The Lives and Works of Basket Weavers
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Dr. Meranda Roberts (Northern Paiute and Chicana) presents her dissertation "Resiliency of Native American Women Basket Weavers from California,
Great Basin, and the Southwest" and shares about her 2024 exhibition project, Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Weavers and their Legacies, at The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, CA.
Stewardship: Dedication to Conservation
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have stewarded Coachella Valley land since time immemorial. Learn about land returns and partnerships,
the Tribe's efforts to protect animals like the Peninsular bighorn sheep and its conservation of wildlands with Margaret Park, AICP, ACBCI Chief Planning Officer,
and on-going partnerships with Elizabeth M. King, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy.
Legacy: Law and Indian Land
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Each year, the Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike raises funds and awareness for an Educational Fellowship with the UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center.
These scholars focus on Indian nations’ laws and gain legal training through clinical programs before embarking on careers in legal academia.
Join Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Chairman Reid D. Milanovich and Secretary-Treasurer Savana R. Saubel
as they discuss the program with current Richard M. Milanovich fellow in Law W. Tanner Allread (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma).