Two Feathers

Growing Critically Conscious Educators & Health Professionals in Times of Crisis
2020-07-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Two Feathers Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series
Growing Critically Conscious Educators & Health Professionals in Times of Crisis
Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Professor at the University of Texas, researcher, community & policy activist, and author.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/1763916683788158

Receiving People in a Good Way
2020-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Chewks: Hope For Tomorrow Program Series//Narrative Therapy
Stephen Madigan, Ph.D.
Author, Narrative Therapy, Creative Director of VSNT.live
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2005001186421242/videos/612735146015950

Recovering Your Sacredness
2020-07-08 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Jerry Tello, Ph.D. (Coahiltecan)
Co-Founder of National Comprandes Network, Author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Resisting Subtractive Schooling In Times of Crisis
2020-07-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Professor in Education, University of Texas at Austin, Author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

A Conversation on the Intersection of Maori and Tolowa Healing
2020-06-29 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa) Traditional Leader
Wiremu NiaNia (Tataihono) Cultural Leader
Alister Bush M.D. Child Psychiatrist
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Youth Education and Decolonization
2020-06-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Sara Chase Ph.D (Hupa/Shinnecock)
Associate Professor, Humboldt State University, Child Development
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Dialogue on Northwest California Indigenous Arts and Wellness
2020-06-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Shauna McCovey (Yurok/Karuk) Poet, Attorney and Author
Chag Lowry (Yurok/Maidu) Novelist
Alme Allen (Yurok/Karuk) Carver, Artist
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Red Medicine: Traditional Indigenous Ways of Birthing and Healing
2020-06-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Patrisia Gonzales Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mexican-American Studies, University of Arizona
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

David Nyland
2020-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Chekws: Hope for Tomorrow Series
David Nyland is passionate about separating the person from the harm that they have done, a key component of both Narrative Therapy and Restorative Justice. He is a professor of social work at Sacramento State University and also serves as the clinical director of the Sacramento Gender Health Center. He sits on the faculty of Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy and has been published and lectured widely.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Ronnie Swartz
2020-06-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Chekws: Hope for Tomorrow Series
Ronnie Swartz has consulted with young people, families, adults, and organizations throughout a variety of multilayered systems. His current research, teaching, writing, and practice includes narrative therapy and community work, harm reduction in relation to problematic drug use and drug policy, social / economic policy, values, ethics, and the cultivation of love, kindness, and care skills in socialwork practice.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Rewriting the Future
2020-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Julian Brave NoiseCat
Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Data for Progress, Noted Writer
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Healing-Centered Engagement and Trauma Informed Care
2020-06-02 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Dr. Shawn Ginwright Ph.D.
Professor of Education, San Francisco State
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

As Long as the Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight For Environmental Justice
2020-05-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Colville Confederated Tribes, Lecturer of American Indian Studies, Cal State San Marcus, Author
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Indian Land Rights and Wellness
2020-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Dr. Beth Rose Middleton, In Conversation With Ron Reed (Karuk)
Associate Professor and Department Chair, U.C. Davis. Native American Studies
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Red Pedagogy and Decolonizing Education
2020-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Sandy Grande
Ph.D. Professor of Education, Connecticut College
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Language Revitalization: Creating New Speakers
2020-05-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Julian Lang
Karuk. Cultural, Language & Ceremonial Leader.
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Educating Equitably During and After the Pandemic
2020-05-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Pedro Noguera
Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Understanding the Indian Children Welfare Act
2020-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Delia Sharp
Executive Director of California Tribal Families Coalition
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Conceptions of Work and "The Body"
2020-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
Conceptions of Work And “The Body”: Implications for the Labor Market Preference of World Renewel Men With Criminal Records
With Blythe George
Yurok, Ph.D. Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow U.C. Berkley
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

The History, Impact, and Future of News From Native California
2020-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
News From Native California
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

The Art of a Revealing Memoir
2020-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Terese Mailhot
Seabird Island Band, Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University, Author of Heart Berries
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Protecting Mother Earth and Wellness
2020-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Dallas Goldtooth
Dine’ and Dakota, Keep It In The Ground Campaign Organizer
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Native American Embodiment - Politics and Possibilities
2020-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Virtual Indigenous Speakers Series
With Tria Blu Wakpa
P.H.D. Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures / Dance
Live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2FeathersNAFS/?ref=br_rs

Critical Issues in Native American School-Based Mental Health
2019-09-26 08:30 - 15:30 UTC | Bear River Community Center, 266 Keisner Road, Loleta, CA, 95551, United States
PLEASE REGISTER USING THIS LINK!

Fatherhood and Motherhood is Sacred
2019-08-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-07 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Two Feathers Native American Family Services- Conference Room, 1560 Betty Court, McKineyville, CA, 95519, United States
Please join Two Feathers Native American Family Services and our facilitators, Yvonne Guido and Zac Brown, as we host this 12-week program created by the Native American Fatherhood & Families Association.
The Fatherhood and Motherhood is Sacred program is designed and aimed to offer the participants the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of responsible fatherhood and motherhood as reflected in Native American values and beliefs.

You must attend each session to receive a certificate at graduation

If you have any questions or would like to register please call Two Feathers at 707-839-1933

Regalia Day
2019-08-11 10:00 - 15:30 UTC | Two Feathers Native American Family Services- Conference Room, 1560 Betty Court, McKineyville, CA, 95519, United States
ACORN Youth Wellness Program presents:
Flower Dance Orientation
“I think I want to have a Flower Dance…now what?”
The purpose of this program is to give participants insight into all that goes into making a Flower Dance happen. Participants will hear panel discussions from families and girls who have recently completed Flower Dances, as well as meet with various community member who facilitate Flower Dances in our Communities.
Lunch Provided
10 am – 3:30 pm @ Two Feathers NAFS Conference room

Canoe Day
2019-08-08 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Big Lagoon Boat Launch, 510 Big Lagoon Park Road, Trinidad, CA, 95570, United States
Join us as we canoe on Big Lagoon!
Hosted by Trinidad Rancheria, Big Lagoon Rancheria and Two Feathers NAFS, Canoe Days gives an opportunity to kids to experience canoe paddling on the lagoon as well as various other cultural activities!
All are welcome to come join us, Youth must have a Youth Activity Intake with Two Feathers NAFS
10 am – 4 pm @ Big Lagoon Boat Launch

Stick Camp: Day 3
2019-08-01 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Patrick’s Point State Park – Sumeg Village, 4150 Patrick's Point Drive, Trinidad, CA, 95570, United States
This three day day camp will provide a foundation for young men to become the best stick players they can be while fostering teamwork, friendship and respect.

Learn basic rules of the game
Learn wrestling techniques
Stick drills
Circuit Training
Stick exhibition games
Make your own stick that you will get to take home with you
and more!

Ages 8-17
10 am – 2 pm at Sumeg Village, Patrick’s Point, Trinidad California
All youth must have a Youth Activity Intake Form filled out with Two Feathers NAFS

Regalia Day
2019-07-31 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Patrick’s Point State Park – Sumeg Village, 4150 Patrick's Point Drive, Trinidad, CA, 95570, United States
ACORN’s Flower Dance Program brings youth an opporutnity to interact with the regalia that is used in several ceremonies. Learn from local community members how to act and be mindful as we learn the difference in regalia, as well as how to appropriately care, wear and interact with different pieces.
Held on the second day of Stick Camp – Regalia day is for all youth.
All youth must have a Youth Activity Intake form filed with Two Feathers NAFS
Any youth under 8 years old must have parent/guardian with them.
1 pm -4 pm @ Sumeg village, Patrick’s Point State Park
