Sherman Indian School: 100+ Years of Education and Resilience

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

By the late nineteenth century, the federal government’s efforts to fully assimilate Native Americans had proved unsuccessful. Growing concerns over the welfare of Native communities led to the establishment of twenty-five federal off-reservation boarding schools for Native American children, where students could be formally educated and “civilized” through a strict program of academics, vocational training,…

Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s Coast Range

de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco, CA, United States

Opening Day: Contemporary Indigenous Voices Coast Range Saturday October 7\11am-2:15pm In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and California Native American Day, come and join us for the opening day celebration for Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range. Participate in a conversation with artists, cultural leaders, and elders from the…

Form Huchiun to Mauna Kea: Building Solidarity Across the Pacific

Multicultural Community Center 220 Martin Luther King Jr., Berkeley, CA, United States

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…

Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond

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

Reclaiming El 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…

Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Weavers and their Legacies

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

More than 140 Cahuilla baskets are housed at the Benton Museum of Art, and though they are aesthetically beautiful—which is part of what makes them art—they are not merely museum “specimens.” Rather, they represent the continuous relationships that Cahuilla people have with their traditions, ancestral knowledge, lands, and one another. Many of the Cahuilla baskets…

Kay Key Ya: Nature, Natives and California Regalia-Artworks by Redbird Willie

1016 Lincolnd Blvd 1016 Lincoln Blvd, San Francisco, CA, United States

Come celebrate and join us at the opening reception of the new exhibit, Kay Key Ya | Nature, Natives, and California Regalia featuring artworks by Redbird Willie. Paintings, regalia, and sculpture will be on display in The Cultural Conservancy's Coyote Room and Community Resource Library through the end of Summer 2024. This exhibit was made possible in…

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