Schedule of Confirmed Outreach Events

Join us as at the 2023 CNIGA Western Indian Gaming Conference being held at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego, an enterprise of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. The CIHC outreach team  will have a booth to share information and gather feedback from conference attendees from throughout the state. 

Image source: Sycuan Casino Resort Facebook page 

The CIHC outreach team will be in attendance at the California Truth & Healing Council first in-person Quarterly Meeting of 2023. Information will be available at the Friday, 2/17 event being held at California State University in Fresno, Table Mountain Reading Room in the Fresno State Library. On Saturday, 2/18 a presentation about the status of the project will be shared and input gathered from 10:30-11:30. Saturday's event will be held at Chukchansi Gold Casino Resort.

Image of "Weaving," a video art of master basketweaver Lois Conner, a member of the local North Fork Mono and Chukchansi Yokuts tribe, looms over the Peace Garden at Fresno State, projected onto a 43-foot-high media screen on the north side of the Henry Madden Library. With nimble hands, Conner demonstrates the dedication, patience and time it takes to weave a traditional gambling basket, a process that typically takes about a year to complete. On the screen, Conner’s weaving takes a full academic year. A gift from gift from Table Mountain Rancheria helped fund the expansion of the library. Image source: Fresno State News Archive

 

Image source: Chukchansi Gold Twitter page.

 

Location: Oakland Marriott City Center

The CIHC project will be shared and feedback gathered in the  Book Room throughout the SCA conference. Feedback will be gathered during an interactive Forum discussion on Saturday, March 18th, from 9:00 - 12:00 in the Grand Ballroom H of the Oakland Marriott City Center.

https://scahome.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SCA-2023-Meeting-Program_FINAL.pdf

This event with area tribes and CIHC task force members provided an official launch to the Outreach process. Tribal leaders and culture bearers from tribes having ancestral ties to the site and region blessed the land and offered remarks about the future heritage center site. 

RSVP @ https://CIHC-Outreach-Tuolumne.eventbrite.com

Location: 

Black Oak Casino

19400 Tuolumne Road North

Tuolomne, California

https://www.blackoakcasino.com/

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/CDa1JdScNnpwDHsi9

The CIHC outreach team will provide project updates & gather input from interested participants for the future California Indian Heritage Center. The multi-day program includes:

• Monday, May 1,2023 - 9:00 - 5:00 @ Palisades Tahoe, Olympic Village Event Cen

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• Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 12:00 - 6:00 (optional walking tour 9:00 - 12:00) @ Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum, Carson City, NV

More information at: https://tribalaffairs.ca.gov/cthc/

See attached map for location and directions.

See map for location and directions

The California Indian Heritage Center Outreach Team will host a booth at the 2023 Gathering of Honored Elders day at the State Indian Museum. Information will be shared and feedback gathered from attendees.

Annual "Gathering of Honored Elders" 
State Indian Museum, 2618 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

Thursday, July 27, 2023 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Scotts Valley Tribal TANF
2727 Systron Dr.
Concord, CA 94518

To RSVP and for questions about participating, contact:
Melodie Honey at Melodie.Honey@reddingrancheria-nsn.gov or 530-227-2927

The Gathering will take place on the University of California, Riverside’s beautiful Palm Desert campus. Conveniently located one mile south of Interstate 10, the campus is at the intersection of Cook Street and Frank Sinatra Drive. Several major hotels are located nearby, and ample free parking surrounds the campus. Admission is free with gates opening at 4pm. Free food for the first 200.

Monday, November 13, 2023 @ 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Chumash Indian Museum
3290 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

Click here to few and download the event flyer.