The Invitation of the Desert Sun It was a beautiful fall day in our desert community. If you are from here, you know how the Antelope Valley can be—sometimes the wind wants to be the loudest voice in the room—but that day, the wind stayed at bay. The Divine Sun…
Bernadette Quiroz (Muwekma Ohlone), Language Revitalization Chair, and Jill Amanno, Outreach and Administrative Assistant, share a reflection on the impact of their 2024 Living Cultures Grant. The grant supported their efforts to pass on Chochenyo language skills, traditional dances, regalia-making, and songs to tribal…
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Comunidad de San Martin Itunyoso
Triqui women's traditional dance, brass bands and crafts
California Traditional Artist Plaza
Bernard B. Ellorin, Ph.D.
Southern Philippines (Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago) Kulintang Music and Dances, Philippine Rondalla
California Traditional Artist Plaza
Kai R La Pena
Regalia and associated building techniques of Northern California roundhouse tribes
California Traditional Artist Plaza
Francis Kofi Akotuah
Traditional drumming and dancing from Ghana
California Traditional Artist Plaza
Makeda Kumasi
Culture Bearer, Spoken Word Artist, West African Dance and Music, Kora Player