Events
THRIVE VILLAGE Indigenous Artist Marketplace
THRIVE VILLAGE Indigenous Artist Marketplace A collaboration with American Indian Culture Center SF, PODER SF, and Dancing Earth. Celebrating 20 years of Indigenous led media. Artist/Prayer-formances- Pura Fe, Soufy, Stuart James, Antifason, Audiopharmacy, Desirae Harp, Big Lotus415, John Paul Hodge, Dancing Earth, Ziucoatl Danza, Pomo Dancers, All Nations Drum Featuring- MA'A Fall Feast catered be…
ThangsTaken: Rethinking Thanksgiving
Our annual event challenges and reshapes the colonial “thanksgiving” narrative by celebrating native resistance through art, music, dance, ancestral knowledge, and oral storytelling. We will have a powerful lineup of cultural bearers, activists and allies advocating for land rematriation and Indigenous sovereignty locally, nationally, and globally! Please come join us. Below are the incredible speakers…
Unthanksgiving and National Day of Mourning
The Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area is collaborating with West Valley College and Mosaic America for the UnThanksgiving and National Day of Mourning / Hummingbird Circle - Ohlone Celebration! Register Today at: tinyurl.com/wvc-unthanksgiving-23 >>> Event Details: 📆 Date: November 20, 2023 ⏰ Time: 12pm-2pm 🅿️ Parking: Free in lots 4 &…
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunrise Gathering Ceremony
The Indigenous Peoples' Day Sunrise Gathering on October 9th and November 23rd, is organized by the International Indian Treaty Council commemorating the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz by the Indians of All Tribes. It is a one-day events and is not the standard Alcatraz Island tour; all areas except for where the ceremony takes place will…
Cabazon XL Indio Powwow
Past, Present & Future: Shellmound 2 Shellmound
Shellmound 2 Shellmound Friday, November 24th 3 mile prayer walk from the West Berkeley Shellmound to the Emeryville Shellmound
38th Annual CSUN Powwow
American Indian music, dance, and crafts. Grand Entry at 12:30 p.m. Children's activities table. Frybread. Enter campus on Prairie Street from Reseda Boulevard. Use Parking Structure B-3 on Prairie Street.
Community Craft Fair and Yard Sale
California Tribes and Native American Outreach Workshop
Native American Heritage Month Luncheon
It is officially Native American Heritage Month, where we pay tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. President Joe Biden issued A Proclamation on Native American Heritage Month for 2023 yesterday saying, “During National Native American Heritage Month, we recognize the invaluable contributions of Native peoples that have shaped our country and…
Powwow
21st Annual UIHS American Indian Winter Arts & Craft Fair
White Sage Protection
Join us as for a listening session on Assembly Bill 1041 next week on Thursday, December 7th from 5:30 - 7:30! Assembly Bill 1041 would grant exclusive access of White Sage in California to American Indian people as a cultural resource and illegalize the commercial sale of it. We want to uplift all American Indian…
Winter Solstice & Holiday Boutique
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”
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
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…
Winter Solstice Celebration
Holiday Artist Showcase!
Pottery Workshop with Tony Soares
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
Malki’s 60th Anniversary Kick-Off Event!
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
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
“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…
INC Powwow 2024 SAVE THE DATE!
Understanding the Realities of Native Students and Families: Introduction to California Indian History
Register Here: 01.25.24 Understanding Realities of Native Students & Families: Intro to CA Indian History (shastacoe.org) For questions, contact Cindy Hogue, (530) 605-2503, chogue@shastacoe.org
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