California

Coming up

• Nov5

  Film screening: Marra'yam, The Yuhaaviatam Story

  Barstow Community College · 5:30–8 p.m. · details
  Celebration
• Nov6

  Native American Heritage Month celebration at L.A. City Hall

  Los Angeles City Hall · details
  Celebration
• Nov7

  Sacred Path Pow Wow at the Autry

  Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles · details
  Powwow
• Nov7

  Big Pine Youth Powwow

  Alan Spoonhunter Memorial Gymnasium, Big Pine · details
  Powwow
• Nov7

  Kewet at Agua Caliente

  Palm Springs High School, Palm Springs · details
  Celebration
• Nov7

  Native Artisan Fair

  Maidu Museum & Historic Site, Roseville · 9 a.m.–3 p.m. · details
  Celebration
• Nov14

  HMOC & Redboy Productions Pow Wow

  Heritage Museum of Orange County, Santa Ana · details
  Powwow
• Nov18

  Voices of the Elders: 150 Years of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation

  Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza, Palm Springs · 6–7:30 p.m. · $15 · details
  Community
• Nov21

  Boys with Braids California

  Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa · details
  Community
• Nov28

  41st Annual CSUN Powwow

  Sierra Quad, Cal State Northridge · 9 a.m.–6 p.m. · details
  Powwow
• Dec5

  UIHS American Indian Arts & Crafts Fair

  Potawot Health Village, Arcata · 10 a.m.–4 p.m. · details
  Celebration
• Jan8

  Pechanga Pow Wow (Jan 8–10)

  Pechanga Resort, Temecula · 2027 · details
  Powwow
• Feb3

  American Indian Students Association conference (Feb 3–6)

  Sacramento State University · 2027 · details
  Conference
• Feb6

  16th Annual BAAITS Two Spirit Powwow

  Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, San Francisco · 2027 · details
  Powwow

Powwows and yearly gatherings

Yearly schedule compiled from tribal and host sites, Indian Country Today and PowWows.com. Always confirm dates with the host.

• AprYearly

  Sycuan Pow Wow

  El Cajon · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• AprYearly

  San Diego State University Pow Wow

  San Diego · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• AprYearly

  Sherman Indian High School Youth Pow Wow

  Riverside · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• MayYearly

  Stanford Powwow

  Stanford University · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• MayYearly

  Cal Poly Pomona Pow Wow

  Kellogg Arena, Pomona · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• MayYearly

  Mariposa Pow Wow

  Mariposa Fairgrounds · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• JunYearly

  American Indian Arts Marketplace

  Autry Museum, Los Angeles · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Celebration
• JunYearly

  San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians Intertribal Pow Wow

  Old Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• JulYearly

  Three Rivers Indian Lodge Pow Wow (Native Directions)

  Manteca · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• JulYearly

  Susanville Indian Rancheria Pow Wow

  Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• AugYearly

  Indian Fair Days & Pow Wow

  North Fork · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• AugYearly

  Santa Rosa Days Pow Wow & Gathering (Tachi Yokut)

  Lemoore · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• SepYearly

  Barona Pow Wow

  Barona Indian Reservation, Lakeside · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• SepYearly

  San Manuel Pow Wow

  Cal State San Bernardino · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• SepYearly

  Morongo Thunder & Lightning Pow Wow

  Cabazon · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• SepYearly

  Table Mountain Rancheria Pow Wow (Native American Day)

  Friant · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• SepYearly

  Pabanamanina Pow Wow

  Bishop · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• OctYearly

  Santa Ynez Chumash Intertribal Pow Wow

  Santa Ynez · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• OctYearly

  Chukchansi Pow Wow

  Coarsegold · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• OctYearly

  Heart of Tataviam Pow Wow

  William S. Hart Park, Newhall · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• OctYearly

  Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market

  Berkeley · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• OctYearly

  Auburn Big Time Pow Wow

  Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow
• NovYearly

  Tule River Pow Wow

  Porterville · more info

  Next dates to be confirmed with the host
  Powwow

Federally recognized tribes

This is the California Gambling Control Commission's list of 109 federally recognized tribes (current February 27, 2026), the most of any state except Alaska. It includes five nations served through the Indian Health Service's Arizona office whose lands lie partly in California: Chemehuevi, Fort Mojave and Quechan (headquartered in California) and the Colorado River Indian Tribes and Washoe Tribe (headquartered in Arizona and Nevada). Many California Indian communities are not federally recognized; they will be listed as we confirm them.

Indian Education programs in public schools

California's state-funded American Indian Education Centers offer tutoring, cultural classes and family programs. Contact details for each are in the California Department of Education directory.

• American Indian Child Resource Center (Oakland)
• Woodfords Indian Education Center (Woodfords)
• Foothill Indian Education Alliance (El Dorado)
• Four Winds of Indian Education (Chico)
• Yurok Tribe (Klamath)
• Northern California Indian Development Council (Eureka)
• Fresno American Indian Health Project (Fresno)
• Hoopa Valley Tribe NDN Center (Hoopa)
• Indian Action Council of NW California (Eureka)
• Bishop Indian Education Center (Bishop)
• Kern Indian Education & Community Resource Center (Bakersfield)
• Susanville Indian Rancheria (Susanville)
• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (San Fernando)
• Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians (Oakhurst)
• Round Valley Indian Health Center (Covelo)
• Resources for Indian Student Education (Alturas)
• Roundhouse Council (Greenville)
• Campo Band of Mission Indians (Campo)
• Pala Band of Mission Indians (Pala)
• Rincon Indian Education Center (Valley Center)
• Southern California American Indian Resource Center (El Cajon)
• Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (Santa Ynez)
• Ventura Indian Education Center (Ventura)