BAY AREA INDIAN CALENDAR, FEB 01, 2012
Thanks to American Indian Contemporary Arts/AICA for the calendar. More info linked to Bay Native Circle page at www.kpfa.org. To include events send text info to Janeen Antoine or post on the Bay Area Native American Indian Network.
Bay Native Circle at kpfa 94.1 airs every Wed, 2–3 pm with rotating hosts Lakota Harden, Janeen Antoine, Morningstar Gali, Ras K’Dee and Mark Anquoe. On FB. This week Janeen Antoine interviews Ras KDee of SNAG magazine for fund drive. If public radio is a part of your life, please support kpfa.org with a financial contribution. Even small contributions help! Pilaunyapi!
Upcoming
Join community for the STEP-UP Program! Make this the year you take control of your body!! No Class Jan 30, Class resumes in Feb. 6:30 pm (instructor will start session). Bring water, workout towel and large towel. IFH, 523 International Blvd., Oakland, FREEEEEE! Khen Russell, RN MSCS. FMI: kenneth.russell@samuelmerritt.edu or ifh: 510-836-1955.
Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Kupaoa will make a Bay Area appearance next week featuring the Ke 'Ala Aumoe Dancers!! They will perform at 4 venues this week as follows: with special guest Patrick Landeza, Wed, Feb 1, 7:30 pm at, Intramuros, 101 Brentwood Dr, South San Francisco., $10 Admission; then on Thurs, Feb 2, 7:30 pm, Live at the Cue!, 1835 Colfax St., Concord, $10 Admission; on Fri, Feb 3, 7 pm, Pono Island Grille, 120 Union St. Santa Cruz., $10 Donation; and Sat, Feb 4, 8 pm, with special guest Patrick Landeza, at Da Kine Cafe, 153 E. Fremont Avenue Sunnyvale, $15 Admission. For ticket info call 510.423.3051 or purchase online, www.landezapresents.com, Hawaiian dinner plate available for $10, doors open 1 hour before showtime.
Wednesday, February 1, 6:30-8pm, Reception: Art Exhibit, Kaigani Haida Artist - Scott Fulton at the Regina K. Stafford Meeting Room, 1st floor, Jan 29 - Feb 25, 2012, Alameda Main Library, 2nd floor. Mr. Fulton will discuss his art at this reception. Scott Fulton has studied Northwest Coast artistic styles extensively. Creating art has always been his passion. He continues to study his ancestor's art and culture, learning from his Kaigani Haida elders, other relatives, family friends and artists. Using traditional and non-traditional symbolism, shapes and form line components, he has created his contemporary style. Mr. Fulton's work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Alameda Main Library 1550 Oak Street Alameda, CA 94501 Library Hours: Mon - Wed: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thurs: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fri - Sat: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun: 1 - 5 p.m. Holidays Closed.
Fri, Feb 3, Give Kids a Smile Day, Get free polishing and fluoride treatments for children 18 and under. 2950 International Blvd Oakland, 2- 4:45 pm. No appointments or insurance needed. There will also be face painting, fruits and dental goodie bags! FMI: 510.535-4454. Anhthuy Nguyen, AnhthuyN@nativehealth.org.
On Feb 4, tell Obama to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. Solidarity events will be held in various locations around the world. Please plan to attend a scheduled event near you. See <http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/calendar.htm> or <http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/02FebSolidarity.htm>. Take a few minutes out of your busy day to write to the President, too: President Barack H. Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Fax: 202-456-2461 E-Mail: <http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments> For guidance in writing to the President in favor of clemency, see <http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/clemency.htm>. Thank you for all you do on behalf of Leonard Peltier.
Sun Feb 5, 3pm, The Spirit Within: Curator’s Tour Led by Tressa Berman, Ph.D. and artist L Frank. Manresa Gallery, St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Avenue, USF. w: www.manresagallery.org, e: info@manresagallery.org; t: 415.422-6639. Exhibit closes Feb 12.
Thurs Feb 9 5:15pm – 6:15pm, San Jose Local Organizing Committee Meeting for Peace and Dignity Journeys. 1700 Alum Rock Avenue SJ. Talk about our teatro vision fundraiser and discuss how we are doing on February's fundraising efforts thus far. discuss runners orientation and protocol and recruitment.
Sat Feb 11, 3-5 pm, Decolonize Oakland teach-ins to explore some of the questions raised at the “Occupy Oakland” General Assembly on Oct 28 when the Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples passed by a 97% voting majority, Oscar Grant Plaza Amphitheater, Oakland. FMI: Joanne Barker, jmbrkr62@gmail.com, Join us on Facebook: Decolonize Oakland, Tumblr: Decolonize Oakland, and Twitter: DecolonizeOak.
Sat Feb 11, 11 am - 6 pm. BAIITS First Annual Two Sprit Powwow. LGBT Center, 1800 Market St., SF, Contests, Raffles, Indian Market, Food & Drink, All dancers/community welcome, No drugs, alcohol, weapons. MC Earl Neconie, L Frank, Arena Director Erik Kimple, Head Woman Jaqueline Lomeli, Head Man, Ben Wolf. FMI: www.baaits.org, vendor info: peacewarrior@earthlink.net.
Sat, Feb 18, 12-6 pm, Marysville Winter Pow Wow, Allyn Scott Youth & Community Center, 1830 B Street Marysville, CA. Open Gourd at Noon, Grand Entry 1 pm; Raffle, Team Dance Contest, Craft Vendors, Food Vendors. All Drums, Dancers and Public Welcome, Free. FMI: 530.749-6196, pbennet@mjusd.k12.ca.us. **** Sponsors: American Indian Education Program of Marysville. DAFE. MC: Val Shadowhawk; Arena Director: Eugene Newman; Host Northern Drum: Northern Eagle; Host; Southern Drum: Southern Express; Other Drums: Feather River Singers American River.
Sun, Mar 11, 12-2, Decolonize Oakland teach-in, Oscar Grant Plaza Amphitheater, Oakland. FMI: Joanne Barker, jmbrkr62@gmail.com, Info on Facebook: Decolonize Oakland; Tumblr: Decolonize Oakland; and Twitter: DecolonizeOak. The teach-ins explore some of the questions raised at the “Occupy Oakland” General Assembly on Oct 28 when the Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples passed by a 97% voting majority.
EXHIBITS
Nov 13 – Feb 12, The Spirit Within: Creation, Community and Renewal in Indigenous Art, 650 Parker Avenue, San Francisco, 415.422.6639 www.manresagallery.org info@manresagallery.org. Artists: Colleen Cutschall, L. Frank, Kieren Karritypul, Gracie Kumbi, Frank LaPena, Judith Lowry, Patricia Marrfurra, Mario Martinez, Dominica Mullins, Marita Sambono, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann. Hours: Sunday 2-5pm + by appointment Please call 415.422.6639 to schedule a viewing. The Spirit Within: Creation, Community and Renewal in Indigenous Art emerges from the theme of dadirri, what Aboriginal artist Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann – a renowned educator and artist from the Daly River community of Australia – describes as the deep spring that resides in all of us, a quiet contemplation or awareness that enriches our lives. As close observers of their environment, other Daly River artists join in the colorful play with nature, family, community and cultural retrieval through their art. In response to the inter- relatedness that this spirit within evokes, Native American artists reflect their own cultural standpoints through selected works that invite contemplation and cross-cultural dialogue. The visual exchange also connects us to the artists' concerns with homeland and healing as important dimensions of creation, community, and renewal.
“We Are Still Here,” the Alcatraz occupation exhibit on the island. With photographs of the 40th anniversary occupation celebration; an audio landscape with excerpts from interviews of Alcatraz veterans and native activists; a collage of contemporary and archival footage; contemporary Native American poetry; and original art, the exhibit will be housed in the cellblock basement until February 2012 and will then move to another location on the island. FMI: Phil: 415.531-6890, pklasky@igc.org.
California Indians: Making a Difference, The California Museum, 1020 O St., Sacramento. The first statewide project to emphasize Native voices in California. Visitors will be immersed in California Indian culture through displays of artifacts, oral histories, photographs, maps, and contemporary art. FMI: 916.653-7524 or www.californiamuseum.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/OPPORTUNITIES
Native American Congressional Internship. A ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC for Native American and Alaska Native students to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded with round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program. Deadline Jan 31. For application info, click here. or see link: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/NACInternship/ApplicationMaterials.aspx.
The Futuro Media Group in conjunction with Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT) is requesting short, independent film submissions to air as part of a PBS pilot called America by the Numbers. The pilot episode--funded by the National Minority Consortia (NMC), NAPT and the Ford Foundation--is called "Do it Yourself (DIY) Democracy." Qualifying short film submissions that are one to three minutes in length would be the ender segment of a half-hour television pilot that will air nationally on PBS, anchored by PBS and NPR correspondent Maria Hinojosa.FMI: www.nativetelecom.org.
"Native American Small Business Primer: Strategies for Success,” a new online course: emphasizes business planning and market research as essential steps to take before going into business; informs Native American entrepreneurs about the legal aspects of starting a business, including the type of ownership (legal structure) and licensing; and provides key information on seed money for starting up, raising capital, and borrowing money. In addition, there is a section on how to estimate business start-up costs that can help assess the financial needs of going into business. The course is available from the SBA's Online Small Business Training web page under Online Courses for Starting Your Business at http://www.sba.gov/content/online-courses-starting-your-business.
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has finalized plans to make available $6 million to ensure that Navajo Nation scholarship recipients will receive their scholarship funding. The money will be made available for students through the Office of Navajo Scholarships and Financial Assistance.
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year until March 1, 2012 and a $50 incentive is offered to those who complete their scholarship application on or before Feb. 1 and who are accepted as scholarship recipients. If selected as a recipient, the $50 will be included in their scholarship award. Scholarships must be submitted online. About 400 annual awards are given to Sealaska shareholders and descendants enrolled in accredited colleges, universities and voc-tech schools. SHI is a Native nonprofit established in 1980 to administer educational and cultural programs for Sealaska, a regional Native corporation formed under ANCSA. The institute’s mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures. FMI: Rosita Worl, SHI President, 907.463-4844.
Creative Capacity Fund Quick Grants. Individual SF or LA based artists receive up to $500 and arts organizations receive up to $1,000 in professional development reimbursement grants to build administrative capacity and hone business skills. Applications due by 15th of the month for notification on the 15th of the following month. To apply: http://www.cciarts.org/ccf/quickgrant.htm
Support:
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Lehman Brightman Healing Fund. Monetary gifts are greatly appreciated and can be mailed to: United Native Americans, Inc., 2434 Faria Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564. FMI, unitednativeamericansinc@gmail.com or 510.672-7187.
Petitions:
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“Indigenous Mothers Against Mercury" IEN Petition: English, and Spanish.
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.
First Nations Experience Television, http://fnx.org/.
Radio:
Bay Native Circle, Wed 2-3 pm, kpfa.org 94.1 fm, Janeen Antoine producer, Hosts Lakota Harden, Janeen Antoine, Morning Star Gali, Ras K’Dee, Mark Anquoe. 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/Newsletters:
Bay Area native community network.
Bay Area Indian Calendar.
News from Native California Quarterly. Submissions by email, or PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 or fax 510.549-1889. $22.50. Read this message from Margaret Dubin, Managing Editor of News.
San Francisco Tlingit & Haida Community Council newsletter, Kathryn Paddock, President, 415.887-9315.
Powwows: http://500nations.com/California_Events.asp.
Arts in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley & Richmond: 510arts.com.
West of Bay (Peninsula)
Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits. Learn powwow and honor songs. 1st Tues 7:30-9:00 pm, at LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, SF. 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. the first Tues of month free. 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, gallery@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 open mind and willingness to learn. ($10/class) rsvp: info@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.
North of Bay (To Sacramento)
Sacramento Powwow Dance Class & Potluck, Mon, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Sierra 2 Center: Curtis Hall, 2791 24th St, Sacramento. Free/open to all ages/levels. Bring drum if you have one and sing! Potluck 2nd/4th Mon. FMI: Shonnie Bear: 916-747-5133, Frances Rocha: 916-544-7121, Jup McCloud: 916-704-4864, Email: sac.pw.dance.class@gmail.com On FB.
CN Gorman Museum, 1316 Hart Hall, UC Davis. Mon-Fri, 12-5pm & Sun 2-5pm, cngorman@ucdavis.edu 530.752-6567. http://gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu.
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, cimandcc@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 weavers. Free.
Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin helps identify, preserve and protect the cultural and physical resources of the Coast Miwok indigenous peoples of Marin and southern Sonoma Counties. info@mapom.org, Janice Cunningham 415.491-0401. MAPOM, PO Box 481, Novato CA 94948.
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 Thur 6:30 pm meetings.
Vallejo Inter-Tribal Council. Lakota Language Class, 2nd Wed/4th Wed, 6-8 pm, Native American Studies, 301 Wallace St, Vallejo. FMI:, Midge 707.226-1234. Community, adults and especially youth welcome. Free. Janeen Antoine teaches 2nd Wed, Midge Wagner 4th Wed.
East of 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, Tues, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, IFH, 523 International, Oakland. FMI: Janeen. Healthy potluck, donations. Lila wopila IFH, AICLS, Community Futures Collective, AICA and AICRC for helping our tiyospaye learn Lakota. Thanks also to our teacher and mentor Willie Underbaggage.
Medicine Warriors All Nations Dance Practice. Free, open to all. Thurs, 7-9 pm, IFH, 523 International, Oakland. “Friendship, Fitness, Fun.”
San Leandro Thurs Nite Powwow Class, 6-8 pm, on FB.
Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555. Fees and Reg. required. Register online for some classes: www.ebparksonline.org. FMI: 510.544-3200. www.ebparks.org. Events also at Garin Regional Park, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544, 510.544-3079.
Gathering Tribes, 1412 Solano, Albany. 510.528-9038. Weekend artist presentations.
Intertribal Friendship House, 523 International Blvd, Oakland. 510.836-1955. Classes: Tues: 6-9 pm, Beading Circle w Gayle Burns, 6:30-8:30 Lakota Language Class; 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.
South of Bay (To Santa Cruz)
IHSCV Dance and Drum Class Tues, 5-7:30, Roosevelt Community Center, 901 E. Santa Clara St, San Jose; Youth Empowerment Program tutoring Wed 4-7 and Thurs 4-6; and Youth Empowerment Program Thurs, 6-8, 25 N 14th Street, Ste 140, San Jose, CA 95112. FMI: 408.445-3400 x 330, ahernandez@ihcscv.org. Funded by One With All Substance Abuse Prevention program of the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley.
Four Directions Nat Am AA Meeting, every Fri 8 pm, 749 Story Rd, San Jose FMI: Linda W, 408/564-3895.
Indian Canyon, Ceremonial Refuge/Facilities, w. of Hollister, ams@indiancanyon.org.
