Sponsored 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.
Oxy 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.…
California Native American Day celebrates the states' Indigenous People. Visit this event for educational presentations, songs, dances, and stories from California Native Peoples.
This 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.”
Contest powwow singing and dancing, birdsinging and dancing, peon games, food vendors, arts & crafts vendors.
This event is online!
Native 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
Also happening on October 14th, Location TBD.
Maggie 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…
LA 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…
Description: 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…
Located at 22777 Soboba Rd, Jacinto, CA Time TBD
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.
Join 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…
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
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