Where We Gather We Are Home: A West Coast Indigenous Gathering

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When We Gather, We Are Home celebrates the growing presence of California and West Coast Indigenous faculty and students at UC Berkeley through a day of shared experiences, perspectives, and scholarship. The afternoon features a special presentation by Ron Goode, Elder and Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe, on the resurgence of cultural fire in California, followed by a dance from Intertribal Youth Connections, a Wintu/Pit River youth dance group dedicated to honoring intergenerational knowledge and cultural heritage.

Proposed Agenda, may be subject to change

Meet at the Alumni House

9:00 am-9:30 am Coffee and Pastries

9:30 am Welcome

9:45 am-11:30 am Student and Faculty Panel Discussions

11:30 am-1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own

Special Presentation via Zoom

1:00 pm-2:00 pm Fire: Past, Present, and Future Interactions with the People and Ecosystems of California, Ron Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe

Join Zoom Meeting
https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91842723090
Meeting ID: 918 4272 3090

Meet Back at the Alumni House

2:30 pm-4:00 pm Dancing from the Intertribal Youth Connections, a Wintu/Pit River youth dance group

4:15 pm-5:30 pm Closing Reception

Event Timing: March 13th, 2026 9:00 am-5:30 pm
Event Address: 1 Alumni House, Berkeley, CA 94720

Contact us at: crnai@berkeley.edu

Sponsor: Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues

Co-Sponsored by: Department of Anthropology, Native American Thriving Initiatives, American Indian Graduate Program, Native American Studies Program

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