Image of a Native American Woman with the title of the initiative The Continuous Thread

San Francisco’s first citywide American Indian Initiative celebrates  the culture and contributions of local Indigenous Peoples. Spanning three months, The Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions will include over 20 public events including exhibitions, a temporary light-art project, community celebrations, concerts, a film festival, a fashion show and more.  The ambitious Initiative coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz, the one-year anniversary of the City’s first Indigenous Peoples Day and the anniversary of the removal of the Early Days sculpture in the Civic Center after decades of community objections to its racist and historically inaccurate content.

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2019 American Indian Initiative Events & Programs

 

The Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions exhibition features the photographic works of Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Jean Melesaine, and Britt Bradley. The exhibition highlights the local Indigenous Peoples through visual and mulitmedia formats.

WHO: San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries in partnership with exhibition curator and project advisor Carolyn Kuali’i

WHEN: October 4 - December 14, Opening reception: October 4, 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: SFAC Main Gallery, 401 Van Ness, Ste. 126

COST: FREE

INFO: sfartscommission.org

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Native Art Department International, Bureau of Aesthetics
Native Art Department International (NADI), Bureau of Aesthetics presents objects that highlight how collaboration and cooperation might interrogate art history and strengthen communities. Through a multi-disciplinary art practice, NADI engages collaborative and collective action as strategies to challenge essentialist readings of contemporary artworks projected onto Indigenous cultural producers. Curated by Mercer Union.

WHO: KADIST

WHEN: October 12, 2019 - January 25, 2020

WHERE: KADIST, 3295 20th Street

COST: FREE

INFO: https://kadist.org/program/native-art-department-international-bureau-of-aesthetics/​


Reclaiming Space: Projected Portraits of the American Indian Community
The San Francisco Arts Commission invited members of the diverse American Indian community to be photographed on the now vacant 4th plinth of the Pioneer Monument, where the Early Days sculpture once stood, as an honorific and respectful tribute to Indigenous Peoples. These powerful and dignified portraits will be projected onto the walls of the buildings that surround the monument, San Francisco Main Library and Asian Art Museum, and will enable the American Indian community to purify and reclaim the site from its long association with indignity and to imbue it with a new hope for a more equitable future. Coinciding with SFAC Main Gallery exhibition The Continuous Thread, Reclaiming Space: Projected Portraits of the American Indian Community; reflects the strength and potency of the local Indigenous community.

WHO: San Francisco Arts Commission

WHEN: October 4 - October 11, starting at dusk

WHERE: San Francisco Main Library and Asian Art Museum

COST: FREE

INFO: sfartscommission.org


Performance by Orquesta Jaranera del Mayab ​
Bring the family to a late day outdoor concert featuring traditional Maya Orchestra from the Yucatan-Orquesta Jaranera del Mayab​. 

WHO: Brought to you by Asociacion Mayab​

WHEN: Friday, October 10, 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: San Francisco Main Library​, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco CA

COST: FREE

INFO:  https://www.facebook.com/events/460664137874269/


Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration ​
Officially recognized on 2018 by city officials, this day will be an opportunity to honor and celebrate the contributions of American Indian and Indigenous communities to San Francisco. Come dance with us to the tunes of Orquesta Jaranera del Mayab, and Marimba from Guatemala.

WHO: Brought to you by Asociacion Mayab​

WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

WHERE: ​In Chan Kaajal Park, 17th @ Folsom Streets in San Francisco

COST: FREE

INFO:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1298082987038683/


Vaqueria Yucateca
Asociacion Mayab presents the traditional Vaqueria Yucateca with performances by the incomparable Jaranera del Mayab Orchestra and the musical group of the moment La Fusion and DJ William. 

WHO: Brought to you by Asociacion Mayab​

WHEN: Sunday, October 13, 4:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Roccapulco Night Club, 3041 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110

COST: $15 adults, children under 12 FREE

INFO:  https://www.facebook.com/events/2571298749560326/ 


Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony
This event commemorates 527 years of Indigenous resistance and survival in the Americas, honors the cultural resiliency of Indigenous Peoples in California and around the world, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz by Indians of All Tribes in 1969-1970.

WHO: Sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council

WHEN: Monday, October 14, 6 a.m.- 8 a.m. (boats return by 9 a.m.)

WHERE: Alcatraz Island (boats leave from Pier 33 starting at 5 AM, ticket booth opens at 4:15 AM)

COST: $11, purchase ferry boat tickets  on line from Alcatraz Cruises, Children under 5 are free

INFO: www.iitc.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Rochelle Diver, rochelle@treatycouncil.org, (218) 576-2649


Alcatraz Canoe Journey 2019
To commemorate the 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, honor its veterans, celebrate our past and envision our future, the Bay Area Indigenous community is hosting our first-ever canoe journey. Starting at sunrise, a flotilla of Indigenous canoes from up and down the West Coast will circle Alcatraz Island, carrying forward the spirit of the Occupation for a new generation and century—showing leadership in the face of environmental degradation through the promise of Indigenous resurgence.

WHO: Brought to you by the Alcatraz Canoe Journey organizing committee and the Bay Area Indigenous community

WHEN: Monday, October 14, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

WHERE: Aquatic Park, San Francisco, starting at the corner of Jefferson St. and Hyde St.

COST: FREE

INFO:  canoejourney2019.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Julian Brave NoiseCat,  jnoisecat@gmail.com


Indigenous Peoples Day Music and Arts Festival
This day marks the one-year anniversary of San Francisco's Indigenous Peoples' Day and the (September 13, 2018) removal of the Early Days sculpture from Pioneer Monument located in San Francisco’s Civic Center. Yerba Buena Gardens Festival celebrates with Native American art, music and vendors. The event will feature Jonathan Cordero (Ramaytush Ohlone) and performances by Pamyua (Inuit), Hip Hop and media artist Ronnie Dean Harris aka Ostwelve (Stō:lo) and Raye Zaragoza (Akimel O’otham descent).

WHO: Presented with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission and in partnership with International Indian Treaty Council, American Indian Contemporary Arts and the Consulate General of Canada.

WHEN: Monday, October 14, Noon – 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission St. between 3rd & 4th streets

COST: FREE

INFO:  ybgfestival.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Marshall Lamm - marshalllamm@earthlink.net


For the Record: Eyewitness Testimonies of the police murder of Luís Gongora Pat
Luís Gongora Pat, a Mayan indigenous man, was murdered by San Francisco police officers on April 7, 2016 on Shotwell near 19th Street in the Mission. His killing came in the wake of other homicides by police of Black and Brown community members. His family pursued every legal avenue available, including a civil case, which was settled in January 2019. Three and a half years later, Luís’s death is at risk of being buried because the primary family eyewitnesses never got their day in court. But their story must be told. Two primary eyewitnesses—Christine Pepin and S. Smith Patrick—will present their foregone testimony in an open setting, getting the facts onto a public record even if they couldn’t provide it in court. Adante Pointer, the family civil rights lawyers, will attend in order to support the narrative with facts on the record.

WHO: Shaping San Francisco, in connection with the San Francisco Public Library One City One Book program

WHEN: Tuesday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 518 Valencia Street, Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics

COST: FREE

INFO: http://shapingsf.org/public-talks/index.html


Resounding Witchi Tai To, 1969-2019
A musical commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the song “Witchi Tai To” by the Creek and Kaw jazz saxophonist Jim Pepper (1941-1992).

WHO: The John-Carlos Perea Ensemble

WHEN: October 16, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

WHERE: Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University

COST: Free

INFO: https://johncarlosperea.bandcamp.com/

MEDIA CONTACT: John-Carlos Perea, johnc@sfsu.edu or 415-338-1664


Tommy Orange at the Koret
Award winning novelist Tommy Orange will present his work and engage in a conversation with Poet Laureate, Kim Shuck onstage at the Koret Theater.

WHO: Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco Arts Commission

WHEN: October 16, 6 p.m.

WHERE: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street

COST: FREE

INFO: sfpl.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Jaime Wong, jaime.wong@sfpl.org or 415-557-4295


Shellmounds, Indigenous Culture, and Ecology on the San Francisco Bay
250 years ago, life along the edges of what we now know as San Francisco Bay changed forever when the Portola Expedition came upon this hidden magnificent body of water. The Spaniards couldn’t quite understand it when they saw this marvelous sight for the first time on November 2, 1769, but this confluence of many rivers was a thriving home to thousands of people, not to mention an abundance of species of water, land, and sky. Join us to talk with Gregg Castro, t’rowt’raahl Salinan/rumsien Ohlone, and Robin Grossinger, of the San Francisco Estuary Institute, about the tens of thousands of years prior to European arrival, what remains from those times, and how we can honor the ways of life that persist despite centuries of colonial misuse of the land and water.

WHO: Shaping San Francisco

WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 518 Valencia Street, Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics

COST: FREE

INFO: http://shapingsf.org/public-talks/index.html


Landless in the Bay Area
With Corrina Gould (Confederated Villages of Lisjan), Ruth Orta (Ohlone/Bay Miwok/Plains Miwok) and Jonathan Cordero (Ramaytush Ohlone); moderator Julian Brave NoiseCat (Secwepemc/St’at’imc)

Three leaders of traditional Bay Area territories will speak from the heart about historical and contemporary events that have left them landless and without federal recognition, the impact of this situation on their people, the work they are doing to reclaim culture and re-assert their claim to these lands, and why Indigenous presence matters as San Francisco emerges as one of the wealthiest cities on the planet and a hub for tech corporations and real estate speculation.

WHO: Alcatraz Canoe Journey, SFMOMA

WHEN:  October 23, 2019 at 6-7;30 p.m.

WHERE: San Francisco Public Library | 100 Larkin Street, SF CA 94102

COST: Free

INFO: canoejourney2019.com


Between Underground and Skyworld (BTW US)  a multimedia dance theater work that illuminates the practical, spiritual and cultural aspects of renewable energy, combining intertribal perspectives with Indigenous futurities. Fusing tradition with technology, Indigenous interdisciplinary artists engage creation and constellation stories in tandem with geo-sensitive new media to conjure visions for a more sustainable future. Every performance opens with a California Native invocation of songs, oratory, and dance.

WHO: Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations sponsored by Dance Mission's WORD Series - Womxn's Oracular Radical Dance.

WHEN: Saturday October 26th, 8 p.m. followed by an audience/artist discussion Sunday October 27th, 6 p.m., following a 1 pm free outdoor event of Re-Indigenizing the Streets, hosted by California Natives Kanyon Sayers Roods, Bernadette Smith, and Tisina T. Parker of Dancing Earth, featuring intertribal culture carriers and artists and exciting educational inter-activities!

WHERE: Dance Brigade's Dance Mission
3316 24th St, San Francisco, California 94110

COST: $20.00/ticket

INFO: https://dancemissiontheater.org/2019/08/06/oct-26-27-between-underground-and-skyworld-btw-us/


Native American Heritage Month, San Francisco Public Library

The San Francisco Arts Commission will partner with the Public Library  to curate an exhibition and related programming  featuring weekly Poetry Jams led by Poet Laureate Kim Shuck. 

WHO: Co-Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission and San Francisco Public Library

WHEN: October 26 – November 30

WHERE: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street

COST: FREE

INFO: sfpl.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Jaime Wong, jaime.wong@sfpl.org or 415-557-4295


44th Annual American Indian Film Festival
The American Indian Film Institute is the premiere Native American media and cultural arts exposition in the West Coast and its annual film festival is the world’s oldest forum dedicated to Native American cinema. The full schedule will be available Oct 1st.

WHO: Co-sponsored by American Indian Film Institute and San Francisco Arts Commission

WHEN: October 26 – November 2, see website for show times

WHERE: Films will be shown at BRAVA theater with the awards show at the Presidio Theater on November 2.

INFO: aifisf.com


Native American Heritage Month at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
An exhibition of portraits from the Early Days Photo Shoot will be exhibited on the mezzanine level of Terminal 3, while shorts by Native American filmmakers we be presented at SFO Museum’s Video Arts screening room in the International Terminal Departures Lobby.

WHO: Community partnership: San Francisco International Airport, the San Francisco Arts Commission, the American Indian Film Institute

WHEN: November 1 – December 4

WHERE: San Francisco International Airport; Terminal 3 mezzanine (photography), International Terminal Departures Lobby (film shorts). Both exhibitions are located pre-security and are available to all Airport visitors.

COST: FREE

INFO: sfomuseum.org


Rose B. Simpson solo exhibition 
Rose B. Simpson (b. 1983, Santa Clara Pueblo, NM) is a mixed-media artist, whose work addresses the emotional and existential impacts of living in the 21st century, an apocalyptic time for many analogue cultures. Her figures are often powerful matriarchs or elusively androgynous empaths who channel the spirits of high art, hiphop, lowrider attitudes, and long-lost ancestors of all kinds. Simpson comes from a tribe famous for the ceramics its women have produced since the 6th century AD. An apprentice to her mother, an acclaimed native artist, Simpson grew up expressing herself in three-dimensions. After a BFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Simpson earned an MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she was inspired by contemporary art and international artists such as Lee Bontecou, Alberto Giacometti and Marina Abramovic. Simpson’s sculptures are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Denver Art Museum,  Princeton University Art Museum, Heard Museum (Phoenix AZ), Pomona College Museum of Art (Pomona CA), Peabody Essex Museum (Salem MA) and the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences (Charleston, WV). Jessica Silverman Gallery’s solo exhibition of Simpson’s work opens this October 29th.

WHO: Jessica Silverman Gallery

WHEN: October 29 - December 7, 2019, opening October 29, 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: Jessica Silverman Gallery, 488 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA

COST: FREE

INFO: jessicasilvermangallery.com


Alcatraz Occupation: A Beginning
50 years ago this fall, on November 20, a group of people that came to be known as Indians of All Tribes began a 18-month occupation of Alcatraz Island. This act of self-determination emerged from conditions faced on reservations and in urban centers, from the activism of the Third World Strike at San Francisco State, and resulted in major changes taking place across the continent. From a new consciousness of sovereignty to at least ten major policy and law shifts, Mary Jean Robertson, host of the radio show Voices of the Native Nations, discusses the far reaching impact of claiming “the Rock”.

WHO: Shaping San Francisco

WHEN: Wednesday, November 6, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 518 Valencia Street, Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics

COST: FREE

INFO: http://shapingsf.org/public-talks/index.html


The Indigenous Environmental Movement
With Mark Tilsen (Oglala Lakota), Isabella Zizi (Northern Cheyenne, Arikara, Muscogee) and Melinda Micco (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma); moderator Julian Brave NoiseCat (Secwepemc/St’at’imc)

Two Indigenous millennial activists will speak to the role of indigenous peoples in protecting water, land and biodiversity in the face of environmental and moral hazards including fossil fuel extraction and climate change.

WHO: Alcatraz Canoe Journey, The Natural History Museum

WHEN:  November 6, 2019 | 6-8;30 p.m.

WHERE:  Exploratorium | Pier 15, Embarcadero at Green Street, SF CA 94111

COST: Free

INFO: canoejourney2019.com


The Indigenous Canoe Movement
With Lehua Kamalu (Native Hawaiian), Frank Brown (Heiltsuk) and L. Frank Manriquez (Tongva-Ajachmem); moderator Julian Brave NoiseCat (Secwepemc/St’at’imc)

A conversation with three Indigenous leaders from across North America rebuilding canoe and maritime traditions in their own communities. Lehua Kamalu, Kanaka Maoli, captained the Hikianalia, a traditional polynesian outrigger canoe on its recent voyage from Hawaii to California. Kamalu is the first woman to captain a traditional polynesian vessel. Frank Brown, Heiltsuk from Bella Bella, British Columbia, organized North America’s first Tribal Canoe Journey to coincide with Expo ‘86 in Vancouver, BC. Brown will talk about his original vision, what it took to launch the first Tribal Canoe Journey, and how the event has taken hold and grown in the 30+ years since.  L. Frank Manriquez of the Tongva-Ajachmem is an artist, language activist and leader in the California Indian community. She was the first member of her nation to build and navigate a traditional tii’at in over 100 years and participates in the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys. All will also speak to the challenges and positive impacts of canoe culture on Indigenous communities and the environmental movement.
 

WHO: Alcatraz Canoe Journey, California Historical Society, The Natural History Museum

WHEN: November 12, 2019, 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, SF CA 94105

COST: $5 General Admission, Free for CHS Members.

INFO: canoejourney2019.com


Alcatraz Reflections
The premier of a new musical composition for Native American flute reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz Island.

WHO: The John-Carlos Perea Ensemble

WHEN: November 13, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

WHERE: Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University

COST: Free

INFO: https://johncarlosperea.bandcamp.com/

MEDIA CONTACT: John-Carlos Perea, johnc@sfsu.edu or 415-338-1664


Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
This annual gathering honors American Indian culture by bringing together the American Indian community, local heroes, and political leaders who have worked to strengthen American Indian initiatives to celebrate with song, dance, and food. This year’s Celebration will feature the kick off for the American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco.

WHO: Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission in partnership with the  American Indian Cultural Center and the Native American Health Center

WHEN: November 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Pl

COST: FREE

INFO: https://www.facebook.com/AICCSF/


The Occupation of Alcatraz
With Eloy Martinez (Ute) and LaNada War Jack (Shoshone-Bannock); moderator Julian Brave NoiseCat (Secwepemc/St’at’imc)

A conversation with two original Alcatraz Occupiers about the context in which the Occupation occurred; energy and intent behind the Occupation; immediate impacts of the Occupation on policy, politics and culture in Indian Country; and reasons the Occupation is equally relevant 50 years later. Moderator Julian Brave NoiseCat (Canin Lake Band Tsq’escen) will also discuss contemporary Indigenous activism.

Who: Alcatraz Canoe Journey, SFMOMA, Presidio of California

WHEN: November 17, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Presidio Theater, 99 Moraga Avenue, SF CA 94129

COST: Free

INFO: canoejourney2019.com


Native Heritage Social Gathering to remember and recognize the contributions of LGBTQ, Two-Spirit Native Americans.

WHO: Gay American Indians

WHEN: Tuesday, November 19, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

WHERE: SFAC Main Gallery, 401 Van Ness, Ste. 126

COST: FREE

INFO: Randy Burns @ 650/359-6473


Red Power on Alcatraz: Perspectives 50 Years Later
In 1969, a group of Native American activists called the Indians of All Tribes arrived on Alcatraz. This new exhibit and series of cultural programs on Alcatraz tells the story of their 19-month occupation of the island, a watershed moment in the movement for Native American civil rights.

WHO: Sponsored by the National Parks Service

WHEN: November 20, 2019 – June 2022

WHERE: Alcatraz

COST: Ferry ticket

INFO: https://www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm

MEDIA CONTACT: Charlie Strickfaden, charles_strickfaden@nps.gov or 415-561-4730


50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz
The National Parks Service, working with the Indians of All Tribes, will host a series of events on Alcatraz Island to honor the veterans of the occupation.

WHO: Sponsored by the National Parks Service and Indians of All Tribes

WHEN: November 20, 21, 23

COST: Ferry ticket

WHERE: Alcatraz Island

INFO: www.facebook.com/IndiansofAllTribes

MEDIA CONTACT: Charlie Strickfaden, charles_strickfaden@nps.gov or 415-561-4730


Alcatraz Occupation at 50: Richard Oakes and Red Power
The takeover and occupation was led, in part, by Richard Oakes, a charismatic student from San Francisco State. The first biography of Oakes, A Journey to Freedom, was published late last year. Its author, Kent Blansett, will make a special visit to Marin County to discuss Oakes, the role the occupation played in the Red Power movement of the 1960s and the ongoing legacy of Native activism that was spurred by the 1969 takeover.

WHO: Sponsored by the Commonwealth Club

WHEN: November 21

COST: $15-$30

WHERE: Outdoor Art Club, One West Blithedale, Mill Valley 94941

INFO: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-11-21/alcatraz-occupation-50-richard-oakes-and-red-power


Honoring 50 years of Activism, featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie 
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! If you have not already reserved a ticket you will not be admitted. Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

This celebration will feature acclaimed recording artist Buffy Sainte-Marie and will honor 50 years of activism. Come early for the pop-up art market and see The Continuous Thread exhibition in SFAC Main Gallery.

WHO: Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission in partnership with the American Indian Film Festival, Indians of All Tribes and Intersection for the Arts.

WHEN: November 22, 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: Herbst Theatre

COST: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! If you have not already reserved a ticket you will not be admitted. Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

INFO: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/honoring-50-years-of-activism-featuring-buffy-sainte-marie-tickets-77524067573?aff=ebdssbeac


AIM West Coast Conference 
National AIM special guests include Len Foster, Madonna Thunder Hawk, Yvonne Swan, Bill Means, Fred Short, and Puksu Igualikinya (Kuna-Pananma), and more! Continental breakfast (cafe y pan dulce!) and lunch (movie) included. 

WHO: Sponsored by the American Indian Movement-West

WHEN: November 25-26, 9 a.m.-5:30 a.m.

WHERE: 2969 Mission Street, SF (24th St. BART)

INFO: https://www.aim-west.org/​


"Red and Blues" Benefit Concert for AIM-WEST 
With The Bobby Young Project, Funkanuts, and the Firebird Blues Band!  

WHO: Sponsored by the American Indian Movement-West

WHEN: November 30, 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: 362 Capp Street

INFO: https://www.aim-west.org/​


Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering
The Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering is a commemoration of the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz by the “Indians of All Tribes” and is a one-day event.

WHO: Sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council

WHEN: November 28, 6 a.m.-10 a.m.

WHERE: Alcatraz Island

COST: Ferry ticket

INFO: iitc.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Charlie Strickfaden, charles_strickfaden@nps.gov or 415-561-4730


Native American Fashion Show
Indigenous Fashion designers Sho Sho Esquiro (Kaska Dene, Cree), the first Indigenous designer to show at Paris Fashion Week, Project Runway alumna Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo), and Leah Mata is a member of the yak tityu tityu (the people) Northern Chumash Tribe, located on the Central California Coast, will show their collections in San Francisco's beautiful city hall. Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission in partnership with San Francisco Public Library and Sewam American Indian Dance.

WHO: Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission in partnership with Sewam American Indian Dance.

WHEN: December 15, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: The Rotunda of San Francisco City Hall

COST: FREE; please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/native-american-fashion-show-tickets-83670614059

MEDIA CONTACT: Wendy Norris, wendy@norriscommunications.biz or 415-307-3853

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Unknown Soldier: Graphic Novel Book Talk with Author Chag Lowry
This World War I epic, Soldiers Unknown, reveals the untold story of the native Yurok men who fought and died for the United States of America in the Great War. Conscripted from their tribal home in Northern California by a country they barely knew to serve in a war they could hardly call their own, these young men nevertheless demonstrated immense courage and humanity on the battlefields of France in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Chag Lowry is a historian and writer of Yurok and Maidu descent and has crafted a beautiful and poignant tale that illustrator Rahsan Ekedal brings to life in this graphic novel.

WHO: California Historical Society

WHEN: Tuesday, January 14, 2020

INFO: www.californiahistoricalsociety.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Katie Peeler, kpeeler@calhist.org


Exploring Ohlone History with Corrina Gould of The Sogorea Te Land Trust
Corrina Gould, founder of the Sogorea Te Land Trust, will share the Ohlone history of the land, her efforts to protect Indigenous Sacred Sites, and the story of how she established the first Indigenous women's led land trust in the country.

WHO: California Historical Society

WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 2020

INFO: www.californiahistoricalsociety.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Katie Peeler, kpeeler@calhist.org
 

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What's Coming Up

Public Meeting

Visual Arts Committee Meeting

March 20
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3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Hybrid: City Hall | Rm 416 and Online
Public Meeting

Executive Committee Meeting

December 18
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1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Hybrid: 401 Van Ness | Rm 125 and Online
Public Meeting

Community Investments Committee Meeting

April 16
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1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Hybrid: City Hall | Rm 416 and Online
Public Meeting

Civic Design Review Committee Meeting

April 15
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2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Hybrid: City Hall | Rm 416 and Online