NAHC Mailing List is also a great source for Indian Events in the Community. To join the list send an email to: NAHCNEWS@nativehealth.org

"Club Red" the native comedy troupe will perform live Thursday 8-10 pm. http://www.clubredwithcharliehill.com/

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March 19, 2003
Community Design Workshop for Health Care Facility and Affordable Housing Project
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Oakland Charter Academy
3001 International Blvd.(1 bl n of clinic), Oakland
Parking is available and a light dinner will be served.

Community members are invited to attend this Community Design Workshop for the new health care facility and affordable housing project to be built in the Fruitvale neighborhood beginning early 2004. The project is a joint venture between Native American Health Center and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, one of the leading nonprofit housing developers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The project will include 42 units of affordable housing built on top of a 24,000 square foot health care facility to be built on International Blvd in the Fruitvale neighborhood. The anticipated structure will be six-stories tall and will reflect key Native American themes in its design and architecture. Your input is needed to ensure community concepts are a part of the design process.
For more infomation contact: Jared King, Development Associate, at 510-535-4469
or e-mail at JaredK@nativehealth.org.

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March 22-23, 2003
Zuni Fetish Carving Show with Todd Westika
Saturday, March 22 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 23 - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at Gathering Tribes Gallery
1573 Solano Ave., Berkeley

Meet Zuni Fetish Carver, Todd Westika (the tallest Zuni in Zuni!). Todd will be conducting a fetish carving demonstration as well as
bringing his beautiful carvings of corn maidens, bears, mountain lions, turtles, badgers and more for sale. There will also be hundreds of new fetishes from some of the premier carving families from Zuni Pueblo at this weekend show.

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March 26, 2003
Electric Powow
Doors open at 7:00 pm
Show begins at 7:30 pm -11:00pm
$10 at the door
THE BLACK BOX
1928 Telegraph in downtown Oakland
One block from the 19th Street BART Station

The annual NAHC Staff Talent Show to raise funds for the NAHC College Scholarship Fund. Your support tremendously assists Native American youth to attend College. For questions, comments or for more information please contact Ashley Phillips, Development Director, at 510-535-4487 or by e-mail at AshleyP@nativehealth.org.

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March 28-29, 2003
A Gathering of Brave Hearted Women
Registration Fee: $25.00/Individual, $15.00 Student or Elder, childcare, ASL Continental Breakfast and Lunch included.

A Conference to Bring Women Together to Learn about Environmental Justice and Cultural Preservation
-- KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND RECEPTION Winona LaDuke 7:00 pm, Friday, March 28, 2003 Student Union, Mills College
-- PLENARY SESSION AND WORKSHOPS 8:30 am–5:00 pm, Saturday, March 29th Topics will include California native plants and their medicinal qualities; Indigenous women as cultural preservationists; Indigenous women’s health issues; and Native women basket weaving.

For more information, contact Melinda Micco(Seminole/Creek/Choctaw) (510) 430-3324 or e-mail: melinda@mills.edu. Sponsored by the Ethnic Studies Department, Women’s Leadership Institute, the Women’s Studies Program and the James Irvine Multicultural Grant at Mills College. Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94613

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March 29, 2003
Event California Indian Storytelling
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CIMCC, 5250 Aero Dr, Santa Rosa

THE CALIFORNIA INDIAN MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER
Presents California Indian Storytelling The From the Spanish mission system to the Indian indentured servitude laws of the first California state legislature, the California Indians did well just to survive the European/ American migration. The vehicle for their cultural survival was the oral tradition, the power of storytelling- sometimes lighthearted and at other times a portrayal of the hardship of the times. Come join us for an afternoon of captivating Indian storytelling by the master, Lanny Pinola, our Native Spiritual Leader. Lanny is co-chair of the California Storytellers Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center.Seating is limited, Please call ahead to reserve your seat.

For Additional event Information, Directions or Reservations call the
California Indian Museum at: (707) 579-3004
http://www.cimcc.indian.com

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March 29,2003
CSU Staninslaus 13th Annual Powwow
Open Gourd:11am and 5pm
Grand Entry:12n and 6pm
CSU Stanislaus Gym (directions below)

Direction: Take Hwy99 to Turlock, east on Monte Vista Ave, then 1 1/4 mmi to Geer Rd.
at theCSU Stanislaus Gym

MC: Val Shadowhawk
Arena Director: Greg Jimenez
Head Man: Charles Koshaway
Head Woman: Brigit Truex
Northern Drum: Highwood Sacramento
ALL DRUMS AND DANCERS WELCOME

April 19, 2003
16th Annnual Mills College Powwow
Open Gourd Dance 12 noon -1pm, Evening session: 5 - 6pm
Grand Entry 1:15 pm and 6:15 pm
Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd (Toyon Meadow) Oakland CA

Host Northern Drum: All Nations, Oakland, CA
Head Gourddancer: Justin Horner, Choctaw Nation
Head Gourd Singer: Chuck Wall (Concord)
MC: Denny Stanley, Dineh
AD: Henry Johnson, Paiute
Head Man: Val Shadowhawk, Cree/Blackfeet/Missouria
Head Lady: Jennifer Wall, Muscogee Creek/Kiowa

Desirae Bill Special Contest: Jr. Girls Category Prize of $200
Special thank you to Carrie Jackson & Family for $100 Donation in honor of Charles Wall.

The Students of Mills College invite all traditional drums, bring your own sound system. For more info: 510-430-3154. Sponsores not responsible for damage or theft to persons or property.No parking on grass areas, no exceptions! and No alcohol or drugs allowed.

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April 20, 2003
Red Nations & Friends 5th Annual Powwow
Gourd Dance 11am, Grand Entry at noon
MJC E.Campus Quad, 435 College Ave. Modesto,CA

MC: Tom Phillips, Kiowa/Creek
AD: Earl Neconie, Kiowa
Head Lady: Aurora Mamea, Blackfeet
Head Man: James Bearchild, Blackfeet
Head Boy: Anthony Gipson, Azteca/Apache/Dineh/Cherokee
Head Girl: Juliet Small, Azteca/Apache/Dineh/Cherokee
Host Northern: Stronghold
Host Southern: Big Medicine
Specially Invited Drum: All Nations Singers
Spiritual elder: Lanny Pinola, Kashaya Pomo

This is an alcohol and drug free event!
Accommodations for people with disabilities will be provided with prior written arrangement no later than 02/14/03
For more info contact Eric at 209-575-6255 or email ivorye@yosemite.cc.ca.us
and check the websites for updates: http://www.angelfire.com/folk/rednationssfmjc/index.html

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April 20, 2003
Modesto Jr. College 5th Annual Powwow
Gourd Dance 11:30am
Grand Entry @ 12 noon
435 College Ave, East Quad, Modesto

Special Grand Entry Guest: Billy Mills
MC: Tom Phillips (Kiowa/Creek)
Arena Director: Earl Neconie (Kiowa)
Head Man: James Bearchild (Blackfeet)
Head Woman: Aurora Manea(Blackfeet)
Head Boy: Anthony Gipsen (Azteca/Apache/Dineh/Cherokee)
Head Gir: Juliette Small (Azteca/Apache/Dineh/Cherokee)
Host Northern Drum..Strong Hold
Host Southern Drum..Big Medicine
Special Invited Northern Drum.....All Nations Singers
Special Invited Southern Drum....Southern Express
Spiritual Elder: Lanny Pinola (Kashaya Pomo)

For more information: Eric Ivory @ 209-575-6255 email..ivorye@yosimite.cc.ca.us

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April 26, 2003
19th Annual UC Berkeley Spring Powwow
Grand Entry at 1pm and 7pm
UC Campus, Berkeley, CA (specific location TBA)
Dance Registration opens at 12pm

Host Drum: High Wood - Oakland, CA.
Singing Contest, and Prize money for all categories:
Juniors (6-12), Teens (13-17), Adults (18-49), Golden Age (50+)
Dallas Goldtooth (UC alum.) Men's Northern Traditional Special: Grand Prize $1,000 Winner Take All!!!
For more info. and vendor questions, please call Ruth Hopper 510/642-6613 or Intertribal Student Council: 510/642-2842.
This is a drug and alcohol free event.

May 3, 2003
SF State Powwow
Start Time 11:00 AM
SF State, 19th Ave./Holloway Ave.
San Francisco

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May 9-11, 2003 (Mothers Day weekend)
32nd Annual Stanford Pow wow
GRAND ENTRY: Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 7pm, Sunday 1pm
Eucalyptus Grove by Galvez& Campus Dr, Stanford Campus
Description 32nd Annual Stanford Pow wow

MCs: Butch Felix (Sicangu Lakota)
Tom Phillips (Kiowa/Muskogee)
Arena Director: Wade Baker (Hidatsa)
Head Judge: Emerson Nakai (Navajo)
Head Man Dancer: Devereaux Old Elk (Crow)
Head Woman Dancer: Carmen Martineau (Paiute)
Host Northern Drum: Porcupine Singers (Porcupine, SD)
Host Southern Drum: YoungBird Singers (Shawnee, OK)
ALL DRUMS WELCOME

CAMPING AVAILABLE DONATION FOR ADMISSION

For Information:
Snail Mail: The Stanford American Indian Organization
PO Box 20090
Stanford, Ca 94309
Telephone: (605) 723-4078 Fax: (605)725-6900
Email: stanford_powwow_2003@hotmail.com
Website: http://powwow.stanford.edu

Absolutely no drugs or alcohol

Mark your calendars for Dream Keepers, on ABC produced by Hallmark Entertainment, called "Dream Keepers." photos and other info online.
http://www.hallmarkent.com/minisite.cgi?property_ID=DreamKeeper

Synopsis- I want to tell you a story as it was told to me. So begins a remarkable journey of the soul between two generations of men—a gift of life from the heart of the DreamKeeper.
Old Pete Chasing Horse, otherwise known as Grandpa, is the storyteller of the Pine Ridge Reservation. Nearing a century old, it’s Grandpa’s duty to share the legends of his people, lest the stories lose their power. One boy who could use the wisdom of the stories is 16-year-old Shane Chasing Horse. A member of the Dog Soldiers, a Native American street gang, Shane is a world apart from his elders. At the request of his mother Janine, the boy’s been given a chance to prove himself worthy of his honorable heritage by delivering Grandpa to the All Nations ceremony in New Mexico. Shane agrees, but he has a good motive. He owes his gang money. Getting out of town is good bet, even if it is with an old man, and a broken-down ’66 Ford (aka Many-Miles-With-No-Muffler).

So begins their trek across the open vistas and distant Black Hills of South Dakota. Along this peaceful terrain, and under the calm of the moon, it’s also the perfect time for Grandpa to tell his stories as they were told to him, perhaps for the last time. It’s Shane’s duty to listen, to remember and to keep the legends alive for the generations to follow. They are visionary stories of star-crossed lovers, of courage and escape, of patience and humility, of making peace with the past, and of facing unknown horizons with an open heart—much like the horizons Shane and Grandpa are about to face on a journey that will change both their lives forever.

The legends of the Native American nations come to life in this groundbreaking new miniseries from Hallmark Entertainment and legendary executive-producer Robert Halmi Sr. (Arabian Nights, Merlin). Like Old Pete’s wise tales themselves, Dreamkeeper is important and illuminating storytelling for the entire family.

Master of Ceremonies Tom Phillips Kiowa
Visit our website www.deanzapowwwow.org e-mail: parkergerri@fhda.edu or DAIndigenous@yahoo.com

August 1 , 2003
2nd Annual Gathering of the Lodges
10:00am-10:00pm
Lake Merrit Lakeside Garden Center 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland

Join us at the 2nd Annual Gathering of the Lodges on Friday, August 1, 2003. Last year's event was so enjoyed by the community that we are doing it again with a daytime and evening programs. Day time activities from 10:00am-5:00pm include sobriety celebrations/ ceremonies, prevention activities and entertainment. Special feature will be Sam English, Ojibway artist and strong member of the Native recovery community. We welcome the return of California's lodges from Manteca, Fresno, Portersville, Long Beach, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Oakland.

There will be two evening programs going on simultaneously from 6:00pm-10:00pm. There will be a sobriety and wellness pow-wow in one room and down the hall our Youth Services Department will host a hip hop dance. Registration is encouraged for the day time program. To register submit your name, organization and number of people to Veda Gamez, conference coordinator at (510) 535-4440 ext.486 or by email vedag@nativehealth.org. You can also register by contacting our web page www.nativehealth.org. Our evening programs are open for all who want to participate and registration is not required.

Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited, Please call ahead to reserve your seat. For Additional event Information, Directions or Reservations call the California Indian Museum at: (707) 579-3004,e-mail us at cimandcc@aol.com or visit our Website at www.cimcc.org

For more information: call Speak Out at 510-601-0182 or email info@speakoutnow.org
We expect to sell out - we strongly encourage you to buy your tickets as soon as possible!

Conference Pre-Registration is $20 general and $10 for Elders and Students
We Encourage All Interested In California Indians To Attend

Call for Papers, Panels and Presentations
The California Indian Conference and Gathering is an annual event for the exchange of views and information among academics, educators, California Indians, students, tribal nations, native organizations and community members. Any topic focusing on California Natives is welcome. Past topics have included: dance, storytelling, native languages, histories, law, political and social issues, repatriation, economic development, arts and traditions.

We live in the homeland of California indigenous peoples and their nations. It is important for Indians and non-Indians to be aware of current issues, as well as the histories and cultures of our first peoples of this state. Your participation is vital to the 18th California Indian Conference and Gathering. This is the first time it will be held in the Monterey Bay region and we are looking forward to a successful event!

For information, contact: Rob Edwards, Anthropology Department
Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003
Tel. (831) 479-6294
redwards@cabrillo.edu

Please see our web pages:
http://www.californiaindianconference.org
http://bss.sfsu.edu/calstudies/cic/

Tickets:
$100 per person or $800 per table (seats 8)
Click here to purchase tickets or to be a sponsor of the celebration.
Proceeds benefit Friendship House American Indian Healing Center

Dinner & Cultural Program 6pm
Medicine Warrior Troupe
Keynote and Honors
Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Dakota Sioux), vocals & guitar

For more information: 415-285-4245 Click here to view the invitation.

--This is a clean and sober event--

Morning exhibition dancing by Traditional Native California and Aztec Dance groups.
Noon, Open Gourd Dancing - Thomas Phillips and Southern Express Singers
Grand Entry 1pm Contests/Intertribals/ Raffles till 6pm., Native American Food, Arts & Crafts available all day.

Information and message line (510) 595-5520 EMAIL: shardance2k@yahoo.com
Indigenous Peoples DayCommittee Box 97, 1678 Shattuck Ave.,Berkeley, CA 94709 Co-sponsor: City of Berkeley, Absolutely No Alcohol or Drugs Allowed
For info on the History of Indigenous Peoples Day, official Holiday in the city of Berkeley, go to: http://www.red-coral.net/Pow.html

This year' s line-up makes it a rare all Native American women's concert. The Strong Medicine Concert is one of the largest annual music concerts featuring Native American artists in the country and we anticipate a tremendous amount of interest throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and the west coast. Proceeds from this year's concert will be used towards the construction cost for a new 24,000 square-foot Native American healthcare facility to be located in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. The new healthcare facility will house primary medical care; comprehensive dental care; the Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) Program; individual, family and group counseling services; and a community center with conference rooms, meetings rooms and an outdoor ceremonial garden. In addition, 40-units of family affordable housing will be built above creating a combined community healthcare and affordable housing mixed-use project. For more information visit the website www.nativehealth.org or call (510) 535-4469.

Tickets are available at the Paramount Theater Box Office, 2025 Broadway, downtown Oakland, at www.ticketmaster.com or any Ticketmaster outlet or charge by phone at (510) 625-8497 or (415) 421-8497. Tickets range in price at $15, $25, $35 and $50. A special $100 individual sponsorship ticket is also available and is the only ticket that includes a pass to the reception with the artists following the concert.