Míiyuyam Chóo’onum hello everyone! 'Ataaxum Pomkwaan's team will be here this day presenting with Priscilla Sawah. Please join the organization at the Birch Aquarium for their Indigenous Ocean Day on Saturday November 23rd 11:00am-5:00pm! They will be having medicinal plant information, tule boat making, and bird singers come out this day!
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…
The Fowler invites you to a poetry reading featuring Emily Clarke and Camary Davalos. Emily Clarke’s poem Womanfire undulates across a wall at the heart of the Fire Kinship exhibition. On this special evening, after a brief walk-through of the show, she and Camaray Davalos will read selections from their poetry. A conversation with Terria Smith will follow.…
Subversive Verses, a collective of California Native women centering the dynamic voices of our community and celebrating the strength of Indigenous emotion through art, music, and poetry. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/m2y25ahk In Payómkawichum, We’éqlapish is a complex word, but roughly translates to an act of disputing/disagreeing with something. When using it, you’re letting it be known…
🌿 Honoring Our First People & Traditional Games 🌿 Join us for a powerful and immersive workshop exploring the traditional games of San Diego Tribal communities—shared through a Payomkawichum lens. This is a beautiful opportunity to learn, reconnect, and celebrate Indigenous knowledge and teachings. 📅 Saturday, November 22, 2025 ⏰ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM…
Yáamay: An Ode to Blooming is a lyrical short film centering the voices and experiences of contemporary California Indigenous women. Built on original poetry, the film unfolds as an intimate journey through identity, memory, and the enduring legacies of California’s Native communities. Through a dynamic montage of modern footage, archival material, and animatic sequences, Yáamay…
Save the Date! We are excited to announce the California Native Harm Reduction Summit will return this summer. This year’s summit will be held June 16-18th, 2026 in Carlsbad, on beautiful Payómkawichum (Luiseño) lands. Information on speaker applications, vendor/table applications, attendee registration, and summit website will be coming shortly. As always, our events are free…
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