UPCOMING EVENTS:
Planning the 2013 Exhibition about Historic Section 14…With You!
The Museum is in the planning phase of a new exhibition that will open in the fall of 2013 and tell about life experiences of people on historic Section 14 – a square-mile parcel of prime reservation real estate in downtown Palm Springs owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and individual Tribal members.
This historic tract of land that extends from Indian Canyon Drive to Sunrise Way and from Ramon Road to Alejo Street was home to a diversity of culture, race, ethnicity, economic wealth, and political and social interests. What life was like on Section 14 will be the subject of this exhibition.
You can be part of creating this exciting exhibition by attending this planning event. It will be a unique opportunity to help tell the story of Section 14. Bring your photos, articles, and memorabilia about life on Section 14 to show Museum staff and volunteers. Share and compare your stories with friends and acquaintances, and help us identify historic photographs that will be on display from the Museum archives. If you wish, you may talk with Museum staff about scheduling a time in the future to record an oral history about your own Section 14 experiences.
Host: Dawn Wellman, Curator, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
6:30 pm
Spa Resort Casino Hotel
Cahuilla Room
100 North Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs
Free Admission and Parking
Living Traditions Program
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Indian Canyons
Our hiking series this year features six hikes in the Indian Canyons, each led by local experts in their field. Each hike focuses on special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Hikes are limited to 20 people each. Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes.
Palm Canyon/Bugs
Explore the fascinating world of bugs that inhabit beautiful Palm Canyon.
Leader: Doug Yanega, Ph.D., Entomologist and senior museum scientist at the Entomology Research Museum at the University of California, Riverside
Saturday, April 27, 2013
9:00 am
Palm Canyon
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which includes entrance to the canyon. There is no charge for Museum members. Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
JULY
Living Traditions Program
Kids Explore! Summer Classes
Create a reed basket, make a Navajo sand painting, play California Indian games, learn about different Native cultures…and so much more! Children ages 5 – 12 learn while having fun.
Instructor: Ashley Dunphy, Collections Manager, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Monday through Thursday
July 15 through July 18, 2013
10:00 am– 12:00 Noon
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Registration Required
Fee: $10
Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
AUGUST
Living Traditions Program
Kids Explore! Summer ClassesCreate a reed basket, make a Navajo sand painting, play California Indian games, learn about different Native cultures…and so much more! Children ages 5 – 12 learn while having fun.
Instructor: Ashley Dunphy Collections Manager, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Monday through Thursday
August 5 through August 8, 2013
10:00 am– 12:00 Noon
Registration Required
Fee: $10
Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
PAST EVENTS FROM THE 2012-2013 SEASON:
SEPTEMBER
Exhibition
Visions of the Indians Canyons
Through November 4, 2012
Take a photographic journey deep into the majestic beauty of the
Indian Canyons of Palm Springs. Learn about historical controversies
surrounding Tahquitz, Andreas, Murray, and Palm Canyons.
Visions of the Indian Canyons is sponsored by Renona Pennington & James D. Taylor.
OCTOBER
Living Traditions Program
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Indian Canyons
Our hiking series this year features six hikes in the Indian
Canyons, each led by local experts in their field. Each hike focuses on a
special area of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a
hat, and comfortable hiking shoes. Binoculars are recommended for the
bird-watching hike.
Murray Canyon/Scenic Landscape
This seldom-hiked canyon is a joy to behold. The hike will take approximately four hours.
Leader: Michael Hammond, Ph.D., Executive Director, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Saturday, October 20, 2012
8:00 am
Murray Canyon
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which
includes entrance to the canyon. There is no charge for Museum members.
Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
NOVEMBER
Exhibition
Where Are the Tipis?
...the changing perceptions about Indians
November 7, 2012 through October 20, 2013
Created
by Curator Dawn Wellman, this exhibition provides insights into many of
the most commonly voiced perceptions about Indians.
Commenting
on the exhibition, she notes that misinformation and preconceived ideas
influence our view of Indians past and present. “It is an exhibition
that is rich in humor and optimism, as well as historical fact.”
Included in the exhibition is a commissioned art piece by artist
Gerald Clarke, Jr. of the Cahuilla Band of Cahuilla Indians. Mr. Clarke,
who is Chair of Visual Arts at Idyllwild Arts Academy, created this
piece to illustrate perceptions of Native Americans as seen through art .
Coachella
Valley residents and guests visiting from out of town will find this
exhibition informative, entertaining, thought-provoking, and
illuminating. “Museum visitors will be challenged and, hopefully,
inspired to more fully embrace our wonderfully diverse world,” says
Executive Director Michael Hammond, Ph.D.
Exhibition Opening Reception at the Museum
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Admission is free. All are welcome.
Spirit Keepers Program
Perceptions of Native Americans in Art - Lecture
Using his art as a point of reference, Gerald Clarke, Jr. will talk about some of the common misperceptions about Native Americans as seen through art. Visit the Museum to see his commissioned piece inspired by the exhibition Where Are the Tipis?...the changing perceptions about Indians.
Presenter: Gerald Clarke, Jr. (Cahuilla Band of Cahuilla Indians), Artist and Chair of Visual Arts at Idyllwild Arts Academy
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
6:30 pm
Spa Resort Casino Hotel
Cahuilla Room
100 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Free Admission and Parking
DECEMBER
Special Event
Holiday Open House at the Museum
We invite you to bring an ornament with a Native American or desert theme to adorn the Museum holiday tree this season and for years to come. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Admission is free. All are welcome.
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Indian Canyons
Our hiking series this year features six hikes in the Indian
Canyons, each led by local experts in their field. Each hike focuses on
special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes.
Palm Canyon/ Geology
Learn about the natural processes that helped form Palm Canyon.
Leader: Harry Quinn., Geologist
Saturday, December 15, 2012
9:00 am
Palm Canyon
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which
includes entrance to the canyon. There is no charge for Museum members.
Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
JANUARY
Living Traditions Program
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Indian Canyons
Our hiking series this year features six hikes in the Indian
Canyons, each led by local experts in their field. Each hike focuses on
special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes.
Tahquitz Canyon/Geology
This hike focuses on local history, culture, and geology of the Tahquitz Canyon landscape.
Leader: Harry Quinn., Geologist
Saturday, January 12, 2013
9:00 am
Tahquitz Canyon
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which
includes entrance to the canyon. There is no charge for Museum members.
Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
Spirit Keepers Programs
Bird Singing: Indian Social Song and Dance - Panel Discussion
A panel of distinguished bird singers and dancers will discuss aspects of traditional bird singing and dancing past and present, and what the future holds for this performance practice. This event is presented in conjunction with the Singing the Birds (Wikitmallem Tahmuwhae): Bird Song & Dance Festival held on Saturday, January 26.
Moderator: Gerald Clarke, Jr. (Cahuilla Band of Cahuilla Indians), Artist and Chair of Visual Arts at Idyllwild Arts Academy
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
6:30 pm
Spa Resort Casino Hotel
Cahuilla Room
100 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Free Admission and Parking
Special Event
Singing the Birds (Wikitmallem Tahmuwhae): Bird Song and Dance Festival
Through the ages, bird singing and dancing have been an important part of Native culture for tribes in southern California and other regions of the Southwest. This event features honored bird singers and dancers from California and Arizona.
Guest Host: Gerald Clarke, Jr. (Cahuilla Band of Cahuilla Indians)
Saturday, January 26, 2013
11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Palm Springs High School Gymnasium
2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs
Admission and parking are free. All are welcome.
FEBRUARY
Spirit Keepers ProgramViews on Native Film - Lecture
Presenter: Michelle H. Raheja, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at University of California, Riverside
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
7:30 pm
Camelot Theatres
2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs
Admission and parking are free.
Special Event
Native FilmFest
Now celebrating its 12th season, Native FilmFest – a
signature cultural program of Agua Caliente Cultural Museum – is one of
the most highly regarded events of its kind. The festival presents the
best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other
indigenous peoples from around the world. Screenings will be followed by
informative Q&A sessions with filmmakers, directors, and actors in
attendance.
Elizabeth Weatherford, Founder and Director
of the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the
American Indian, returns as our Guest Programmer. Her participation in
the festival is made possible through our Museum’s partnership with the
Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program. The lineup of films
selected for this year features engaging, entertaining, and enlightening
feature films and documentaries paired with short films that have been
described as “cinema-graphic gems.”
Special guest filmmaker and educator Chris Eyre, who is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, will be a festival participant. People magazine named him “the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time.” His debut film Smoke Signals
was based on a series of short stories by Native American writer
Sherman Alexie. It debuted in 1998 at Sundance Film Festival winning the
Filmmakers Award Dramatic and Audience Award Dramatic.
Since that debut, Chris Eyre has made a number of distinctive films such as Skinwalkers and the signature film for the National Museum of American Indian, A Thousand Roads. His newest film release is Hide Away
starring Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zuver, and James Cromwell. Currently, he
is Chair of the Moving Image Arts Department of the Santa Fe University
of Art and Design.
Mr. Eyre’s Hide Away will be screened
at the festival, and he will be an integral part of the Q&A that
follows the screening. Also, he will conduct film lecture workshops for
students interested in film – drawing primarily from media classes at
area schools. Complimentary All Access Passes to Native FilmFest will be made available to participating students.
Every year, the late Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Richard M. Milanovich, attended Native FilmFest.
He was a true lover of films of all genres. It is most fitting that we
honor him with the good wishes of his family by establishing the Richard M. Milanovich Award for Distinguished Contributions to Indigenous Film. Although not an annual award, the Museum will present the first Award to Native filmmaker Chris Eyre at the 2013 festival.
There
will be tented receptions daily between the afternoon and evening
screenings where filmgoers may purchase tasty meals and beverages at
minimum cost, as well as visit with other filmgoers and the filmmakers,
directors, and actors in attendance.
View the full screening schedule and film synopses here.
Tickets to the festival, which go on-sale February 1 at Camelot
Theatres Box Office and online, will be affordably priced at $10 for
Adults and $7 for Senior Adults (60+), Youth (16 and under), Students,
and Active Military Personnel. All Access Passes are $70.
Join
us for all or part of what promises to be an entertaining and
illuminating week of Native film. For more information, call Agua
Caliente Cultural Museum at 760-778-1079.
Wednesday, February 27 through Sunday, March 3, 2013
Camelot Theatres
2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs
Free Parking
MARCH
Living Traditions Programs
Experiencing Native Cuisine
Barbara Drake and Chef Paul Woods will share their wisdom and culinary expertise about preparing and presenting Native foods.
Presenters: Barbara Drake (Tongva elder of the Chumash Tribe),
co-founder of Preserving Our Heritage: A Native Foods Bank Project
and Chef Paul Woods of the Spa Resort Casino
Saturday, March 16, 2013
11:00 AM to 2:00 pm
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Free • All are welcome
No Registration Required
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Indian Canyons
Our hiking series this year features six hikes in the Indian
Canyons, each led by local experts in their field. Each hike focuses on
special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Hikes are limited to 20 people each. Participants are encouraged to
bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes.
Tahquitz Canyon/Bird Watching
Be sure to bring your binoculars to this early Sunday morning hike.
Leader: Kurt Leuschner, Ornithologist and Professor of Natural Resources
College of the Desert
Sunday, March 17, 2013
6:30 am
Tahquitz Canyon
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which
includes entrance to the canyon. There is no charge for Museum members.
Call 760-833-8169 for information or to register.
Native American Jewelry Show
Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24
10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Join us for a weekend display of fine traditional and contemporary Native American jewelry available for purchase.
Representatives
of the Navajo Arts & Crafts Enterprise will be present to answer
questions about each exquisite item handcrafted by Navajo, Hopi, and
Zuni artisans. The Navajo Arts & Crafts Enterprise is certified as a
retailer of authentic Indian-made products made by independent
producers.
In addition, the event welcomes JT Willie of JT Willie Designs - award-winning beader of the Taabaaha (Waters Edge People) and born for the Tachiinii (Red
Running into the Water People). Mr. Willie recently won First Place
& Best of Show for Contemporary Native American Clothing at the
SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market Native American Clothing Contest. He will
be at the show to his work, demonstrate his craft, and sell pieces on
display.
Admission and valet parking are free. All are welcome.
Spa Resort Casino Hotel
Tahquitz Room
100 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Call 760.833.8174 for more information.
Living Traditions Program
Traditional Cahuilla Basketmaking Workshop
Learn traditional Cahuilla coiled basketry. There is a materials cost to each participant of $25.00 payable in advance. Tools will be provided for the class or tool kits may be purchased for $20.00.
Instructor: Rose Ann Hamilton (Mountain Cahuilla)
Saturday, March 23, 2013
10:00 am
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Advance registration required. The fee is $25 (free for Museum members). All participants must pay the materials fee. Call 760-833-8167 for more information or to register.
APRIL
Living Traditions Program
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Indian Canyons
Our hiking series this year features six hikes in the Indian
Canyons, each led by local experts in their field. Each hike focuses on
special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Hikes are limited to 20 people each. Participants are encouraged to
bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes.
Tahquitz Canyon/Plants & Bugs
On this hike you will learn about bugs that prefer certain plants…and why.
Leaders: Jennifer Purcell, Botanical Garden Registrar at the Living Desert
& Doug Yanega, Ph.D., Entomologist and senior museum scientist
at the Entomology Research Museum at the University of California,
Riverside
Saturday, April 6, 2013
9:00 am
Tahquitz Canyon
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