With support from the California Arts Council, Support for Intertribal Gatherings will produce two events in 2025 that engage Central California tribal communities including Ohlone, Chumash, Miwok, and Pomo: a four-day Big Time Gathering and a week-long culture camp. The Impact Grant will allow us to hire tribal leadership to fill key organizational and outreach positions for the events. Since Covid, each of the groups are directed by emerging leaders. This grant allows us to support their growth and transition, and support for their elders who are fostering these transitions.
We began supporting these groups in 2010 and their health and the restoration of Kukstu cultural practices in San Francisco is at the center of our practice, our main reason for being.