Steps to Landback: A Community Film Night

Butte College 3536 Butte Campus Dr, Oroville, California

The resource group invites you to a special community film night and gathering at Butte College! Sponsored by the Native American Center at Butte College, in collaboration with Happy Valley Film Co. and Redbud Resource Group, the film highlights the Konkow Band of Maidu Indians on their journey to Land Reclamation & Cultural Revitalization. 📅…

Pá’Čapa Documentary Screening and Directors Panel

Benton Museum of Art Pomona College 120 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 7:00 pm–8:15 pm Join the college for a screening and panel with directors Lorene Sisquoc, Blossom Maciel, Daisy Ocampo Diaz, and Rosie Aranda. Mt. Rubidoux, a sacred mountain located in Riverside, California, overlooks the Santa Ana River bend. This mountain is an iconic Riverside landmark and includes a three-mile recreational…

Table Mountain Rancheria’s 21st Annual Pow-Wow

Table Mountain Casino Resort Pow Wow Grounds 777 Jackpot Lane, Friant, California

It’s Pow-Wow time! Join the Table Mountain September 13th - 15th for Table Mountain Rancheria’s 21st Annual Pow-Wow! Admission is free and open to the public! There will be food and craft vendors and plenty of dancing! View the full schedule of events at tmcasino.com/powwow. For more information, call 559-316-6399.    

California Truth & Healing Council: In Person Regional Hearing – East Bay

UC Berkeley Pinnantak Garden 1376 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, California

Please join the California Truth & Healing Council for the September Regional Hearings in the East Bay Area. Regional Hearings are an opportunity for tribes and California Native Americans to provide testimony to the Council on specific issues that may be unique to the region. These meetings are in-person but will be recorded and posted…

Moompetam American Indian Festival

Aquarium of the Pacific 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA, United States

You are invited to join the Aquarium of the Pacific for its twentieth annual Moompetam American Indian Festival. This celebration features traditional cultural craft demonstrations, storytelling, music, and dance. The festival celebrates indigenous California maritime cultures, including Tongva, Chumash, Acjachemen, Costanoan, Luiseño, and Kumeyaay. General admission is required. Free for Aquarium members with reservations. DATE…

Speaking Landscapes

Hunat Paač Pihaáka (Bears Water) Address and directions to the preserve will be provided to registered guests prior to the event.

Spend some time with the Native American Land Conservancy at Hunat Paač Pihaáka (Bears Water) in Morongo Valley, September 14, from 10AM-1PM. They will be hosting two wonderful Native artists, Rose Ann Hamilton and Alicia Adams along with a small hike around the preserve, guided by Elizabeth Paige. Please visit the NALC's website or check…

Good Medicine: A Night of Live Native Stand-up

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Sat., Sept. 14 catch Good Medicine at @oaklandmuseumca! Don’t miss this stacked lineup with @_rezzalicious, @moccasincomedy, @dkechohawk and @jackiecomedy! Tickets on sale now 🎟️ Arrive early for live tunes by @johnpaulhodge, food by @wahpepahskitchen and @pro_ve_cho, and a Native artisan market, featuring handcrafted jewelry, beadwork and accessories. Alcoholic drinks and other beverages will be available…

$1 – $25

2024 California Native Creations Art Show

Finley Community Center 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, California

The art show will again be hosted by the City of Santa Rosa, and held in the beautiful Person Senior Wing of the Finley Community Center in Santa Rosa. ​ Show opens to the public on Sept. 16  – Thursday, Nov. 21. Reception:  Friday, October 4,  from 5p.m. – 7p.m. Tri-County Pomo Dancers will join the event. Show…

Community Blessing

Native American Health Center 1443 Derby Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

All are welcome to come to the center's next Community Blessing at their Janet King Ceremonial Space on September 18th. Join them for blessings from Traditional Healing Practitioner MarTan Martinez, (Pomo/Wappo), and build connections with your community. For further details, reach out to DallasW@nativehealth.org #CommunityBlessing #BayAreaNatives #CommunityHealth #CultureIsPrevention

California Indian Day Celebration: In Collaboration with Sherman Indian High School

Sherman Indian High School 9010 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, United States

Next week, September 19th, join the center for their California Indian Day celebration in collaboration with Sherman Indian High School. They will be set up in the Kellogg Plaza, where they will host CA native food tastings, intertribal drum, bird singing, dancing and more! Come out and join in!

Autry After Hours | Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Fashion

The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join the museum for a fashion-focused tour of their latest exhibition Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology  by curator Amy Scott. Schedule: 5:30 p.m. | Food and Beverages Available for Purchase 6 p.m. | Museum Galleries Open 7 p.m. | Fashion Tour by Amy Scott 9 p.m. | Museum Closes   About the Tour: Indigenous peoples have…

$5 – $18

San Manuel Pow Wow

San Manuel Pow Wow is a three-day celebration free to the public and features Southern California traditional bird singers and dancers, as well as North American and Canadian dancers and drum singing groups. In addition, there is also vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from all across North America and Canada. Since its beginning…

Workshop: Native American Style Flute

State Indian Museum 2618 K St., Sacramento, CA, United States

Workshop: Native American Style Flute - Saturday, September 21 (12:00 pm & 2:00 pm) - State Indian Museum Instructor: Al Striplen (Amah Mutsun Ohlone/Aztec) Al is a docent at the State Indian Museum and self-taught Native flute player. He has been invited to speak about the healing properties of the flute and its use in integrative medicine. He is an…

Pá’Čapa: A Mt. Rubidoux Story Documentary

The college's Native American Student Support and Success Program invites you to a film screening of Pá'Čapa at the SJC Theater. Accompanying the film will be a Q&A session.

California Indian Day 2024

Join the college for an afternoon of September 26th to learn about California Indian Day. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvd-igrDoiEtd07eAlI7K26kJKPIC77GC3 California Indian Day is observed annually on the fourth Friday of September. This state holiday not only honors tribal communities but also offers a chance to explore the diverse tribal cultures, history, and heritage of California. The…

Autry After Hours | Waging Words: Poetry by Indigenous Women

The Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Hear the voices of contemporary Indigenous women in a series of in-gallery spoken word performances, curated by Pamela J. Peters (Navajo). Schedule 5:30 p.m. | Food and Beverages Available for Purchase 6 p.m. | Museum Galleries Open 7 p.m. | Poetry Begins 9 p.m. | Museum Closes

$5 – $18

California Native American Day

California Native American Day celebrates the distinctive culture of the Native American people indigenous to California and calls attention to their triumphs and struggles that comprise their rich history. California designated the fourth Friday of September in 1998 as California Native American Day to dismantle the misconceptions about California Indians. Previously, Students were led to…

Prayer Run

Bullseye Lake DIRECTIONS: Heading east on Hwy 89 from McCloud, take Harris Springs Road to Medicine Lake Road. Follow signs for Payne Springs and Bullseye Lake. Camp will be flagged with signage.

📍 Bullseye Lake to Elk Flat 🗓️ Fri, Sept. 27 to Sun, Sept. 28 Camp will be open to non-runners; runners will leave at sunrise on Saturday morning. Indigenous Justice will be offering youth activities throughout the weekend, including drummaking, dreamcatchers, and more. 🪶🌱 DIRECTIONS: Heading east on Hwy 89 from McCloud, take Harris Springs…

Morongo Thunder & Lightning Pow Wow

A Warm Welcome "TO EACH AND EVERY POWWOW GUEST AND PARTICIPANT, Welcome to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians 32nd Annual Powwow! We are pleased you have joined us in celebration of our Native American Heritage and traditions. This is a time to reaffirm old ways and share in the discovery of new. To our…

Indigenous Science Weekend

Sue-Meg State Park (Red Alder and Suemeg Village campsites) 4150 Patricks Point Dr, Trinidad, California

Cal Poly Humboldt and CA State Parks present the Indigenous Science Weekend at Sue-Meg State Park SEPTEMBER 27-29th, 2024.This is a weekend for participants to improve their understanding of the existential crisis faced relating to climate change. Emerging technologies will be explored (i.e., other ways of meeting energy needs), including the local Off Shore Wind…

California Native American Day

SDSU Manchester Hall/Native Resource Center Centennial Plaza, San Diego, California

The center will be celebrating California Native Day on Friday, September 27th! From 12pm-1pm they'll be unveiling the third Living Land Acknowledgement statue. Project artist Johnny Bear Contreras will be joining to share more insight about the art pieces! There will be a dessert reception to follow at the NRC after the unveiling.

California Native American Day Performance

Oceanside Civic Center 300 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, California

Join the music groups to acknowledge California Native American Day 2024 at the Civic Center Courtyard. Native flute music will be performed 3-4pm by the Spiritual Wind duo featuring Mel Vernon, Captain of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, and Faustino Fredericks, a Luiseño flutist. Native blues music will be performed 4:15-5pm by…

Chaw’se Big Time Celebration

Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, Pine Grove 14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Road, Pine Grove, CA, United States

Indian Grinding Rock Historic Park, Pine Grove. Dancing, hand games, singing, and storytelling. Spectators are welcome, but there is no fixed schedule of events. Native American crafts and foods are available. During this event please ask for permission before taking photographs of Native Americans.  

TEK Black Walnut Foodways Workshop

Heron Shadow 9394 Ross Station Rd, Sebastopol, CA, United States

Learn about traditional California Native black walnut processing, dice games, and foodways! Join the conservancy for a special Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) workshop day centered on black walnut processing, dice games, and traditional foodways with guest instructors Redbird Willie (Pomo, Paiute, Wintu and Wailaki) and TCC Foodways Manager Joshua Hoyt (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa/Dakota/Metis).…

1st Annual Trinidad Rancheria Ner-er-nehr Days

1 Bay Street Trinidad, CA 95570 1 Bay Street, Trinidad, California

Celebration of the Trinidad Rancheria Harbor Properties being placed into Trust for the Tribe, featuring local Native American Cultural dance presentations, Brush Dance Demonstrations, Craft Vendors, Food Vendors, Live Music by Monument Road, and a Kids Play Area. For more info on becoming a vendor please contact: James Brown @ (707)382-8138

California Native American Day Celebration

Da Gou Rou Louwi' Cultural Center 417 2nd Street, Eureka, California

The Da Gou Rou Louwi' Cultural Center is hosting their first annual Native American Day Celebration on September 28th, 2024 from 11am to 4pm at the Da Gou Rou Louwi' Cultural Center and Old Town Gazebo in Eureka, Ca. Their intention is to grow this event into an annual celebration and fundraiser for the Da…

Acorn Harvest Ceremony

Young Family Ranch 260 Oregon St., Weaverville, California

Acorn Harvest Ceremony 9.28.24 Join the council this fall and enjoy cultural activities and a pot luck.

Weaving with Words: Native Poetry Symposium

UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, United States

Please join the college for poetry, art, and photography presented by Native women who produced and contributed to Yaámay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California. This symposium is free and features free lunch and dinner. Sponsors for this symposium are the Indigenous Futures Institute and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human…

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