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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…

Winter Solstice & Holiday Boutique

Chumash Indian Museum 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

Join us with your friends and family this year for our annual Winter Solstice & Holiday Boutique. We will have a wide selection of Native vendors, frybread, and entertainment!

In Conversation with Sara Calvosa Olson author of “Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen”

Golden Gate Valley Branch 1801 Green St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Gather with us, Sat., Dec. 9, 3 p.m. at Golden Gate Valley Branch for a discussion with Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk) on Native California Foodways. 🌿✨ Learn about traditional Indigenous cuisine for modern living, from elk chili beans to huckleberry hand pies. Explore cooking seasonally. 🍽️🌾 Don't miss out on this culinary odyssey! Attendees will…

Inaugural Conversations: Cultural Plaza Preservation Lecture

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

Meet the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) while they share about the findings recovered during construction of the Cultural Plaza and now displayed in the museum. Savana Saubel (Agua Caliente), John Preckwinkle III (Agua Caliente), Patricia Garcia, Director of Historic Preservation/Tribal Historic Preservation, and THPO staff Lacy Padilla and Roman Dominguez (Gabrielino/Tongva Nation), will discuss the importance of protecting cultural resources, and present the…

California Truth & Healing Council

Join the California Truth & Healing Council for its December 2023 Quarterly Meeting in San Diego County! Please note that pre-registration is not required to attend, but we will be sending out parking and other logistical information through Eventbrite. Quarterly Meetings are intended to be a facilitated space for California Native Americans to talk, process…

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…

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…

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