23rd Annual California Indian Law Conference & Awards Dinner
Annual conference for the California Indian Law Association. This year's theme is "Protecting Tribal Resources."
Annual conference for the California Indian Law Association. This year's theme is "Protecting Tribal Resources."
COYOTE HILLS REGIONAL PARK – Connect and gain a deeper understanding of the local Indigenous Peoples past, present, and future. Join Ohlone Peoples from diverse tribal communities as they share their living history through music, song, dance, and stories. Together, we'll learn, celebrate, and honor the first stewards of this land. Parent participation required. Parking…
The Sacramento State campus community is celebrating the opening of its new Native American Student Success Center. The event is set to take place in the University Union, Ballroom. It will feature cultural presentations, blessings by elders, California dancers, and traditional songs.
Across what we now call California, Indigenous communities are fighting to protect and preserve languages, cultural practices, and ways of being. From protests to protect sacred sites, to advocacy for federal recognition and land return, the fight to tend to, relearn, and expand Indigenous cultural practices is a continuous passion-filled struggle. Join us for a…
A new art exhibit is coming to UC Berkeley! From Huchiun to Mauna Kea: Building Solidarity Across the Pacific brings together indigenous rights movements from California and Hawaii and their connections to Berkeley. Join our opening event for the opportunity to add to the exhibit with an art build. Visit the exhibit to learn about…
UC Berkeley, which sits on native territory and was built with funds from stolen native lands, has a dishearteningly low representation of Native American undergraduate students, accounting for just 0.04% of the student body. The Native students who do gain admission to Berkeley must confront a culture that often negates indigenous forms of knowledge, all while housing…
531 years of Resistance and Renewal 1492-2023 Native American foods, Arts & Crafts and American Indian culture. Gourd Dance, Rounddance, Committee Specials and Intertribals. 10 am: Exhibition Dance. 12 Noon: Land acknowledgement.1 pm: Grand Entry. MLK Civic Center Park, Allston Way, Berkeley. Free. Wheelchair accessible. Information: (510) 595-5520 or www.ipdpowwow.org
Celebrate the opening of Duane Linklater: mymothersside with free gallery admission to the public on Saturday, October 7, from 11 AM to 7 PM. For over a decade, Duane Linklater has been making art that interrogates the construct of museums, their conventions, and their historical exclusion of Indigenous people and content. Working across a range…
Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 12 pm - 4 pm The Getty Center Free | Advance ticket required Ticket includes priority to workshops and complimentary parking. In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, Getty hosts its second annual family event to learn about Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures. There will be activities sharing traditional and…
ALLING ALL TWO SPIRIT, INDIGIQUEER, AND INDIGENOUS LGBTQPAI+ PEOPLE! SUNDAY OCTOBER 8, 2023 10AM - 5:00PM Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90027 Theme: Two Spirit and Loved. Join us for our 6th annual Two Spirit, Indigiqueer, & Indigenous LGBTQPAI+ festival! Show how you are Two Spirit and…
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL ANNUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY EVENTS: OCTOBER 9, 2023 YELAMU, OHLONE TERRITORY (SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA) Annual Sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island, Commemorating 531 years of Indigenous Resistance, Cultural Resiliency and Survival in the Americas Ohlone Welcome, Pomo and Aztec dancers, All Nations Drum, other Indigenous Cultural Presenters and Special Guests BOATS DEPART FROM PIER…
Join the Idyllwild Arts community for a day of in-person programming including performances, lectures, exhibition, film, food, and more. All events are free and open to the public.
Join us in celebration of San Francisco’s Indigenous Peoples Day at Yerba Buena Gardens with Native American art, music and vendors. The program highlights the vastly diverse and talented community of Indigenous artists in the Bay Area, California and beyond. Presented in partnership with the International Indian Treaty Council with generous support from the San Francisco Arts…
The Auburn Big Time-Pow Wow (ABTPW) attracts people from diverse indigenous nations to gather for the purpose of honoring the traditions of their ancestors. This event inspires cultural pride and provides an opportunity for tribal families to come together to celebrate significant life events; exchange arts and crafts; and to sing, dance, and teach tribal…
Please join us next Saturday in welcoming our community partners, Jessa Calderon (Chumash/Tongva) and Dr. Melanie Cain (Santa Clara Pueblo and Jicarilla Apache), as they guide us in a workshop focused on healing, reducing mental health stigmas, and sharing traditional wellness practices. Jessa is a Singer 🎤, Song Writer 🎼, Emcee, Poet 📝, Published Author…
The Fresno American Indian Health Project (FAIHP) is pleased to announce the first-ever Spirit Run 5K Run/Walk, to be held on October 15th, 2023, at Woodward Park in Fresno, California. This unique event promises to be a cultural experience unlike any other in the Central Valley. The Spirit 5K Run/Walk is a community event aimed…
The SoCal Tribal Food Sovereignty Gathering at Coastal Roots Farm is an opportunity for Tribal members in Southern California that are actively cultivating or interested in joining the food sovereignty movement among Indigenous Nations. Examples of people active in food sovereignty work include Tribal farmers, seed keepers, land stewards, hunters, livestock owners, foragers, botanists, fishers,…
At our annual Fall Gathering, there are demonstrations, lectures, and of course, food tasting! This event is held usually in October, and features Native arts, crafts, and games, as well as Cahuilla harvest foods such as wewish (acorn mush), a time-consuming but staple dish. The demonstrations often include Cahuilla bird singing, basket weaving, acorn leaching…
Occidental's Community Book Program Presents: Responsibility and Reciprocal Relationships with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge, Conservation, and Land Return. Join Oxy Professor of Biology Gretchen North, Celestina Castillo, Executive Director of the Center for Community Based Learning, artist and scientist Samantha Morales Johnson, Tina Calderon, Tongva Language Committee member, Bryce Lewis-Smith, Research Assistant at UW’s Center…
The Native Arts Expo features both emerging and experienced Native Artists and offers an opportunity to learn about traditional and contemporary Native Art in an intimate setting. Contemporary and traditional native artists - jewelry, apparel, textiles, graphic art, painters, glass works, baskets Musical performances Traditional Pomo dancing Exhibits and workshops (basket weaving, painting, tule boat…
Join us for an educational presentation and discussion with Craig Torres in which attendees will examine their relationship to the natural environment. Craig Torres (Tongva) descended from the Indigenous communities of the Yaavetum (Los Angeles) and Komiikravetam (Santa Monica Canyon) that existed in the Los Angeles Basin. The descendants are more commonly known today, collectively as the Tongva…
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" 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…
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