September 19-21
Tule River Yokuts Pow Wow 2008 “Spirit of the Gourd Dance”
There will be Contest Dancing, Drum Contest, Chicken Dance Contest, Hand Drum Contest, crafts, food booths, and cultural demonstrations. Camping is available. No drugs, alcohol, firearms, or dogs are permitted. Please contact Larry Galupe at (559) 781-4271 ext. 1050 or Zona Franco (559) 788-2779 for additional information.
September 26-28
Yosemite flute and art festival
This event will host Native American flute makers and players, evening concerts, and two-time Grammy winner Mary Youngblood. Please visit, www.yosemiteflutefest.com, for more information
September 27
Los Medanos College Powwow
The Annual Powwow at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, California. 2700 E. Leland Rd, Pittsburg, CA 94565. Gourd dancing at noon and Grand Entry at 1:00pm. Contest Dancing and All Drums Welcome. Please contact Valorie at (925)625-7496 or Jennifer Wall at (925) 759-3375, f-wall@sbcglobal.net for more information.
October 2-4
23rd Annual California Indian Education Conference
This conference will be held at the University of California, Riverside, California Center for Native Nations.
October 4
Tillie Hardwick Lecture Series: Social Myths and Stereotypes at the California Indian Museum, 5250 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 from 1:30-3:30. Admission is free. Call (707) 579-3004 or visit www.cimcc.org for more information.
October 4-5
15th Annual Pow Wow "Unity of All Tribes" in Napa Valley
Suscol Intertribal Council sponsors its 15th Annual Pow Wow dedicated to the "Unity of All Tribes" at the Yountville Veterans Home Picnic Grounds, in Yountville California. (Make a Right off Highway 29 10 miles North of Napa). All drums and dancers welcome. Northern Host drum: "Young Eagle Bear"/ Fresno; Southern Host: "Southern Brothers; " Head Man: Percy Edwards/Colville/Nez Pierce; Head woman: April Jackson/ Lake County Pomo; MC Joe Smith Lakota California Traditonal dancers; Dry Creek Rancheria Pomo singers. Camping is available; tents at no charge; motor home are $15/day; showers kitchen available. Please call Charlie Toledo (707) 256-3561 for more information.
October 11
Dinner in the Canyons, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. For additional information, please visit, www.accmuseum.org.
October 18
3rd Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
California Celebrating Our Youth, Celebrating Our Future, hosted in San Jose, with cultural activities, dance presentations, language presentations, Native arts and crafts booths, a health fair, music, drumming, food booths, a kids fun zone, and lacrosse demonstrations by the professional lacrosse team San Francisco Dragons. Event time is from 10 am to 6 pm. Please visit, www.americanindianheritage.org, for more information. Please contact Vernon Medicine Cloud at (408) 445-3400 ext. 208 or email at vmcloud@ihcscv.org for additional information.
November 7-15
American Indian Film Festival
33rd Annual American Indian Film Festival presented at San Francisco's historic Palace of Fine Arts and Landmark Embarcadero Center Cinema. Provides an opportunity to see films by and about Native people, including many works unavailable in the U.S through theatres, home video, and television. Please contact info@aifisf.com or (415) 554-0525, or visit, www.aifisf.com, for more information.
December 6
Tillie Hardwick Lecture Series: Storytelling for Christmas at the California Indian Museum, 5250 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 from 1:30-3:30. Admission is free. Call (707) 579-3004 or visit www.cimcc.org for more information.
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