Events
Native Voices – 2021 First Look
Native Voices at The Autry present the 2021 First Look featuring Yuchewahkenh (Bitter) by Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora). Virtual Event/Free Admission For more information visit theautry.org/native-voices-at-the-autry
21st annual California Indian Law Conference
Join California Indian law practitioners, tribal leaders, and students for California Indian Law Association's annual conference. This year's theme is "Adaptability and Resiliency: Mobilizing for Our Future."
Morongo 8th Annual Open Ranch Rodeo
Free admission. Open to the public. Saturday all day open ranch rodeo. Saturday night open team roping and calcutta.
2021 Indigenous Pride LA
"Ancestral Strength, Indigenous Futures" Online festival event focusing on Two Spirit, Indiqueer, and Indigenous LGBTQPAI+. For more information visit indigenouspridela.com
Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering
Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island. For tickets visit - www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/programs-and-events/annual-events/indigenous-peoples-sunrise-gathering
Indigenous Foodways: A conversation and cooking demonstration with Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino founders of mak-‘amham: Contemporary Ohlone Cuisine
Learn from the founders of mak-'amham: Contemporary Ohlone Cuisine as they share their stories and knowledge of Ohlone food and culture. The program will include a cooking demonstration, student-led interview, and interactive discussion about the complexities of decolonization through our diet, revitalization of ancestral knowledge and practices, and ways we can work in solidarity with…
BDT: A Retrospective
Celebrating an art career of over five decades, this exhibition brings work together from 1969 to the present by Karuk artist Brian Tripp. Loaned artwork is from the local Humboldt community who celebrated and supported Tripp through his career, ranging from printmaking, painting, drawing, poetry and sculpture. The range of work highlights Karuk worldview and culture…
2021 Malki Fall Gathering
The Malki Museum on the Morongo Reservation in Banning announces its Fall Gathering. October 23, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Malki Museum, 11-795 Malki Rd., Banning, CA 92220.
Virtual Reading: California Native Poets Roundtable
Description: In honor of Joy Harjo's acclaimed new poetry anthology, When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, this roundtable will feature poetry readings by contributors Deborah Miranda (Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen and Chumash), Casandra López (Cahuilla/Tongva/Luiseno) and Kim Shuck (Cherokee). Moderated by Ruth Nolan, Professor of…
Artist Talk: In Conversation with Gerald Clarke and Cara Romero
Description: Leading artists Gerald Clarke and Cara Romero, working from the perspective of the current day indigenous experience, present their work and discuss what’s needed to develop a lively contemporary indigenous art scene in Southern California. Moderated by Bernard Leibov, Founder and Director of BoxoPROJECTS, a residency and programming initiative based in Joshua Tree,…
A Conversation with Gordon Lee Johnson and Terria Smith
Join Inlandia Institute at the Riverside Main Public Library for a conversation with Heyday Berkeley Roundhouse author Gordon Lee Johnson and News from Native California editor Terria Smith.
46th Annual American Indian Film Festival (Virtual)
The American Indian Film Institute is the premier Native American media and cultural arts exposition in the West Coast and its annual film festival is the world’s oldest forum dedicated to Native American cinema.
Indigenous Red Market
This market will be honoring CEO Martin Waukazoo. Mike Bone will be performing! They recently appeared in the Reservation Dogs television series. We are featuring more than 35 Indigenous vendors, foods & more. **A Photo of your Vaccination Card is Required for Entry.**
POSTPONED – Gathering Under the Stars
https://cincollege.org Family friendly community event. LOCATION: 75080 Frank Sinatra Dr., Suite 222, Palm Desert, CA 92211. CONTACT: Ryan Mariano, (760) 834-0593, rmariano@cincollege.org, info@CINCollege.org
Toloma 5k
UC Merced | 5200 N. Lake Road In honor of Native American Heritage Month, UC Merced will host the inaugural Toloma 5K Run Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9-11 a.m. Indigenous tribes of California have strong traditions of distance running, whether it be for communication or competition. In honor of this tradition, we invite the local…
LA Skins Fest – 15th Annual Native American Film Festival
November 16th - 21st, 2021 ● “LA Skins Fest – 15th Annual Native American Film Festival.” https://laskinsfest.com/15th-annual-la-skins-fest/ Celebrating 15 years of Native American and Indigenous Cinema. LOCATIONS: USC Ray Stark Family Theater, 900 W. 34th St. #108, Los Angeles 90089 and TCL Chinese Theatre #6, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 90028. CONTACT: https://laskinsfest.com/contact TICKETS: $10 -…
Tongva Stories Reimagined: An Artistic Encounter With LA’s First People
Tina Calderon is a Tongva culture bearer and storyteller, Jessica Gudiel is a visual artist who is inspired by traditional shadow puppetry. The two collaborated to create a magical experience as Tina told a creation story and Jessica animated it. Their collaboration will be shown and discussed, Jessica’s artwork will be on display, and Tina…
Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering
Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island Tickets will be on sale soon Please contact morningstar@treatycouncil.org or rochelle@treatycouncil.org for further information and media inquiries.
Truth & Resistance: Mapping American Indian Genocide in San Francisco
The American Indian Cultural District (AICD) in San Francisco is undertaking a project called Mapping Genocide to examine the intentional erasure of American Indian history and contributions. AICD’s Co-founder and Executive Director Sharaya Souza (Taos Pueblo, Ute, Kiowa) and Director of Community Development & Partnerships Paloma Flores (Pit River, Purhepecha) will discuss some of the…
Community Talking Circle
This is a chance for our relatives to come together, be with community, and support one another during the pandemic. This is an active participation event. Hosted by Michele Maas (Anishinaabe) Location: Online event Cost: Free Event Contact Information: Telephone: 888-368-4090 Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-talking-circle-tickets-214801435877 Email: jackie@ccuih.org
Sukutt Menyil Fiesta
Bird singing and dancing. Youth activities. Peon. Senior Bingo. Horseshoe tournament. Food vendors. Arts and crafts vendors. Location: Torres Martinez Fiesta Grounds - 66725 Martinez Road, Thermal, CA For more information call (760) 397-0300
PLAYA Presents: Echoes, A Reading with Native Women Writers and Poets
A reading featuring Native women writers CMarie Fuhrman, Ruby Hansen Murry, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, LeAnne Howe, Dawn Pichon Barron and Kimberly Blaeser, and Heyday Berkeley Roundhouse author Deborah Miranda.
Author Talk: Deborah A. Miranda in conversation
A conversation with San Francisco Public Library's On the Same Page author for Nov./Dec., Deborah A. Miranda, discussing her book Bad Indians.
Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo
Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo brings together more than seventy-five works to tell the story of Jules Tavernier (1844–1889) and his extraordinary career and encounters with Native peoples, with a focus on his rediscovered masterwork Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California (1878). The painting now returns to California for the first time…
AICLS Winter Spoken Word
Gather for an event of sharing California Indian Language! This will be a Zoom open mic event that invites audience participation. Register at - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-ygrDIsH9ZMipTWHtFSRHGQVl7UXdMI
CANCELED – After The Burn Art Exhibit & Closing Reception
art+movement in collaboration with the FIEA Native American Center for Arts & Culture and the Center Street Gallery at 3182 Center St. Placerville, CA presents the "After the Burn" exhibit. This inaugural exhibit features the works of eleven local Native American and indigenous artists from Northern California and Nevada. Artists included are; Devancy Rain Royalty…
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