wilton Rancheria is humbled to host the 2024 MMIP Summit and Day of Action in Sacramento next month. The purpose of the event is to bring Tribal, state, and local elected leaders and law enforcement together with families affected by the MMIP crisis to raise awareness and work together toward substantive…

  • Special Pop-Up Book Event with Malcolm Margolin and Deborah Miranda

    Earth Island Institute in the David Brower Center 2150 Alston Way, 4th Floor, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Please join us for a special pop-up book event with California I CAN's own Malcolm Margolln and our spectacular guest - California Indian poet and author Deborah Miranda (Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen), author of Bad Indians (Heyday 2012), now available in a special 10th Anniversary edition.   TOMORROW EVENING!  Monday Feburary 12th at 6:00 PM, at the Earth Island Instiute in the David…

  • Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Weavers and their Legacies

    Benton Museum of Art Pomona College 120 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

    More than 140 Cahuilla baskets are housed at the Benton Museum of Art, and though they are aesthetically beautiful—which is part of what makes them art—they are not merely museum “specimens.” Rather, they represent the continuous relationships that Cahuilla people have with their traditions, ancestral knowledge, lands, and one another. Many of the Cahuilla baskets…

  • Ipai Hellya/2Spirit & Indigiqueer Resilience

    Join 'ataaxum Pomkwaan, @unitedataaxum.yc and @jreynoso25 ( @thequeersol ) at a workshop on Ipai Hellyaa, Two Spirit & IndigeQueer Resilience. "Ipai Hellyaa" (ee-pye shlah) means Moon People in the Kumeyaay language, and according to Juan Reynoso “in a modern context, it means genderqueer, gender expansive and anything that exists outside of the binary." We will be learning more about what…

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