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What is indigenizing anyhow? For us, it's getting back in touch with one's own Indigenous roots and ancestry, and learning about the customs and stories of other Indigenous folks.
Does this mean we talk over other Indigenous folks, presume connection to a tribe, engage in closed rituals? Nope. It's learning--which is a lot of listening, and then taking action, but carefully.
THE CALIFORNIA ELDERBERRY FLUTE
THE CALIFORNIA ELDERBERRY FLUTE
We are planning ongoing workshops for making, tuning, and playing the California Elderberry Flute, a flute played by California Indigenous nations from the Kumeyaay to the Patwin. Tongva culture bearer Lázaro Arvizu Jr and Tongva member Summer B. Wilson will lead these workshops.
RARÁMURI LANGUAGE RESOURCES
RARÁMURI LANGUAGE RESOURCES
With other Rarámuri descendants, we have compiled resources for the dialects of Rarámuri ra'icha and other aspects of Rarámuri culture, and maintain a Discord server for language learners and Rarámuri diaspora. If you have Rarámuri ancestry or are interested in helping out language resources for Rarámuri, please send us an email.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND BEYOND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND BEYOND
In 2021, we worked with Tongva, Tataviam, and Chumash culture bearers, and other organizations, to put on the first ever Indigenous Peoples Day in Big Tujunga Canyon.
INDIGENOUS-iNFUSED MUSIC
INDIGENOUS-iNFUSED MUSIC
Eric and Andrea's band KUYRA performs songs in Rarámuri ra'icha and Purépecha (and Spanish), as a way to reconnect to our LatAm and Indigenous heritage.
We have also worked with the excellent Yaotl of Aztlan Underground.
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