Please join local tribes and community members for this special weekend to celebrate native peoples. The Sierra Fund will be there! There are several events open to the public:
FRIDAY:
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Indigenous Peoples Days Opening Ceremony and round dance (downtown Nevada City at Union and Broad Street)
SATURDAY:
7:00am
Sunrise Gathering on the Yuba River at Parks Bar (directions)
11:00am – 4:00pm
Calling Back the Salmon Ceremony hosted by the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe, at Bridgeport State Park. Salmon feast approximately 1:30pm. (directions)
SUNDAY:
9:00am – 7:00pm
Descendants circles and a day of celebration at the Maidu Active Cultural Center hosted by the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe (directions)
MONDAY (Indigenous Peoples Day):
10:00am – 7:00pm
Indigenous Peoples Day Festivities at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, hosted by the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe. Includes: Children’s Program from 10am-noon, Youth Panel at 12:30, Elder Panel at 2:00, Activist Panel at 3:30 and Dinner at 5pm. (325 Spring Street, Nevada City)
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Indigenous Peoples Day Cultural Program at the Firehouse No. 1 Museum, hosted by the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Indian Tribe. (214 Main Street, Nevada City)
SATURDAY, October 23:
9:00am – 4:00pm
Calling Back the Salmon Celebration in Lincoln, CA, hosted by Save Auburn Ravine Salmon and Steelhead with the participation of local tribal members (McBean Park, Lincoln, CA)