Events
Premiere Screening of PBS Native America Season 2: Episode 3-Women Rule
Join us for an exciting in-person event at California State University San Marcos! Get ready to be inspired as we celebrate the power and resilience of Native American women. This event will showcase Episode 3 of the second season of the popular PBS series NATIVE AMERICA. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn, connect, and honor…
Cara Romero: Following the Light
“Cara Romero: Following the Light" will be kicking off Native American Heritage Month on Nov 1st on KCET @kcet at 10:00pm with an encore on the 2nd at 2am. The PBS SoCal premiere will be Sunday Nov 5th at 4pm. TBA: PBS stations around the country will be broadcasting it as well. The full documentary will be…
Inlandia Institutes presents – Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California Resistance
FREE • Arts Walk • Thursday, November 2 • 7–8 PM, doors open at 6:30 Riverside Public Library Community Room 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92501 Collecting over twenty-five essays written by more than fifteen California Indian authors, Know We Are Here surveys many of the ways California’s Indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of…
American Indian Film Festival
The American Indian Film Festival showcases feature films, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos and public service works of Native American/American Indians by filmmakers all around the world.
Roles, Rules & Responsibility: Northern California Two-Spirit Weavers
Know Your History Presents: William Bauer
Grand Opening of the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza
Grand Opening Celebration of the new Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza & Museum! Owned and operated by the Tribe, the 5.8-acre Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza in the heart of downtown Palm Springs celebrates the history, culture, and traditions of the Agua Caliente people. The Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza features the new Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, The Spa at Séc-he that celebrates the Tribe's ancient Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, a Gathering…
Kewet: Native American Learning Day & Market
Agua Caliente Welcomes Everyone! Sunday November 4, 2023 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Palm Springs High School 2401 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, Ca. 92262
Los Angeles Pow Wow
The United American Indian Involvement (UAII) is gathering people in Los Angeles for a one-day contest POW WOW! Featuring amazing vendors, artists, musicians, community orgs, and some amazing drums and dancers all highlighting the best of Southern California. All Vendors, Dancers, and Drums are welcome! For more information, contact LAPOWWOW@UAII.org
Gathering Under The Stars
Cultures of Environmentalism: Read Aloud & Artmaking
For this closing day public program in association with the pop-up exhibition of Climates of Inequality, families are invited to join Lorene Sisquoc (Mountain Cahuilla/Fort Sill Apache), Curator at Sherman Indian Museum to learn about and make baskets.
Sara Calvosa Olson in conversation for Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen
Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk), food writer and editor, in conversation for Chími Nu'am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen moderated by Odilia Romero, Co-Founder and Executive Director CIELO. Book signing and meet and greet to follow.
Ivíp Chamkí’: This Our Home, Native Art Night
California Native American Monument Unveiling and Dedication
Soapstone Carving Workshop and Discussion with Lazaro Arvizu
Teaching artist Lazaro Arvizu will discuss and display steatite stonework of the Gabrielino/Tongva people during a lesson on Native California lifeways. Then, carve and decorate a soapstone amulet that you can wear home. All materials will be provided. Found throughout the region of Southern California, soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a softer rock that…
Fireside Chat
Acorn Conference 2023
13th Annual Richmond Contest Powwow
California Tribes and Native American Outreach Workshop & Behind the Design Artist Panel for the future California Indian Heritage Center
LA Skins Fest
Once again, this year’s festival will offer a week-long series of events throughout Hollywood. The film festival will premier exciting new indigenous films, present the 12th Annual Native Media Awards Celebration, provide the 13th Writers Pitch Fest and host indigenous filmmakers from around the world.
San Francisco Public Library Presentation: News From Native California
Learn about News From Native California magazine from its editor, Terria Smith. The San Francisco Public Library provides access via several databases, the online magazine platform, Flipster and in print. The current issue is on display in the 5th floor Reading Room. Presented by Terria Smith (Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla), Director of the Heyday Berkeley…
Fall Open House & Native American Heritage Month Celebration
Two Spirit Lighting
Boys with Braids Confrence
18th Annual Sprits of the Tribes 5K
The Annual Spirit of the Tribes 5K is hosted by Native American Student Programs office of the University of California Riverside and honors the Native American spirit and culture with a Saturday morning full of fun and exercise for students, family, and friends. We would look forward to inviting everyone to come out and enjoy this fundraising event for UC Riverside student…
Marshall McKay Seminar for Empowering Native Knowledge: Perspectives on Native Basketry
Named in honor of Marshall McKay, former Chairman of the Yoche Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council and the first Native person to serve as Chair of the Autry’s Board, the Marshall McKay Seminar seeks to empower Native knowledge by exploring topics that impact Indian Country—and beyond. This year’s seminar will focus on Native basketry with…
5th annual Hollywood Pow Wow
The LA SKINS FEST will host the 5th Annual Hollywood Pow Wow at the iconic courtyard at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. The Pow Wow takes place Saturday November 18th, 2023 starting at 9am. The event will feature traditional singing, dancing and youth performances from numerous tribes around the country. Located at the Hollywood Ovation…
Honoring Native Voices
Join Us for "Honoring Indigenous Voices" We invite you to an impactful event that will not only inspire but also provide a space for reflection on Indigenous history, its impact on our present, and its critical role in healing historical injustices and addressing current global challenges. Event Overview: "Honoring Indigenous Voices" aims to bring our…
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