With support from the California Arts Council, Owens Valley Career Development Center will offer Reconnecting Native Culture Through Indigenous Art, a workshop series for Native youth and families in Coleville, Lake Isabella, Lone Pine, Porterville, and Tule River. Led by a California poet and member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe, the workshops will bring together creative writing and traditional Native arts including sand painting, ribbon skirt and shirt making, pottery, basket weaving, hand games, and beading. Workshops will center around themes that encourage both personal reflection and cultural connection, using a healing-centered approach that emphasizes strength, resilience, and wellness. The series will conclude with a public art exhibit and open mic event celebrating youth creativity. Grant funding will support artist fees, workshop materials, travel to rural Tribal locations, and coordination of a final community event.