California Native American Day 2023
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This Monday, February 26, 2024 at 11am join us for a talk with Dr. Ray Huaute Language reclamation, as defined by Leonard (2012), is “a larger effort by a community to claim its right to speak a language and to set associated goals in response to community needs and perspectives.” This presentation examines a community-centered…
The American Indian Students Association (AISA) at UCLA will be hosting their annual Youth Conference and Basketball Tournament On March 1st-3rd. AIR will be assisting through this event to outreach to more Native youth, so please join AISA and AIR as we combine culture, academia, and fun into one great experience! This event is…
Join us for the 39th Annual UCLA Pow Wow! May 4-5, 2024 Parking Available in Lots 4 8 7 – $14 a day Event is Free & Open to the Public. Location: Wallis Annenberg Stadium – UCLA Westwood Plaza (Sunset Blvd entry), Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1548 Saturday: Gourd Dancing 11:00am & 6:00pm; Grand Entry 12:00pm…
The Fowler’s second PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition, Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art, opens on January 12, 2025. 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 history and expertise of the Tongva, Cahuilla, Luiseño, and Kumeyaay…
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.…
April 17, 2025 3:30 - 5:00 PM. UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library, Presentation Room 11348 Please join the institution for a presentation and Q&A with authors Michael Steven Wilson and José Antonio Lucero. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCrGEmc8lqbeKKOINR5Bsuc8gvHVemwilE2l7L2ilSmPDMUg/viewform
This Earth Day, Cahuilla artist Gerald Clarke—featured in the Fire Kinship exhibition—will discuss traditional ecological knowledge as the foundation for an Indigenous understanding of the world, our relationship to fire, and his artistic practice. Gerald Clarke is a visual artist, educator, tribal leader, and cultural practitioner whose family has lived in the Anza Valley since time immemorial. An…
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