Ohlone Elders and Youth Speak: Restoring A California Legacy – A Photographic Exhibition with Oral Histories

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Date: October 12, 2014 01:00pm — 03:00pm
Categories: Conferences & Lectures
Location: The San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, USA
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“The Fire is our doorway to connect with the Spirit World as we pray for healing of our Mother the Earth and Peace in our Communities”
– Chief Tony Cerda

Come to an Exhibition on 21st Century Challenges of Ohlone Peoples
Ohlone Elders and Youth Speak: Restoring A California Legacy
A Photographic Exhibition with Oral Histories

Three generations of Ohlone peoples committed to keeping their cultures alive and thriving are documented through new photographic images and oral histories.

Join Our Opening Event and Reception!
Song, Dance, and Panel
October 12, 2014, 1pm – 3pm

The San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St.
Jewett Gallery, Lower Level

Hosted by Ann Marie Sayers, the program features Ohlone dance, song, and a panel discussion moderated by Melissa Nelson, Director of The Cultural Conservancy, with panelists Tony Cerda, Corrina Gould, Vincent Medina, Kanyon Sayers-Roods and Linda Yamane.

Photographs: Ruth Morgan
Oral Histories: Janet Clinger

A collaboration between Community Works and Costanoan Indian Research Inc.

Presented by the San Francisco Public Library
Funded from Christensen

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