This panel discussion brings together seven California tribal individuals from four nations: the Tongva, Chumash, Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe, and Winnemem Wintu. Each of the aforementioned tribal nations has a traditional territory beside an ocean or another large body of water and practices connected to the water. Panelists will contextualize the enduring impacts of settler colonialism on their lifeways, and in particular, their dance practices. With implications for Indigenous peoples and practices worldwide, the panelists will then discuss the methods that they are enacting to revitalize their dances and the powerful possibilities of this ongoing work. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A.
Featuring: Tina and Jessa Calderon (Tongva and Chumash), Deborah Sanchez (Chumash), Chief Caleen Sisk and Pom Tuiimyali (Winnemem Wintu), and Carla and Desiree Munoz (Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe)
Sponsored by WACD, AISC and Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.
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