Acorn Stories: A Welcoming to Wintun Homeland

Image Credits: Mootens Productions

The International House Davis World Tour program and YoloSol Collective hosted
Acorn Stories

On: November 9, 4-6pm
At: International House Davis, 10 College Park (Map)

Featuring:
Storytelling with Diana Almendariz,
Acorn processing with Christina Almendariz,
Art with Ooti Maxine,
Community Conversation with Homeland Traditionalists,
and a Cultural Exhibit.

Join us for this second annual fall gathering. We are building a community that is committed to learning the responsibility and discipline of healing and restoring right relations with the Yolo bioregion. Native Californian cultural practitioners Diana and Christina Almendariz and guests will share traditional ecological knowledge across generations.

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEH. Visit www.calhum.org.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program/exhibition do not necessarily represent those of California Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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