Indigenous Farm Reconnect

04/24/2026

Thank you Lost Valley Education center and friends. Your presence and work will be remembered
Earth Day gathering

04/21/2026

Join us this Wednesday from 11-6p for a community work party at Indigenous Farm Reconnect! 🌻

We will be supporting a local Chumash elder and her 95-year old mother in Creswell. Come for the whole day or drop in as you are able!

RSVP for address: outreach@lostvalley.org

☀️ Details:

We’ll begin with an opening circle and opportunity for cross-cultural learning at 11:15am.

Then we’ll break out into groups for various tasks together (light construction projects, garden and forest tending, willow fence weaving, cob repair).

Around 5:30pm we will sit down for a shared potluck dinner!

WHAT TO BRING:
— additional hammers, nails, gloves, loppers, hand saws, hat/sunscreen…
— contribution for potluck dinner and/or snacks!
— old blankets to donate for the sweatlodge
— an open heart and mind!

Feel free to invite your friends! This is a great opportunity to learn some new skills, deepen your understanding of cultural etiquette for building healthy alliances, and network with some great folks!

We look forward to seeing you there—even if just for a couple of hours.

Peace! ✌🏼

04/16/2026

🪶🐻 Redding Rancheria Bear Dance 2026 🐻🪶

Join us for a day of culture, community, and tradition at this year’s Bear Dance ❤️

📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026

🌿 10:00 AM
Community Sweat
📍 Redding Rancheria Cultural Arbor
Lower parking lot at Win-River Resort and Casino

🍽️ 4:30 PM
Potluck Dinner
🪶 Feather Dance to follow after dinner
📍 Redding Rancheria Community Center
2000 Redding Rancheria Rd, Redding, CA

📞 For more information contact
Jack Potter Jr. 530-524-2920
Art Garcia 530-605-9526
Dakota Jeff 530-225-8979 ext. 1012

04/12/2026

New stock of fabric here! From Shokota Powwow Supply! $20/yard

03/24/2026

03/19/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/18wEfyBdN1/

California announces historic tribal stewardship policy tied to lands promised in 1852 treaties

MARCH 17, 2026 — The California Natural Resources Agency has introduced its first-ever Tribal Stewardship Policy, setting a statewide goal to expand tribal stewardship across at least 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters.

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The policy builds on existing partnerships across the state, supporting tribal access, co-management, and pathways for ancestral land return. It also formally recognizes tribes as decision-making partners and affirms Traditional Ecological Knowledge as essential to managing land and water.

For generations, state policies resisted tribal stewardship, restricted access to ancestral lands, and criminalized cultural practices. The agency says this policy is intended to confront those harms and rebuild long-term relationships with tribes.

The 7.5 million acre goal reflects land that was once promised to tribes in treaties that were never ratified in 1852.

As of March 2026, about 103,000 acres have been returned to tribes through state-supported efforts, with additional land expected.

“This policy also confronts the harms perpetrated by our government,” said Secretary Wade Crowfoot. “In institutionalizing tribal stewardship, we begin a new era of partnership with tribes.”

What does meaningful land stewardship look like to you?

(via California Natural Resources Agency)

02/21/2026

Playing in the dirt

02/19/2026

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02/17/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1FupZkcpME/

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