CIMCC: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center

Tribal community members, want to share feedback with us to develop a tribal food sovereignty food culinary incubator? Keep reading below to learn about this new project we are gathering community input for :) Also take a peak at this week's winning prize for the drawing that will be held on Friday. All community members that participate in the survey are automatically entered for this drawing <3 "The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) is proposing to develo...p a Traditional Food Culinary Incubator to serve Sonoma County and surrounding areas. What is a Traditional Food Incubator? We are gathering input to design a traditional food incubator to give small Native and traditional food businesses a competitive advantage when entering or continuing in the local marketplace by providing an affordable certified kitchen space for food prep, demonstration and sales." Share your thoughts with us today! We will be holding weekly drawings for community members that complete the survey Survey can be completed at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JDFF57R See more

#repost @reclaimyourpower @echohawkd3 #mood after my conversation last night with @thereallailaali about ending violence against Indigenous women #nativeamerican #indigenous #ancestors #community #love #support #wearestillhere #thursday #beautiful #instagood

Environmental Justice Advisors Call for Applications "This notice solicits nominations to fill up to six (6) new vacancies for one-year terms beginning in spring 2021, with the potential for longer term participation. BCDC seeks nominees representing community-based organizations, non-profit organizations, tribal governments or indigenous groups, and environmental justice community advocates and experts (see desired qualifications listed below). BCDC is proud to be one of the... first coastal management programs in the nation to develop Environmental Justice and Social Equity policies. We look forward to working with the EJ Advisors to develop effective, inclusive, and equitable strategies to help our efforts to support environmentally healthy and safe communities." http://www.bcdc.ca.gov//Environmental-Justice-Committee-Ap

"Drive-Up Veggie Day: November 19, 2020 & December 17, 2020 11:00 Am to 3:00 PM Located in the parking lot across the street from SCIHP main entrance. Participants must wear a mask and remain in vehicle. SCIHP patients only"

November is Native American Heritage Month! It is also Food Sovereignty Speakers Series Month! Join us all month long each Monday for our speakers series. REGISTER links are here: https://itepp.humboldt.edu/events-calendar

@sweetmoonphoto always hitting us in the feels #repost @shenativegoods "Beadwork carries stories. Textile patterns carry story. Birchbark patterns carry story. The many ways that Indigenous people have carved and cultivated beauty into our existence as storytellers, matriarchs, leaders, etc. have come from a shared space as artists and the passing down of family designs, intergenerational knowledge and keeping space for new interpretations of work." This is a snip...pet from "I have a confession to make" blog post written by Tenille K Campbell of @sweetmoonphoto Tenille K Campbell is a Dene/Métis author from English River First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and is enrolled in her PhD at University of Saskatchewan. Her inaugural poetry book, #IndianLovePoems (Signature Editions, 2017) is an award-winning collection of poetry that focuses on Indigenous Erotica using humour and storytelling to reclaim and explore ideas of Indigenous sexuality. Her newest poetry book, Nedi Nezu, is coming in Spring 2021 from Arsenal Press. She is also the artist behind sweetmoon photography and the co-creator of the women’s blog, tea&bannock. Check out the link in our bio to go to the follow Blog Post written by Tenille. #Indigenousauthor #Tenille Campbell #Indigenous #IndigenousBrand #culturalappropriation #beadwork #Indigenousstories See more

"We’re still here, we’re building power and we’re showing up in this election! Native Americans, of course, are everywhere. They made up an estimated 5.7 million Americans in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That number increased by 39% between 2000 and 2018 their numbers are only growing. #NativesVote"

"Are you concerned about keeping your address private while voting? Check out our handy guide to each state’s Address Confidentiality Program. www.strongheartshelpline.org/resources/acp #voting #voter #votingmatters #nativevote #privacy"

Free and confidential COVID-19 testing available in Sonoma County. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling (707) 565-4667 No ID or insurance is required.