Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival

We hope you've enjoyed our 2020 Petroglyph Festival Virtual Event. The videos will remain up to watch at your convenience. Hopefully, we will all be back together in Ridgecrest for the 2021 Petroglyph Festival, but until then we'll leave you with Terry Goedel, Tara Kingi, Michael Goedel, and Erin Campbell performing a Native American Hoop Dance. Enjoy!

We thought some of you might be interested in a free Zoom talk for the upcoming book release "CALIFORNIA INDIAN BASKETRY Ikons of the Florescence" taking place tomorrow, December 11, 2020 2PM Pacific Time The book was edited by Dr. Alan Garfinkel, and you can register at the link below. ... https://zoom.us//reg/tJYrde2trD8vHtTKmYm-hl9RMqffN-8qDMym

Dr. Garfinkel discusses the ability to study rock art using digital technology. You can learn more about the California Rock Art Foundation's work at https://www.carockart.org/

Terry Goedel, Tara Kingi, Michael Goedel, and Erin Campbell demonstrate and share some information on Native American Hoop Dancing. Terry Goedel and his family have been a part of the Petroglyph Festival for many years now. His performances are always a fan favorite, and we are excited to have a performance to share from him today. You can learn more about his family and hoop dancing in general at their page, n8tivehoop

While we might not have the festival main stage, for this year's Festival After Dark, we are excited to share a performance from DDAT. Named by NPR Music as one of the top 10 bands in the US - DDAT combines hip hop, jazz, funk and soul to their original southwestern feel and genre. Performances by DDAT are known to be full of energy and excitement. We are grateful that DDAT has performed at the festival for many years, and hope to have them back again in 2021.

The California Native Vote Project is the first-of-its-kind statewide effort to engage Native American communities across dozens of counties to build political power through an integrated voter engagement strategy. The California Native Vote Project’s mission is to achieve equity and justice for Native American children, families, and communities by increasing Native civic participation and power. We hope to continue to have this important project represented at our festival..., and would love for you to take the time to learn more about their efforts at the link below. https://canativevote.org

Dr. Garfinkel discusses the contemporary people and their connection to rock art and the land.