Volunteer Requests: Click here for more volunteer needs.
We are looking for sleeping accomodations for our elders who will be visiting from out of town during IPD '09, October 10-13. If you have a comfortable space available, please let us know. Call Stephanie at 530-272-5994x1.
Calling Back the Salmon Runner Information:
Please go to http://www.callingbackthesalmon.com/spirit-run.php to learn more about running in the Calling Back the Salmon run, and to signup for the run.
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Mark Your Calendars
Indigenous Peoples Days and Calling Back the Salmon Ceremony
Friday - Monday October 9 - 12 Info: 530.477.0711
CONTACT
For more information about IPD 09, please contact Michael Ben, 530-277-3423, or the Tsi-Akim Maidu Thrift Store, 530-477-0711.
To volunteer for IPD 09, please call Stephanie Lorenson, 530- 272-5994.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAYS 2009
Friday, October 9 - Monday, October 12, 2009
WHAT: Opening
celebration
WHEN: Friday, October 9, 6 PM – 7:30 PM
WHERE: Friday, Broad Street and Union Street
WHO: Hosted by the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe, with speakers Fred “Coyote’ Downey, Roberto Garcia, and the Niki Eshko drummers
ADMISSION: Admission to the public, no charge
INFORMATION: Call 530-477-0711, or go online to: www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org.
WHAT: Calling Back the Salmon, traditional Maidu gathering
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 11 AM – 4 PM
WHERE: Bridgeport State Park at the South Yuba River
WHO: Spirit runners and other tribal members and supporters
ADMISSION: Open to the public, no charge
INFORMATION: : Call 530-477-0711, or go online to: www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org, or www.callingbackthesalmon.org.
WHAT: Celebration at the MACC (Maidu Active Cultural Center)
WHEN: Sunday, October 11, 10 AM – 7 PM
WHERE: 16200 Lake Vera-Purdon Road, Nevada City
WHO: Traditional dancers, drummers, and singers, including Lawrence Laughing, Teresa Bear Fox, Paiute Dancers, the Grass Valley Hula Group, Selu Sisters, Loping Wolf, the Sami Chanters, Neena McNair and Family Drums. 3-6 PM – diescendants of famous ancestors tell their stories.
ADMISSION: By donation
INFORMATION: Call 530-477-0711, or go online to: www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org.
WHAT: Indigenous Peoples Day
WHEN: Monday, October 12, 9:30 AM – 7 PM
WHERE: Miners Foundry, 325 Spring St, Nevada City
WHO: 10 AM-12 noon - children’s activities. Drumming, dancing- Lawrence Laughing, Bear Fox, Nena McNair and Family Drum, Fred “Coyote” Downey. Afternoon – interactive discussions on what is ‘indigenous,’ “Healing Soul Wounds,” and “Mercury in Our Water, Our Land, and Our Bodies”.4:30 PM – premier of 14 minute video about the Tsi Akim Maidu. 5 PM - the Richard Prout Memorial Dinner,
ADMISSION: By donation; dinner, suggested donation $20, $5 for children and elders.
INFORMATION: Call 530-477-0711, or go online to: www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org.
INFORMATION: Call or 530-477-0711, or go online to: www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org.
Sunday and Monday broadcast live on KVMR, 89.5 FM, kvmr.org. Also live on KFOK, 95.1 FM, KZFR, 90.1 FM.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…………………………………………Sept. 15, 2009
TSI AKIM MAIDU TRIBE CELEBRATES
TENTH ANNUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAYS
Descendants of Famous Native Americans Join Effort to Honor and Heal
For more information, contact the Tsi Akim Maidu Thrift Store, 530-477-0711
GRASS VALLEY, CA. Descendants of famous Native Americans, including Geronimo, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse, will join members of the local Maidu tribe in a four day celebration October 9-12, 2009. The tenth annual Indigenous Peoples Days is expected to draw hundreds of native and non native supporters, including Mohawk musicians from the East Coast and Maori healers from New Zealand.
The gathering of descendants is a new addition to a local cultural event that has grown in ten years from a small candelight vigil on Broad Street to a four day gathering. The event opens Friday night in downtown Nevada City with a round dance in the street.
On Saturday traditional runners will carry a salmon seven miles from Parks Bar to Bridgeport State Park at the South Yuba River, to an ancient riverside Maidu gathering called “Calling Back the Salmon”. This year the town of Smartsville will honor the runners as they pass through the town.
On Sunday, descendants of famous natives will join Navajo flutists, Maori healers, Hawaiian dancers, and a women’s drum circle for a day of celebration at the site of a traditional Maidu village, now the Maidu Active Cultural Center, or MACC, just outside Nevada City.
Story telling, a round dance, and fry bread are part of the children’s celebration on Monday morning at Miners Foundry, in downtown Nevada City. A ‘mother drum’ will hold the stage during an afternoon of discussions. Descendants, elders, and others will talk about healing soul wounds and reviving the Maidu language. The four day celebration ends with the Richard Prout Memorial Dinner.
IPD is an effort by local Tsi Akim Maidu tribal members to honor ancestors and heal the wounds of a history of genocide that began long before the Gold Rush. “Indigenous Peoples Days is not just a celebration of American Indian culture, but every culture that has been oppressed by colonial power.” according to Michael Ben Ortiz, a Choctaw man and a primary organizer. “People gain a greater sense of their identity. We share a deeper sense of respect for each other and the land we live on.”
The all volunteer, drug and alcohol free event is free and open to the public. Contributions are requested, especially for food. Guests are asked to bring table ware and seating to the outdoor events. For more information, see <indigenouspeoplesdays.org> or <callingbackthesalmon.org>, or call the Tsi Akim Maidu Thrift Store, 530-477-0711.
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