by Paul Steward as shared with Tavi Lorelle Carpenter Paul Steward (Southeastern Pomo) is a renowned musician and accomplished professor currently living in the Santa Rosa area. As you might imagine, he is extremely busy! In order to accommodate his schedule, Paul shared his answers via email. I hope you enjoy learning more about Paul ..read more

By Tavi Lorelle Carpenter Shannon Romero (Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley & Taos Pueblo) was working as a graphic artist for a local silk screen shop when she realized a significant lack of contemporary Indigenous cultural representation. Driven by this insight, Shannon started Born of Legends, a fashion boutique that utilizes Shannon’s ..read more

by Tavi Lorelle Carpenter Spring is finally here! I thought it would be worthwhile to use my weekly post to share some of the photos I’ve been taking from my walks in Los Angeles and the Bay Area! And a few were taken during the Summer during a visit to New York! They will all ..read more

By Meadow Risling as shared with Tavi Lorelle Carpenter Meadow is an incredibly talented artist and busy momma. In order to accommodate her time, Meadow shared her story over email alongside beautiful photos of her work. I hope you all enjoy meeting Meadow as much as I have. ??? Hi! My name is Meadow Risling ..read more

by Tavi Lorelle Carpenter The message of the day was relationship building. Voiced by Tribal leaders, Indigenous cultural bearers, and public land management agencies, non-profit organizations, Indigenous Co-Stewardship of Public Lands: Lessons for the Future conference sent a message that when it came to developing co-stewardship and co-management, it was the stakeholder relationships that allowed ..read more

by Tavi Lorelle Carpenter The message of the day was relationship building. Voiced by Tribal leaders, Indigenous cultural bearers, and public land management agencies, non-profit organizations, Indigenous Co-Stewardship of Public Lands: Lessons for the Future conference sent a message that when it came to developing co-stewardship and co-management, it was the stakeholder relationships that allowed ..read more

by Tavi Lorelle Carpenter What a busy month February has been! I’ve always considered winter a time for reflection and slowing down. The shorter and colder days invite one to become more thoughtful and internal. But sometimes, life is more hectic than expected, and I’ve realized the importance of cultivating my own personal relationship that ..read more

by Tavi Lorelle Carpenter This is a special week of celebrating Native Artists; for the first time, we will be celebrating two artists! Mother and daughter Marlette Grant-Jackson and Melitta Jackson, enrolled Yurok tribal members, are incredibly talented and inspiring artists working in various mediums. Both established as individual artists, they sometimes collaborate, including their ..read more

by Tavi Lorelle Carpenter Another successful opening for OxyArts as LA-based artist Mercedes Dorame (Tongva) took center stage with a combination of her photography and sculpture on display in a new show entitled Where Sky Touches Water. The exhibit explores “the profound beauty of the natural world” through Dorame’s perspective and connection to her ancestral homelands ..read more

By Tavi Lorelle Carpenter Sowing Seeds is a new docu-series on YouTube produced and hosted by Aerin Monroe (Environmental studies scholar at Cal Poly Humboldt) in partnership with Save California Salmon. Filmed and edited by Valentina Dimas, each episode offers insight into different aspects of environmental justice by centering Black and Indigenous scientists, educators, and ..read more