Bay Area Indian Calendar, Mar 16, 2011

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Bay Area Indian Calendar, Mar 16, 2011

Thanks to American Indian Contemporary Arts for the calendar. More
info is linked to the Bay Native Circle page at www.kpfa.org. To
include events in calendar send text info to Janeen Antoine or post on
the Bay Area Native American Indian Network.

Bay Native Circle at kpfa 94.1 airs Weds 2–3 pm with rotating hosts
Lakota Harden; Janeen Antoine; Morningstar Gali and Ras K’Dee.
Gregg McVicar is taking a year long sabbatical from BNC and we would
like to thank him for his wise and informed stewardship. Thanks for
listening to BNC, live, podcast, online and archived for 2 weeks, and
made possible through your public support. Please if you can, support
kpfa.org with a financial contribution. Thank you.

UPCOMING

Wed, Mar 16 · 9 am - 12 pm, Free Rapa Nui Day of Action, Chilean
Consulate General, 870 Market, Ste 1062, San Francisco. Rally against
the Chilean government’s illegal occupation and evictions of the
indigenous peoples of Rapa Nui from their ancestral homelands and
their use of violence and human rights violations against unarmed
families and communities. FMI: Dallas Te'o, on FB: Save-Rapanui
USA: Online: Save Rapa Nui.

Thu, Mar 17, 7 - 9 pm, Medicine Warriors/All Nations Dance practice
with special Birthday Celebration with Cake and Ice Cream. Everyone
welcome. IFH, 523 International Blvd., Oakland.

Fri, Mar 18, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. "Olmecas Singing in the Flowers" Live
music Cascada de Flores, Dr. Naomi Quiñonez, poet, educator, cultural
studies scholar, and cultural worker. Poets and musicians pay tribute
to ancient Mexican literary form, flor y canto (flower and song).
Roberto Yamir Hernandez of CoLoRes OrGaniCos! teaches the indigenous
creative process of making colors from natural elements; water, earth,
air, fire, sand, vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, sea, minerals and
animals. de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden
Drive, SF. Free. (Tickets required for galleries.) FMI: Gregory,
415-750-7694.

Fri, Mar 18, 7:15 am. Sunrise Prayer with NAAP, NAAP Drum, Hawaiian
Singers and Miwok Dancers, (breakfast served after), at NAAP, 1540
Market Street Ste. 130, San Francisco. 415-431-6227.

Fri, Mar 18 - 6:30-8:30 pm. Artist Reception: Vanessa Yava,
Gathering Tribes, 1412 Solano, Albany.

Sat, Mar 19, 9:30 am - 4 pm. NAHC/IFH Native Boys/Men’s Wellness
Conference, (12 + up), IFH, 523 International Blvd, Oakland. FMI:
510.836-1955.

Sat, Mar 19, 2-5pm , Pot Luck and Convivio celebrating Josefina Lopez'
Honoring by Berkeley City Council. Corazon del Pueblo, 4814
International, Oakland, 510.532-6733. RSVP Dorinda Moreno or Josefina
Lopez.

Sat, Mar 19, Land and Life Garden Collective Spring Equinox Blessing
of Your Neighborhood Garden from 3 - 7pm with a ceremony at sunset.
With Gardening, Vendors, Live Art & Food. Ygnacio & Vicksburg Ave.,
Oakland. FMI: Diane.

Sat, Mar 19, 12 noon, Protest/Rally at UN Plaza (7th & Market Sts.)
followed by a march to Lo. 2 boycotted hotels. March 19 is the 8th
anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Today, Iraq
remains occupied by 50,000 U.S. soldiers and tens of thousands of
foreign mercenaries. Bay Native for Peace meet near the front of the
stage.

Sat, Mar 19 & Sun, Mar 20: California Native Jeweler: Tiffany Adams
More info & photos at www.GatheringTribes.com, 1412 Solano, Albany.

Sat, Mar 19, 10 am -6 pm, Taking Care of the Tribe Powwow, 3351 23rd
St, San Francisco. The Native American AIDS Project celebrates
national Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. All drums welcome!
Dance categories from Golden Age to Tiny tots.. Vendors we are looking
for you! Head to our website to sign up for a vendor booth. ***We
have filled our food vendor spots and will not be accepting any
additional food vendor applications** 2011 Taking Care of the Tribe
Head Staff, MC Tom Philips, Whipman Dustin Lovejoy, Head Gourd Dancer
Charles Koshiway, Head Judge Kaylene Kimple, Head Man Carlisle
Philips, Head Woman Leah Mcgurk'Brown, Head Teen Boy Dominic Allred,
Head Teen Girl Candy Pereida, Host Southern Drum Rocking Horse, Host
Northern Drum All Nations, Honorary Drum The NAAPsters.

Sat, Mar 19, 6 pm - 12 am., American Indian Alliance Powwow, Fremont
HS Gym, 1279 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd., Sunnyvale, Head Staff: MC Val
Shadowhawk, Arena Director Eugene Newman, Host Northern Drum
Swiftcloud, Host Southern Drum Drum and Feather, All Drums/Dancers
welcome, 50/50, cakewalk, fry bread, ndn tacos. Sponsors AIA and
IHCSCV, not responsible for any lost or damaged items. FMI: Gwen.
408.241-7999. DAFE (Drug/Alcohol Free Event).

Opening Mar 19 & 20, The Betty D’ari Collection, with basketry from
California, the Northwest Coast, Alaska, the Southwest and the East,
the collection will show through Spring with exhibits featuring
lithics, pottery, carvings, weavings, and basketry. Pacific Western
Traders, 305 Wool Street, Folsom, 916.985-3851.

Sat Mar 19, 12 pm, Twice As Good, performs at Cleavage Creek Winery,
Pope Valley.

Sun, March 20, 5th Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
(NNHAAD). HIV continues to increase among Native people as it has over
the past decade. Please contact NNAAPC to obtain more information on
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events in your area, or to
learn how to host an event in your area. FMI: Mat Barkhausen, at (720)
382-2244, ext. 316.

Thurs, Mar 24, 7-9 pm, National Women’s History Month Celebration,
Honors 10 local women of west county including Courtney Cummings of
Native Wellnes Center, Richmond. At Knox Center for Performing Arts,
2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo. FMI: www.contracosta.edu.

Fri, Mar 25, 8 am- 3 pm, Press conference at Noon Sat Mar 26, 8 am -
3 pm, Rally at The Hearst Castle Entrance, 750 Hearst Castle Road,
San Simeon, CA. UNA Demanding Reparations & Accountability for the
Illegal Taking of The Black Hills & The Homestake Gold Mine. Please
Bring Drums & Hand-Held Signs to show Solidarity in Protesting the
Theft. FMI: United Native Americans, Inc. Lehman L. Brightman,
National President, 510.758-8160 or Quanah Parker Brightman VP,
510.672-7187. Also on FB.

Sat, Mar 26 · 6 - 10 pm, Three Rivers Indian Lodge First Annual
Community Dinner/Fundraiser $10, 15557 5th St Lathrop CA, Cultural
Entertainment & Meal, $10, Traditional dance and singing, Cal Skyhawk
to perform eagle dance and hoop dance, Menu: Stew, Chili beans, Wild
rice & chicken, Salad, Frybread, Coffee, Water, Tea, Juice
rsvp on FB.

Sat, Mar 26, 2-4 pm, Film: For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in
Alaska, Alameda Main Library, 1550 Oak St., Alameda. This 2009
documentary relates how Alaska Natives won passage of the 1945 State
Anti-Discrimination Act, the first anti-discrimination law in the
U.S. passed 19 years before the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Testimony by
Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlingit) before the Alaska Senate turned the
tide in favor of passage of the law. Guest Speaker Kathryn Paddock,
(SF Tlingit-Haida Community Council President and niece of Elizabeth
Peratrovich - featured in film) Everyone welcome. Wheelchair
accessible. Near bus lines 20, 21 & 51A. Refreshments. FMI:
510-521-9405 or alamulti...@gmail.com. Co-sponsors: Alameda
Multicultural Community Center & League of Women Voters of Alameda.

Sat, Mar 26 & Sun, Mar 27: Award Winning Zuni Jewelers: Veronica
Poblano and her daughter, Jovanna Chattin Poblano. Gathering Tribes,
1412 Solano, Albany.

Beading & Moccasin Making with Tlingit Elder Mabel Pike! Weekdays,
March 28-April 8, NACC Lounge, Clubhouse 524 Lasuen Mall, Stanford.
Info: Denni Woodward, denni@stanford.

Sat, Mar 31 - Apr 2, 9th Annual Human Rights Film Fest at USF
Presentation Theatre, 2350 Turk Blvd, SF, Free. Includes “La Mission”
and film: Shorts Produced by USF Students, Youth Producing Change,
The Dawn Will Break, In the Land of the Free, Offside, Budrus,
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine,
Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero, Enemies of the People,
Waste Land, Testify, COINTELPRO 101, Social Change and Media —New
Tools for Continuing Problems, "Nile Revolution 2.0: Egypt's Youth
Uprising", Ana Mish Fahim ("I Don't Understand").

Sat, Apr 2 · 10:00am - 10:00pm, 39th Annual UC Davis Pow Wow, ARC
Pavilion, Davis, All Drums Welcome. Hand Drum contest. Vendor
applications still open.FMI: Akale Brown abr...@ucdavis.edu.

Sat, Apr 2, 2 - 6:30 pm Steve Eutzy Stonearrow shares teachings of the
Red Road way of Life: How Lakota People View Life, How to Integrate
Teachings into your life, How to Better Understand the Natural World
Around Us, What "All My Relations" really means, Q&A and Traditional
Lakota songs and an optional 2-hour Healing Circle, 6:30pm-8:30 pm
Optional Healing Circle from Pacific Cultural Center in Santa Cruz.
Fee: $149.00 Students: $99 .00 (ID required).

Fri, Apr 8, American Indian Science and Engineering Society CLUE-IN
Day (College Life and Undergraduate Education for Interested Natives)
at Stanford University. Local student/parent travel sponsored by
Rayethon. FMI: Anya Adams, 808.345-2883, Faith Begay, 605.730-2103.

Thurs, Apr 14, 6:30 pm, Russell Means: Patriarchy, the Ultimate
Conspiracy, Matriarchy, The Ultimate Solution. Tressider Oak Lounge,
Stanford University. Presented by Sioux Awareness Week in Honor of
SAIO’s 40th Anniversary. rsvp FB.

Apr 15, Jul 15 and Aug 19, 4-6 pm. American Indian Care Awareness
Days: food, games, prizes, raffle, appointments, eye exams, diabetes
screening, and blood pressure control info. Native American Health
Center, 2950 International Blvd., Oakland. FMI: Dawn Lulua-Claxton,
510-535-4471.

Fri Apr 15 (10 pm) through Sun Apr 17 (6 pm), SOMARTS sponsor "The
Good Look Festival” integrates media literacy and environmental
justice solutions through alternative pedagogical practices.
Featuring Michael Franti, Benjamin and Peter Bratt, community, youth,
educators, artists, filmmakers, and organizers with three levels of
advocacy -- international, local, and personal with films, panels,
and Q&As; at CCA Oakland, and Mission High School in SF. ***Includes
a State of the Environmental Union address, Youth Dance (Dance for
the Earth), Educator Awards, and 1st annual Green Comedy Jam,
Contemporary Oral Traditions, Women's Empowerment, Browning the Green
Movement, EcoArt Lesson Planning/ Empower Point Presentations,
Sustainable Administrative Practice. Good Look Film Festival: Two
Spirits, La Mission, Reel Injun, Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey
Greene, Blue Gold: World Water Wars, Girl Trouble, Me Facing Life,
Copyright Criminals and special panel including DJs, Rappers, Digital
and street artists, illustrators, and graphic designers.

Sat, Apr 16, Healing Pole Ceremony, at Indian Canyon near
Hollister. A carved healing pole will be installed and celebrated.
The pole, a cedar log weighing tons, was once a boom (or bumper float)
separating ammunition ships at Port Chicago during WWII. FMI:
Gallery, also on FB: Healing Pole, and twitter feed starting sometime
around 10 a.m. Pacific Indian Time, follow Kanyon’s photos on Twitter
@IndianCanyon_CA, also in the Twitter feed on our home page AND on
Healing Pole's Facebook wall.

Sat. Apr. 16, 10 am - 6 pm, The Indigenous Women's Alliance of Mills
College would like to invite you to join us for the Mills College
Powwow, at Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland. Gourd Dancing
11:00, Grand Entry 12:00, Retreat 6:00. Contest Dancing, All Ages, All
Categories (Adults 18+, Teens 13-17, Juniors 6-12, Tiny Tots 5 and
Under). Host Southern / Northern Drums! Native Arts and Crafts, Indian
Tacos, Danza Azteca. Vendors contact: Jean Wong, eth...@mills.edu,
510.430.2080 or Dr. Melinda Micco, mel...@mills.edu, 510.430.3324

Sat, Apr 16, 1:30-3:30 pm, Lecture: The Two Worlds of Ishi,
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, 5250 Aero Drive, Santa
Rosa, CA 95403. 707.579-3004.

Sat, Apr 30, 10 am - sundown, Sofia Yohema 2nd Annual Gathering,
Honoring Our Daughters, at Lake Yosemite, Merced. California
Traditional Dancers, Arts/Crafts, Youth Activities, youth hand games
tourney, dinner, storytelling, raffle, prizes, limited camping.
Demonstrations booths for baskets, clapper sticks, berrys , etc.
Free , DAFE, No drugs, tobacco, alcohol or pets. (camping set up Fri
Apr 29) FMI: Johnny Clay, 209-230-0192, johnny...@gmail.com.

Fri, May 13 - Sun, May 15. 3rd Annual Pit River "Big Time" Powwow,
Pit River Casino, 20265 Tamarack Ave Burney. map and directions. ***MC
- Fred Hill Sr., Arena Director: Carlos Calica, Head Man: Ardell
Scalplock, Head Lady: Henrietta Scalplock, Host Drum: North Bear -
Lame Deer, MT, Invited Drum: Southern Express - WA, Host Local Drum:
Northern Eagle - Chico, CA All Categories pay out 4 places! Special
Contests: Sweep the Tee Pee, Clown Dance, Chicken Dance, Hand Drum
Contest, more TBA.

Sun May 14, 5am - Noon, 12th Annual Bloody Island Memorial, In honor
of the Pomo Indian people that perished and those that survived the
Bloody Island Massacre of 1850. To Forgive the Oppressor is the
Medicine that heals. The Sunrise Ceremony starts at 5:30 am. Potluck
Breakfast 8 am: speakers and dancers at Oddfellows Hall, Upper Lake.
Cleanup of Oddfellows Hall: 12 Noon(Volunteers welcome). Directions:
From Upper Lake, go 1.5 miles east on Hwy 20, turn right at
Reclamation Road, go 2.5 miles and park on the side of the Road.
FMI: Clayton Duncan 707.274-6788.

Fri, May 20, 8 pm, Dancing Earth's "Of Bodies Of Elements", one night
only, at the San Francisco International Arts Festival, at Marine
Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter, San Francisco. For the 2011 San
Francisco International Arts Festival, SFIAF will put Tickets on sale
Tuesday Mar 1 at www.sfiaf.org offering a limited amount of tickets
at the Special Early Bird Rate of $12, (less then HALF the regular
ticket price!). Only about 5% of the seats (maybe 30 seats) are
being sold at this rate so jump on it if you can!


EXHIBITS

Now through Mar 30 Emerging Artist: Vanessa Yava showing new works.
Gathering Tribes, 1412 Solano, Albany.

NIEA in Washington, DC seeking Director of Communications.

Beyond Borders: Immigration Images and Stories, Photographs by David
Bacon and Kathya Landeros about immigration to the US from Mexico and
Central America, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, 2015 J. Street,
Suite 101 Sacramento. 916-441-2341 Wed, Mar 9 - Sat, Apr 2, Reception
Fri, Mar 11, 5:30 - 9 pm, and 2nd Sat Reception: Sat, Mar 12 - 5:30 -
9 pm.

Exhibition: New World Border, Artists Respond to US/Mexico Border
Wall. Thurs, Mar 3 – Sat, Apr 30, Reception: Sat, Mar 12, 3:30-5:30
pm. La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley,
510-849-2568. Gallery: Mon - Fri 10-4 and by appt. The wall, now
being constructed across the length of the US/Mexico border, is like a
knife cutting off neighbors, wildlife, indigenous people, and
families, inflaming hatred and contributing to an atmosphere of
vigilantism and oppression. Responding are esteemed Latino Poster
Movement artist Malaquias Montoya, Black Panther Minister of Culture
Emory Douglas, Kearny Street Workshop icon Nancy Hom, New York
political illustrator Frances Jetter, California Indian Art Movement
co-founder Frank LaPena, and many other artists. Exhibit organizers:
Francisco Dominguez, Art Hazelwood, Doug Minkler.

Life is Precious. an exhibition of prints by Edgar Heap of Birds, a
multi-disciplinary artist whose work ranges from conceptual public art
messages to paintings, prints, and monumental sculpture. Feb 12-Apr 2.
Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd St
Sacramento. FMI: 916-446-5133, www.larazagaleriaposada.org.

NMAI Events: Small Spirits: Dolls from the National Museum of the
American Indian, Mar 5 - Feb 12, 2012, Preston Singletary: Echoes,
Fire, and Shadows, Mar 19 - Sep 5, 2011 Both at George Gustav Heye
Center, New York, NY. Artist Talk: Margarete Bagshaw: Three
Generations of Pushing Boundaries, Saturday, Mar 12, 2 - 3 pm, Room
4018-19, NMAI, Washington, D.C. Live Webcast.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/OPPORTUNITIES

Working Artist. A small $500 grant open to serious visual artists
including sculptors from all countries. Spring deadline Mar 31.

First Nations Oweesta Corporation seeks a manager for its
entrepreneurship and enterprise development department in Longmont,
Colorado.

The Arts & Culture communities in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley &
Richmond have formed a cultural corridor partnership to bring these
events to you in an easy to find format. 510arts.com is a web portal
linked to each city's own Arts calendar. Bookmark this page for your
future use!

The Standing Bear family needs furnishings and household items for
their new home. Please contact Mark Anquoe to assist and thanks to
all those who have so far.

Native American Music Awards 2011 Submission Form & Advisory
Membership Applications Now Available: Click Here. Recording
Eligibility Period January 1, 2010 thru April 1 ** Extended
Submission Entry Deadline April 1, Voting June 1, Open Voting/General
Public Summer thru November, Thirteenth Annual Awards Show - November
2011.

The Community Spirit Awards, a national fellowship award of $5,000
from First Peoples Fund for American Indian artists to "practice their
art." Nominees must be: Practicing artists (min 10 years) of
demonstrated maturity in their field of visual, performing or literary
arts and a documented affiliate of a US tribe. Artists must
demonstrate: An artistic practice that passes on the traditions and
the life ways of the people; a commitment to building the strength of
native communities by sharing their skills and talents with others in
their respective communities; and deeply rooted and maintained direct
ties to their tribal community. Nominate at First Peoples Fund or send
a postcard with complete names and addresses of nominee and nominator
to PO Box 2977, Rapid City, SD 57709. Applications will be mailed
after May 31 nomination deadline. A national selection committee will
select awardees.

Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) Global Women's Water Initiative (GWWI)
Fellowship program for women graduate students and development
professionals seeking holistic and hands-on training in international
development, WASH-related education, and appropriate technology.
Fellows will join the WEA team at the 2011 Global Women's Water
Initiative summer trainings in Uganda. Call for Applicants deadline
is April 1.

Become an Ohlone Cultures Docent. 9:30-3:30, Thurs, Mar 17, 24, 31 or
10:00-2:30 Sun Apr 10,17, 24. Share your passion for cultural history
with local schoolchildren and park visitors as you assist Coyote Hills
naturalists in fostering respect for Ohlone cultures past to present.
learn about eons-old relationships between people and place. Make and
play Central California Indian games and toys, gather and process
acorns and other native plan materials; make a soaproot brush, dogbane
string, tule boat, and more. 16+ years, Fee $25, FMI: Bev Ortiz,
510.544-3216. bor...@ebparks.org. Coyote Hills Regional Park,
Fremont.

Teaching and student positions available at 6-12 College Prep High
School in Albuquerque, NM. See Native American Community Academy or
call 505-266-0992. Toksa! Anpao Duta Flying Earth, Director of
Enrollment and Community Relations.

A free 48 page Student Resource Guide is available from California
Congresswoman Lucille Royball-Allard.

May 19-21, Third Annual Meeting of the Native American & Indigenous
Studies Association, at the Hyatt Regency, 1209 L Steet, Sacramento,
CA, Host: Department of Native American Studies, UC Davis. The NAISA
Council is accepting proposals for individual papers, panel sessions,
or roundtables. Must be NAISA member. Limit submissions to one
proposed session per person. FMI: naisa.org.

Native American public Telecommunications NAPT Releases:
Good Meat captures the real-time, personal weight loss battle of one
Oglala Lakota man, Beau LeBeau. Once a star athlete in his community,
he struggles to shed the pounds from his 333-pound frame in an
unsupportive environment. Mar 2011.
Columbus Day Legacy, a new documentary that examines issues of free
speech and ethnic pride through the cultural tensions that arise
between Denver, Colorado's Native and Italian-American communities
during the city's annual Columbus Day parade. Mar 2011.
Games of the North is a very personal journey for many athletes past
and present. The Arctic Winter Games connect athletes living in
distinct worlds--bonding urban and rural Alaska Natives in a spirit of
support and camaraderie with each character featured in the film
revealing a unique relationship to the games. Apr 2011.Apache 8, a
heart-felt documentary about the first all-women firefighting crew,
comes to public television Mar 2011.

The San Francisco Tlingit & Haida Community Council produces a local
newsletter with T&H news To obtain an e-copy, contact Kathryn
Paddock, President, 415.887-9315.

J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism and the McCormick
Foundation will fund four women-led start-up journalism projects
$12,000 for creating new Web sites, mobile news services, and other
entrepreneurial initiatives that offer interactive opportunities to
engage, inspire, and improve news and information in a geographic
community or a community of interest. Deadline Apr 4.

The 2011-2012 AIEF Scholarship application is at www.aiefprograms.org.
Must mail with required documents by Apr 4, 2011 for Undergraduate and
Graduate level. FMI: Murray Lee, 866-866-8642, American Indian
Education Foundation.

Kawika Alfiche’s single "Ho`i Hou Mai" from the upcoming album: KALE`A
(CD purchase for Mar release) at www.hawaiitunes.com for $3.00.
Proceeds benefit Hawaiian Cultural Center in So. San Francisco. Tour
begins in Mar.

Big Dan(of BRWN BFLO) releases his 2nd music video single Reminisce
from his upcoming solo album “All or None.” His blog page featuring
videos and artwork of other like minded artists.

Mar 27 – 31: 10th Annual Native Women & Men’s Wellness Conference,
Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM. Register: www.aii.ou.edu.
largest comprehensive Native wellness conference in North America.

Subscribe to News From Native California for a $22.50. Read a message
from Margaret Dubin, Managing Editor of News and lend your support.

Free Bay Area events: mybart.org, and sf.funcheap.com. Also in
Oakland, kids eat for free.

ONGOING

TV: San Jose, Channel 15, Native Voice TV, Sat 4-5 pm. Hosts
Cihuapili and Michael New Moon. Also 1st, 3rd, 4th Mon, 8 pm courtesy
La Raza Round Table.
Radio:
Bay Native Circle, Wed 2-3 pm, kpfa.org 94.1 fm, McVicar / Antoine
producers, Berkeley.
Indian Time Tues 8-10 pm, kkup.com 91.5 fm, Jack Hyatt/David Romero.
Native Way, 2nd/4th Sun, 1-3 pm, David Romero / Veronica Gonzales.
San Jose.
On Native Ground - Where Art Speaks! kdvs.com, 90.3 fm,Thurs
8:30-9:30 am, Jack Kohler / Patrice Pena. Sovereignty Sound, DJ Ya-
nah, Sun 3-6 am, 916.380-2818. Davis.
Webworks: Voices of the Native Nation, 3rd/4th Wed, 6-8 pm, kpoo.com
89.5, Mary Jean Robertson, San Francisco.

Calendars:
Bay Area native community network.
Bay Area Indian Calendar.
News from Native California Quarterly newsletter. Submissions by
email, or PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 or fax 510.549-1889.

East Bay (To Tuolumne)

Four Directions AA Meetings, Suns at 2, IFH, 523 International Blvd,
Oakland. Meetings: 1st Sun: Birthdays; 2nd Sun: As Bill Sees It; 3rd
Sun: Step Study; 4th Sun: Basket Drop. Children welcome, open
meeting. FMI Vermaine @415-933-1259.

Lakota conversation class, Mon, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, IFH, 523
International, Oakland. FMI: Janeen. *** Healthy potluck, donations
requested per class. Lila wopila to IFH, Advocates for Indigenous
California Language Survival, Community Futures Collective, AICA and
AICRC for helping our tiyospaye learn Lakota. Thanks also to Willie
who is temporarily away as he prepares for the coming of his expected
twins with his partner Christina.

Learning History: A Path to Wellness, This class explores identity and
identity formation in relation to history through film, storytelling,
lecture and talking circle. Facilitator Melinda Micco, Wed , 6-8:30,
Feb 16-April 13, Food and childcare provided. IFH, 523 International
Blvd., Oakland, CA. Drop ins ok. FMI: to...@nativehealth.org,
510.434-5446.

Medicine Warriors All Nations Dance Practice. Free, open to all.
Thurs, 7-9 pm, IFH, 523 International, Oakland. Motto: Friendship,
Fitness, Fun.

Gathering Tribes, 1412 Solano, Albany. 510.528-9038. Weekend artist
presentations.

Intertribal Friendship House, 523 International Blvd, Oakland.
510.836-1955. Classes: Mon: 6:30-8:30 Lakota, Tues: 6-9 pm, Beading
Circle w Gayle Burns, Drum, Aerobics. Thurs: Medicine Warriors/All
Nations Dance, Fri: Talking Circles, Sat: Gardening, Parenting.
Library open some Tues/Thurs.

Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St, Oakland. 501.238-2200.
Historical display of California lifeways/basketry. Free First Suns.

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley, 103 Kroeber
Hall, Berkeley. 510.643-7649. Wed-Sat, 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun 12-4 pm.
Free; $5 tours, $2 children.

North Bay (To Sacramento)

CN Gorman Museum, 1316 Hart Hall, UC Davis. cngo...@ucdavis.edu
530.752-6567.

California Indian Museum, 1020 O St, Sacramento. “American
Masterpieces: Artistic Legacy of California Indian Basketry,” Through
early 2010, Admission.

California Indian Museum & Cultural Center, 5250 Aero Drive, Santa
Rosa, 707.579-3004, cima...@aol.com. “Ishi: A California Indian
Story of Dignity, Hope, Courage and Survival.”

Jesse Peter Native American Art Museum, Santa Rosa Jr. College,
Bussman Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527-4479.
California cultures, artists change monthly.

Maidu Museum and Historic Site, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr., Roseville.
916.774-5934.

Marin Museum of the American Indian, 2200 Novato Blvd., Novato,
415.897-4064. “Sharing Traditions,” last Sat, 1-4 pm. Tues-Sun 12-4
pm. Free.

Mendocino County Museum. 400 E. Commercial St., Willits, 707.459-2739.
Wed-Sun: 10-4:30. Pomo baskets and basket weavers. Free.

Northern California Flute Circle. 530.432-2716. Native Am. Flute
concerts & workshops.

Pacific Western Traders, 305 Wool St., Folsom. 916.985-3851 Wed-Sun,
10-5. Native American arts, books, recordings, videos, Pendletons.
Changing exhibits.

Vallejo Inter-Tribal Council. Mugg’s Coffee Shop, Ferry Building, 495
Mare Island Way, Vallejo. 707.552-2562 or 707.554-6114. Call to
confirm Wed 7 pm meetings.

West Bay (SF Peninsula)

New Day!! Come learn powwow and honor songs. 1st Tuesday of every
month 7:30 - 9:00 pm, at LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, San
Francisco. Ask for BAAITS drum practice; Jaynie Weye Hlapsi aka
(Jaynie Lara) leads the classes sings and drums on Sweet Medicine
Drum.

Cantor Arts Center, Stanford. 650-723-4177. “Living Traditions: Arts
of the Americas,” Northwest Coast, California, Southwest, and
Mesoamerica collections. Wed–Sun. Free.

de Young Museum, Teotihuacan murals, California baskets, Inuit/Eskimo
art, Pueblo pottery. Free 1st Tues, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea
Garden Dr, SF, 415.750-3600. For admission to see the Olmec: Colossal
Masterworks of Ancient Mexico
Admission for Olmec exhibit: $25 adults; $22 seniors 65+; students
with ID $21; youth 6–17 $15. Members and children 5 and under are
free; the first Tuesday of every month is free. Advance purchase: $5
discount on all tickets. Group (10 or more) $16 per person with
advance purchase. FMI: www.deyoungmuseum.org; 415-750-3600.

Images of the North. Inuit sculptures, prints, masks, jewelry,
several exhibits yearly, Oct. Cape Dorset Print Show. 2036 Union,
SF, 415.673-1273, gal...@imagesnorth.com.

Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center, 423 Baden Ave, So. SF. Mon: Men
& Women (13-40) 6:30-7:30; Tues: Kupuna (50+) 6-7; Wed: Keiki (5-12)
6-7; Thurs: Makua (35-50) 6:30-7:30. Bring an open mind and
willingness to learn. ($10/class for the month of Sept) rsvp:
in...@apop.net 650-588-1091.

Mission Dolores. 3321 16th St, SF, 415.621-8203, Andrew A. Galvan,
(Ohlone), Curator. SF’s oldest intact building. The only intact
Mission Chapel of the original 21. Final resting place of 5,000 First
Californians. Native plants / artifacts.

South Bay (To Santa Cruz)

Four Directions Native American AA Meeting, 8:00pm, Every Friday, 749
Story Rd, San Jose Info: Linda W, 408/564-3895.

Indian Canyon, Ceremonial Refuge/Facilities, w. of Hollister,
a...@indiancanyon.org.

ANNUAL EVENTS
The “Annual Events” section aims to help community event planners
avoid scheduling conflicts and plan in advance. For inclusion, email
listings in same format as listings below. Wopila! Also, you can
post your full events on the Bay Area Native American Indian Network.

Apr 30-May 1, CA Indian Market, San Juan Bautista,
fourcorne...@msn.com.
Apr 30, Sofia Yohema Gathering, Lake Merced, johnny...@gmail.com.
Mar 12, Sat, Running is My High, Oakland, Lau...@nativehealth.org.
Mar 19, Sat, Taking Care of the Tribe NAAP Powwow 5, Horace Mann
School, SF, send...@yahoo.com.
May 6-8, Mothers Day Weekend, Stanford Powwow,
in...@stanfordpowwow.org.
May, c. 15, Sat, CA Indian Market, Tuolumne,
jba...@blackoakcasino.com.
Jun 5, Sat, Gathering of Honored Elders, Sacramento.
Jun 18, Sat, Native Contemp Arts Festival, SF, Janeen Antoine.
Jun 18, Sat, Storytelling Festival, Indian Canyon, Hollister,
a...@indiancanyon.org. date to be revised..
Jul 17, Sat, Kule Loklo Big Time, Point Reyes National Seashore,
415.464-5100.
Sep 11, Sat, MWAN Powwow, Oakland, Gilbert Blacksmith.
Sep 18, Sat, AmInd Heritage Celeb/Big Time/Powwow/Market, San Jose,
vmc...@ihcscv.org.
Sep 18-19, Black NA Assn Powwow, CSU Hayward, Don Little Cloud.
Sep 24, 4th Fri, California Indian Day.
Oct 2-3, NAHC Pow Wow, Treasure Island, SF, Cathy Wisdom.
Oct 2, Tlingit Haida Gathering, Oakland 1st Congre. Church, Kathy
Paddock.
Oct 3, Ohlone Gathering, Coyote Hills, Fremont, chv...@ebparks.org.
Oct 9, IPD Pow Wow/Market, Berkeley, in...@ipdpowwow.org.
Oct 11, IPD Sunrise Ceremony, Alacatraz, Morningstar Gali.
Oct 28-29, California Indian Conference, Amy Huberland, 530.898-5438.
Oct 30, Sat, Oakland Library N. A. Culture Day,
rch...@oaklandlibrary.org.
Nov 5-13, Sat, AIFF American Indian Film Festival, SF,
filmfe...@aifisf.com.
Nov 13, AIFF Awards Night, SF, www.aifisf.com.
Nov 22-26, AIM National Conference, SF, Tony Gonzales.
Nov 25, Sunrise Ceremony, Alcatraz Island, Morningstar Gali.
Nov 26, Black Fri Shellmound Mall Protest, Emeryville,
shellmo...@yahoo.com
Dec 3-4, Sat/Sun, AICRC Powwow, Laney College, Oakland, Mary Trimble
Norris. .
Jan 29, MWAN B-Day Party, IFH, Oakland, Gilbert Blacksmith.