Good Medicine: A Night of Live Native Stand-Up
Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesNative American Medicine Wheel: Color Symbolism with Ocean Escalanti
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesHow do we relate to the brilliance of color around us? What association of color is rooted within our ancestral cultures? How do these ideas connect with the modern world of design and technology? Join Indigenous artist Ocean Escalanti for an interactive presentation of color as slow and deliberate creation, in relation to these questions and knowledge…
Coastal Clean UP
Point Mugu State Park: Mugu Beach 799 Pacific Coast Highway, Mugu, CA, United StatesFor questions please contact info@wishtoyo.org Free parking for Volunteers!Our Staff will be handing out parking passes Please bring your own bucket and gloves. We will provide supplies to those who need them. Thank you for doing your part in protecting the ocean!
Bioneers Intertribal Rights of Nature Gathering
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage 32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesSponsored by Bioneers and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, this 2-Day gathering explores rights of nature-based strategies for protecting ancestral homelands, waters, sacred sites, plants, and animals.
“From One Time to Another” The Brian D. Tripp Papers Exhibit Opening and Celebration
Cal Poly Humboldt Library 1 Harpst St., Arcata, CA, United States
Screening and Conversation with Filmmaker
OxyArts 4757 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOxy Arts and the Media Arts & Culture Department present an evening of screening and conversation with Fox Maxy (Payómkawichum and Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians), who is a filmmaker based in San Diego, CA. Her first feature length film, Gush, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2023. For 2022-2024, she is a Vera List Center Borderlands Fellow.…
2023 California Native American Day
CSU San Bernardino 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, United StatesCalifornia Native American Day celebrates the states' Indigenous People. Visit this event for educational presentations, songs, dances, and stories from California Native Peoples.
56th Annual California Native American Day
California State Capitol 1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA, United StatesThis event is hosted by the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association in partnership with the State of California, and is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich history and culture of California Tribes. This year’s theme is “Protecting Our People Through Sovereignty: Past, Present, and Future.”
2023 Morongo Thunder & Lightning Powwow
Morongo Indian Reservation 13000 Malki Rd., Banning, CA, United StatesContest powwow singing and dancing, birdsinging and dancing, peon games, food vendors, arts & crafts vendors.
California Native American Day 2023
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California Native American Day
STATE CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 1171 Fulton St., Fresno, CA, United StatesNative American Health Center’s 2023 Powwow
International Community School 2825 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, United StatesNative American Health Center is excited to announce its 2023 Powwow will take place on September 23rd—the Saturday following California Native American Day! Vendor Contact: NAHCevents@nativehealth.org Powwow Coordinator: Valerie Arnold (510) 485-5907
Celebrate Kumeyaay New Year!
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park 15808 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA, United States
Community Gardening Day!
2 Fort Mason 11, SF, 94123Also happening on October 14th, Location TBD.
HCOE Equity Series Welcome Event Native American Studies Model Curriculum Update (K-12) and Lesson Demonstration
Sequoia Center 901 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka, CA, United StatesMaggie Peters and Rebecca Lowry will present at our first in person event of the new school year. They will give an update on the Native American Studies Model Curriculum, a state-wide initiative to assemble educational resources on the diverse Native cultures of CA. There will also be an activity using visual and literary arts…
AB 1314 Feather Alert Implementation
LA County County Department of Education 9300 Imperial HWY, Downey, CA, United StatesLA County has the largest population of Native American people of any county in the nation. My team and I will be in LA Co. on September 26th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm for our Roundtable Implementation event for AB1314, the Feather Alert. After an already successful execution of the alert in June, come learn how…
“Saging The World” Documentary Showing at the Malki Museum
Malki Museum 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning, CA, United StatesDescription: Sage smudging has become a viral trend. What’s the truth behind the smoke? “Saging” has become common in movies, TV shows, social media, and cleansing rituals –people burning sage bundles in the hope of purifying space and clearing bad energy. Instead of healing, the appropriated use of saging in popular culture is having a…
2023 Tule River Powwow
Eagle Mountain Casino Events Center 1850 West Street, Porterville, CA, United States
Save the Date: CA DOJ and Tribal Community MIMP Event
Located at 22777 Soboba Rd, Jacinto, CA Time TBD
Chumash Intertribal Powwow
The Chumash Intertribal Powwow is a 2-day event with more than 300 Native American dancers and singers representing many of the tribes from Canada and the United States who attend annually to participate socially and competitively. POWWOW LOCATION: Corner of Meadowvale Road and Hwy 246 in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Musical Performance &Demonstration of Tongva Instruments by Robert Dorame
OxyArts 4757 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for a musical performance and demonstration of traditional and contemporary handcrafted Tongva instruments by Robert Dorame. Robert will demonstrate the different sounds and effects of these instruments, while performing his original songs inspired by his Tongva heritage, wax cylinder recordings of Tongva songs held by the Smithsonian, as well as the Tongva language. Open…
23rd Annual California Indian Law Conference & Awards Dinner
Graton Resort & Casino 288 Golf Course Drive West, Rohnert Park, CA, United StatesAnnual conference for the California Indian Law Association. This year's theme is "Protecting Tribal Resources."
Gathering of Ohlone Peoples
Coyote Hills Visitor Center 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd, Fremont, CA, United StatesCOYOTE 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…
‘Esak’tima Center Grand Opening Celebration
California State University, Sacramento 6000 J St., Sacramento, CA, United StatesThe 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.
Voices From California Indigenous Language & Cultural revitalization: An In-Person Conversation with L. Frank and Catalina Gomes
California Institute of Integral Studies 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAcross 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…
Litquake 2023
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