Tule Canoe Building Workshop on Tomales Bay/Tamal-liwa

​Join us for an exciting in-person event at White House Pool Park, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Point Reyes Station! Get ready to learn the art of tule canoe building led by Redbird Willie as we experience what being in relationship with Tamal-liwa, seasons, tides, and Tule means.

​All participants must register so we have an accurate head count. Thank you!

Join us for a conversation with local historian Dewey Livingston, local resident Nick Whitney and Theresa Harlan, Alliance for Felix Cove. This will be a conversation about how open hearts and minds can create a relationship of allyship between a colonial settler family and an Indigenous family of the Point Reyes Peninsula.

This event is possible through the generosity of the Whitney Family, Dance Palace, Point Reyes Village Association, and the Alliance for Felix Cove.

Registration is required; in-person space is limited. Registration closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the event. Masks recommended.

An embodied dialogue about nature, humans, and our interconnection. The panelists include Theresa Harlan, Ken Otter, Jennifer Monson, Diane Butler, and Claire Peaslee. The dialogue will be moderated by Krista DeNio, Artistic Director of MovingGround.

the NETWORK project, created by MovingGround, is inspired by ecological systems of communication, resource-sharing, and survival employed in tree communities, to develop tools for resilient community building. Considering the ongoing climate crisis, how can all beings–trees, land, animals, and humans–survive and thrive together?

Please join us for California I CAN’s 4th Annual California Native Ways Festival.

Saturday, 10 June 2023 - 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

Ohlone Park (between Mc Gee and Grant Streets) Berkeley, California (easy access from BART – North Berkeley Station and AC Transit Bus Line 51B and 88).

Curated by Northern Sierra Mewuk basketweaver Jennifer Bates and featuring over a dozen California Indian traditional culture bearers demonstrating basketweaving, boat building, jewelry making, storytelling, cordage and clapperstick making, and more!

An additional 15 Artist/Vendors will be present offering their beautiful creations for sale. You won't want to miss this once-a-year special event!

Come join us on May 31, 2023, 6 - 7 p.m. Pacific, to welcome Theresa Harlan, Founder and Director of the Alliance for Felix Cove, and Joseph Sanchez, Elder and Hoipu with the Coast Miwok Tribal Council of Marin, who will discuss some crucial topics for climate activists such as:

• What do American environmentalism, preservation, and conservation look like from their Native perspectives?

• What do ongoing settler colonialism, National Parks, and the concept of "wilderness" have to do with the climate crisis?

• Why are Rematriation, Land Back, Indigenous Science, and Indigenous land-care practices such as cultural burning and understanding humans as relatives to animal and plant life, key to addressing the climate crisis?

Organized and moderated by Siri Louie and Alma Soongi Beck, Co-Chairs of the Climate Justice Team.

This convening of the monthly Climate Reality Bay Area Chapter Indigenous Voices Reading and Listening Circle series will focus on Native perspectives on National Parks, American conservation and environmental movements.

The Reading and Listening Circles are facilitated by Bay Area Chapter Climate Justice team Co-Chairs, Alma Soongi Beck and S. Louie. Part of an Indigenous Voices Speaker Series launched by the Climate Justice team in May 2021, the circle meets monthly on the last Thursday of each month, 5:30-7 p.m. Pacific time, and will continue to convene at least through May of 2023 (probably longer!).

Sonoma State will host local Native communities and allies to connect and bring awareness to resources and educational opportunities. Join us for a day of relationship building and fun! This event will be located in the Seawolf Plaza.

Sonoma State University resides on the ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo, who today are formally recognized as Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.

We have been commemorating the Coast Miwok/Tamal-ko Felix Family who lived at Felix Cove (Laird’s Landing) and Marshall Beach—and all the Tamal-ko families who lived at Tomales Bay as recent as the 1950s.

At this event, we are celebrating the volunteers, sponsors, allies, and larger community that have joined us in honoring our ancestors.

Anyone arriving by water with kayak, canoe, etc, please let us know by confirming at registration.

Parking is free. Let parking agent know you are attending the Alliance for Felix Cove event. Please dress in layers for changing weather conditions. Feel free to bring a camp chair and water bottle. No dogs allowed at McNears Beach park. We will gather near snack bar area and restrooms in the park. Event signs will be posted.

With family & friends, we gifted Tamal-liwa with the makings of a tule canoe surrounded with the healing energies of the ancestors. It was beautiful to see our tule canoe touch the waters at the Felix family’s traditional home. We will be finishing build the tule canoe for our community launch with our volunteers, sponsors, allies, and larger community (RSVP for celebration launch here).

Carpooling encouraged as parking is limited to 30 vehicles.

We understand if folks need to arrive late or leave early. Your participation is appreciated!

Please bring lunch and a water bottle. Feel free to bring your gloves, knife and pruning clippers. We’ll also have some available.

We just wrapped up a two day tule canoe build but our beautiful canoe is not quite finished. This canoe is inspired by a Coast Miwok design that well, takes a bit more time and love. We hope you (and a friend) will join us one final time (or for the first time) to prep our canoe for its maiden launch!

This is the final part of our Summer workshop series in preparation for our Tule Canoe Launch in November. We learned to make cordage, built a mini-canoe, harvested Tule - and we are now ready to build the canoe that will be launched for our relatives, friends, and community.

This trip is a benefit paddle hosted by Blue Waters Kayaking in support of our tule canoe launch in November.

The group will meet Blue Waters guides at Heart’s Desire Beach in the morning. Guides will provide an orientation to sea kayaks, related gear, safety guidelines, and basic paddling instruction. The group will launch from Heart’s Desire Beach and paddle north to Felix Cove, exploring by kayak the shoreline of Tomales Bay State Park and the Point Reyes National Seashore. On this beautiful paddle, birds and marine life are commonly seen. Blue Waters staff will offer an overview of the area, including natural history and cultural history information.

This trip is a benefit paddle hosted by Blue Water in support of our tule canoe launch in November.

The group will meet Blue Waters guides at Heart’s Desire Beach in the morning. Guides will provide an orientation to sea kayaks, related gear, safety guidelines, and basic paddling instruction. The group will launch from Heart’s Desire Beach and paddle north to Felix Cove, exploring by kayak the shoreline of Tomales Bay State Park and the Point Reyes National Seashore. On this beautiful paddle, birds and marine life are commonly seen. Blue Waters staff will offer an overview of the area, including natural history and cultural history information.

Come volunteer to gather tule at Stafford Lake Park! We will be harvesting tule and prepping it for storage for the Canoe (s) to be made for the November 11th event. The more to join in an harvest the better. This event is best suited for volunteers 5+. Park entrance is waived for participants.

Directions:
Meet at Stafford Lake Park in Novato (3549 Novato Blvd). From Hwy 101 in Novato, take the exit for San Marin Dr west 2.9 miles. Turn right onto Novato Blvd and follow for 2.6 miles. The park is on the left. Turn right after the gate house and follow to the first driveway on your right. It’s across from Area 1 and before you get to the Ranger corporation yard. Look for a post with 3501 and a sandwich board sign indicating tule harvesting. Park entrance is waived for participants.

Additional Info:
Please dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Remember to bring a water bottle, snacks and lunch. Please bring gloves, pruners and/or a large knife to cut tule reeds. No pets (except service animals) are allowed at this park. We look forward to seeing you there!

Tule Canoe Workshop with artist & Indigenous water navigation expert Redbird Willie

Inviting Indigenous Communities to Learn with Us

In this workshop participants will build one small tule canoe to launch in the water in the afternoon. Techniques will include tying and lacing to construct the canoe.

Events are free and limited to 25 participants. More details once registered. 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring a water bottle and lunch. Feel free to bring your gloves, knife and pruning clippers. We’ll also have some available. Bullhead Flat area is PAID DAY FEE of $5.00 per car. The event overflow parking across the street at the Visitor Center is FREE.

The California Institute for Community, Art & Nature (California I CAN) is pleased
to invite you to join renowned author Malcolm Margolin and Friends for a vibrant conversation on Re-Indigenizing California along with a joyous celebration of Malcolm's latest book
Deep Hanging Out - Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California (Heyday)
Our honored guest speakers who will be in conversation with Malcolm include California Indian cultural leaders Gregg Castro (Salinan-Rumsien/Ramaytush Ohlone), Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) and Theresa Harlan (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo & adopted Coast Miwok) with additional special guest speakers to be announced.

In the interest of keeping all of our friends and families healthy, we kindly request that everyone wear a mask at this event and come prepared to provide proof of vaccination upon entry into Toby’s Feed Barn.

Cordage Making. Refreshments and materials provided, please bring a knife.

Instructor: Redbird (Edward Willie)

Inviting Indigenous Community Members to learn with us. Making Miniature Tule Canoes. Lunch and materials provided, please bring a knife and pruning clippers.