Benita Martinez Sosa started learning how to weave when she was 8 years old and by the time she was 12 she knew how to weave. She was taught by her parents and grandparents in her hometown of Teotitlán del Valle, in Oaxaca, Mexico. This tradition has always been a…
Deborah McConnell
Kumeyaay Community College is a public community college in California. Established in 2004 by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, it is located on the Sycuan Indian Reservation near El Cajon. Living Cultures Grant 2023 Kumeyaay Community College Summer Solstice Week…
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Kai R La Pena

Regalia and associated building techniques of Northern California roundhouse tribes
Region: Northern California
Offerings: Artistic consulting Classes Group instruction Handmade crafts and visual arts for sale Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Workshops
Service Location: In-person services
The Fund for Resource Conservation, under the umbrella of the Ventura County Resource Conservation District, serves as an administrator for traditional Chumash art forms in Ventura County. Their focus is on land conservation and resource preservation, recognizing art as a tool for cultural preservation and connection to the land. Through…
Foodways, Tribal ecological knowledge and cultural landscapes, Bahtssal (Eastern Pomo language)