Reclaiming the Camino aims to educate Los Angeles and its visitors about the potency of Native life and the rich history of activism in the California borderlands region. This exhibition repositions (and reclaims) the El Camino Real as the ancient and well-worn trade route for Native people long before the establishment of the Franciscan Missions…
September 7, 2024 – June 21, 2026 Samuel & Minna Grodin Gallery About the Exhibition Future Imaginaries explores the rise of Futurism in contemporary Indigenous art as a means of enduring colonial trauma, creating alternative futures and advocating for Indigenous technologies in a more inclusive present and sustainable future. Over 50 artworks are on display, some…
Experience the diverse voices of California’s Indigenous peoples as they shape the present and future through the lens of celebrated Indigenous photographer Dugan Aguilar. OMCA’s latest exhibition, Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California offers guests a first look at a significant collection that highlights Indigenous endurance and explores the vivid tapestry of contemporary Indigenous California life. Aguilar’s…
Exhibit Runs: January 12 – July 13, 2025 @The Fowler Musuem at UCLA Mark you calendars for the upcoming exhibit Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. It introduces fire as a generative element that connects us to our past and offers a collective path toward a sustainable future. The show presents a living…
Step back in time and discover the deep history of seaweed gathering, smelt fishing, and eeling in Humboldt Bay at the Clarke Historical Museum! Did you know that Wiyot and Yurok peoples have been fishing smelt along the Northern California coast for over 1,300 years? Using A-frame nets and dip nets, these expert fishers gathered…
Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum spotlight on Milton "Bun" Lucas Milton “Bun” Lucas (1925-1996), a revered elder of Pomo and Miwok descent from the Stewarts Point/Kashia Pomo community, was a powerful spiritual leader dedicated to keeping his people’s cultural traditions alive. Through Native dance and song, Bun passed on the rich origin stories of…
This exhibition brings together the community to celebrate the freeing of the Klamath River, and the decades long efforts towards the removal of 4 hydro-electric dams. As a result, salmon populations migrated up into the upper Klamath Basin for the first time in 100 years. We highlight community members, artists, and activists efforts, responding to…
The Maidu Museum & Historic Site (MMHS) is thrilled to announce the opening of Momím Wené | Medicine Water: Flowing Throughout California Indian Country a contemporary art exhibition featuring 29 regional Native American artists. The exhibition will run April 12-September 14, 2025. Momím Wené | Medicine Water explores the complex relationship between essential waterways and…
Book Drop at Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, CA with a beautiful reading from THE SKY WAS ONCE A DARK BLANKET.
April 30, 2025: Solange Aguilar Join the museum for a unique series of live readings set among the Getty Center’s Central Garden, featuring poetry inspired by the Getty Research Institute exhibition What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843–1999. Each week, words will float through the landscape, encouraging guests to create their own experiences: rest…
Pit River Language Journey AICLS Language Revitalization Symposium, Thursday May 1, 12-1pm. The organization invites you to a language revitalization talk with Radley Davis (Illmawi, Winnemem, Maidu & Miwok). Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DFmi1EYjSy2A3ba_UUM0Bg
Prepare for the RED CARPET EVENT OF THE YEAR! Join us for the FNX Red Carpet Gala! A dazzling night where dreams collide and magic unfolds! Featuring the extraordinary Halluci Nation and an electrifying lineup of Native entertainers! You won’t just be watching – you’ll be experiencing a celebration of culture, talent, and unity like…
Save the date - Official flyer coming soon! UCLA's 40th Annual Powwow will be held May 3-4, 2025. Vendow and powwow inquiries please contact: the uclapowwow@gmail.com
Native History Hike and Basket Weaving Workshop at the top of Pá'Čapa. Join the organization for a day of hiking and weaving. Contact @pa.capa_documentary through Instagram to reserve a spot. Limited spots available.
MMIP SAN DIEGO combats human trafficking in local indigenous communities through awareness, education, and countywide law enforcement collaboration. Initiatives include expanding the Acorns to Oaks program for young Indigenous girls, assigning a tribal officer in San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force and providing a Digital Resource Center to confront the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous…
Save the Date for the tribe's annual May gathering! Join them on Saturday, May 3rd from 10a-2p in honoring and celebrating the past, present, and future of the Kuruvungna Village Springs and Cultural Center. This family-friendly gathering will feature live music, garden tours, art, vendors, food, and workshops. Free tickets – RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gathering-at-kuruvungna-tickets-1290439913519?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Saturday, May 3, 10am to 4pm, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is excited to present Mómti Market. This is a free, family-friendly event and will take place inside the Sacramento History Museum. Discover Native California culture and how artists and culture bearers maintain the old ways by practicing traditional ecological knowledge. The Mómti…
MMIP Awareness Walk with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation. Open to the public. May 4, 2025 Walk starts at 10:00am at the Ukiah Fairgrounds (1055 N. State St. Ukiah, Ca 95482) to Alex Thomas Plaza (20290 S. State St. Ukiah, Ca 95482).
The institute invites you to the fourth convening of the Southwestern Tribal Summit, “Mountains to the Sea” on May 7-8, 2025 on Chumash land in Ventura, California. Hosted by the Climate Science Alliance and Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and in collaboration with Native Coast Action Network, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, and Wishtoyo,…
Save the Date! UCR presents the “Ways of Knowing Native Americans Symposium.” Presentations: Indigenous History of Southern California; California Indian Genocide and Survival; Native of California and the Southwest; Off Reservation American Indian Boarding Schools; Native American & Indigenous Education; Indigenous Landscapes and Histories Open to the Public
Save the Date! The 54th Annual Stanford Powwow will take place May 9-11, 2025. Powwow is a celebration of life and Indigeneity. Join the campus in solidarity and in celebration of community traditions, ancestors, and mothers this Mother's Day weekend!
SCIHP is holding their Weaving Wellness & Good Medicine Health Fair! Friday, May 9, 2025, 10am-2pm 3771 Cleveland Avenue, SR 95403 Event Highlights:- Traditional Native Demonstration Booths- Games & Prizes- Lunch Provided- Kid Zone- Information Booths- Fun activities for all agesDon't miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate and learn about traditional Good Medicine…
The Annual Balboa Park Powwow will take place May 10-11, 2025, from 10 am 6 pm both days. As always, the event will be located at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. As a Native American, you and your family are eligible to have a vendor’s booth at this event and the…
Touching History ! Roll back time for the 6th annual Trinity Heritage Days! Join in the festivities on May 10, from 11am - 4 pm The Nor-Rel-Muk Wintu Nation's Tribal Drums, Tribal Chairperson Tracy Foster-Olstad, and Grand M.C. Lonyx Landry invite guests to the Opening Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. in the Highland Art Center Meadow, 691 Main…
Join author and professor Shari Huhndorf for a discussion of her new book Native Lands: Culture & Gender in Indigenous Territorial Claims. This one hour program will explore the use visual and literary arts in Indigenous land back movements through a feminist lens. 6 pm - 7 pm Register here: https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/13427932
Traditional Indian Health Gathering: Wellness Rising Join the organization May 16-18 at the Pala Rey Youth Camp for the 22nd Traditional Indian Health Gathering: Wellness Rising! Event starts at 5pm Friday and ends Sunday at 10am. Camp under the stars Friday and Saturday nights! Explore cultural practices for healing and learn about programs and services…
Save the Date! The Friendship House is putting on their annual Dancing Feathers Powwow! May 17, 2025 56 Julian Ave. San Francisco, CA 94103 For more information, contact: Lukas Aguilar (650) 758-7749 lukasa@friendshiphousehealing.org Jason Loyosa (530) 774-4384 jasonl@friendshiphousehealing.org
Featuring sales and demonstrations by California Native American artists!
Mark your calendars! The 2025 Indigenous Red Market dates are here: May 18th, 2025, and July 6th, 2025. With only two dates next year, you won’t want to miss them. Expect exciting performances, local Indigenous vendors, delicious food, and more!
Save the Date for UCSD’s 13th Annual Powwow on Sunday May 18th, 2025! Vendors, deadline to apply is Friday April 4th. Link to apply is here: https://tinyurl.com/ucsdpowwowvendor2025 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/UCSD_ITRC Any questions can be directed to powwow@ucsd.edu
The UCSC American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) and the Student Alliance for North American & Indigenous Peoples is honored to invite you to the UC Santa Cruz Pow Wow 2025, on Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz, California. Traditionally, the AIRC hosts an annual event called Indigefest during…
May 23-25, 2025 University of California, Riverside Riverside Sports Complex 1000 W. Blaine St. Riverside, CA 92507 Parking in Lot 26 *Admission is Free & Open to the Public* All Dancers, Drums, and Bird Singers Welcome!!! More Pow Wow information TBA
Da Gou Rou Louwi' Cultural Center is putting on cultural classes for Wiyot tribal members! 4th Saturday of each month! March - May For more information contact the cultural center at: 707-798-1949
Malki’s annual Fiesta is a time of gathering together to share culture and traditions. It is also the major fundraising event for the Museum. Each year hundreds of both natives and non-natives come to participate in this unique event which has been an annual celebration since 1966, when the Kewét (the Cahuilla word for fiesta)…
Join the center for the Native American and Indigenous Research Symposium 2025 at UC San Diego! Date: May 27, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Intertribal Resource Center This symposium is an opportunity for students to share their research while uplifting Native and Indigenous perspectives on knowledge and community.
RUN4SALMON SAVE THE DATE Chief Caleen said, "the prayer must continue until the salmon come home" so many things need to be stood for and spoken for, if we don't speak up and stand to protect the Sacred things, salmon and clean water will become extinct. In 2022 the tribe held a historic ceremony to…
Caring For Our Lands: California Public Domain Allottees Conference 2025 This conference aims to support public domain allottees in California in accessing and stewarding their lands in a changing climate. About the Conference: The organization's annual public domain allotments conference will be held in collaboration with the University of California in Davis at Rolling Hills…
Join the organization on May 30-31, 2025 at the Rolling Hills Casino and Resort for a transformative gathering aimed at supporting California’s public domain allottees in accessing and stewarding their lands. First-time attendees will be prioritized for travel funding, so don’t miss your chance to be a part of this crucial conversation. Register here: https://www.capdaa.org/events…
It's official! Mark your calendars for May 31st 2025! Eel River Wailaki's 2nd Annual Big Time is happening! This one day event will be full of traditional Native dancing, Workshops & Demonstrations, Vendors, and their kitchen will be offering delicious Fry Bread meals again this year! For more info, email: events@eelriverwailaki.com Vendors fill out application…
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