Men @ Palm Springs....

Why do I post these songs? Because I share in common the belief of some Leaders of the Native people down in So Cali: I want all of this classic type of Native Music to be heard be all. This is why I do this - and no other reason. "We want to get all of this out there about what we are about out here"...

Soboba Pow Wow 2007

Opening up with some highlights from the Soboba Pow Wow 2007 in San Jacinto , California. Shot by Myself..

There are so many different ethnicities and cultures in California... But before there was a "small pueblo", there was a large and thriving Native American population here. People always forget that. The Tongva ("Gabrielinos") had a village that was later destroyed to build the pueblo; today's landmark "City Hall" building exists on that location. Peoples such as the Chumash, Serrano, Cahuilla, and others had an extensive network of trade relations through the LA area. Fast forward to today: did you know that Los Angeles has the largest urban Native American population in the entire United States??!! California also leads in the most Native Americans located in one state... But yet they have and still remain the Most "unrepresented" ethnic group in California... The Pow Wow Culture of So. California has thrived for many years ... good Native American people with the love of sharing their Culture with the public attend these events. With examples of their tribal affiliation, Much can be "expressed" through Tribal Art such as designs on basketry, to Modern Pow Wow Dance styles north & south, ...from Traditional Regalia designs from other tribes out of state, To more Traditional California Dances , with Traditional California Singing that is much different than the Drum that everyone is used to. Please enjoy these Videos... Albert C.

California Native American Day 2006

The California Native American day fiesta at Cal State San Bernardino in September 06. This video has several different Cahuilla bird songs contained within. One of the first songs is sang by a young man named Larry Hammond Jr. He has a big following and is not new to the birds singing culture. In other parts of this video, Wayne Nelson also sings a very popular traditional birdsong …. “Po Wama Po Yama….” I believe also Mr. W. Holmes is featured at this birds singing celebration that day.
Once again these are just some examples of what is out there that needs to be and every school and college locally as well as nationally.
Please see the San Manuel tribal website for more information about this year’s California Indian day 07 at Cal State San Bernardino.

Cahuilla snake stories

Check out this story about the snake....

In Memory of ROBERT LEVI

Miyawen...
Today,(August 31 2007) We lost one of our GREAT Cahuilla Elders: ROBERT LEVI... He was a Teacher of our Cahuilla Bird songs. And the language. We lost not only a member of our people... but also a part of our Culture... he will be missed dearly... and I like to say personaly... Thank you for all that I have Learned from you! :( We'll miss you Robert! Alowa...

Luiseno.... Vid by 40ftbox

This is another video that I picked up where my video was being shared@...
Vid by 40ftbox was the producer of this video. In this video you can see how the men stand in a straight line along with the youngster try to interpret what the men are doing during the song. This is how we all learned before…. by doing what the others do. Traditions run deep.. Though sometimes there is no one to show us what to do… Some of us instinctively become what was lost. Some of these guys have the gift and I believe that they should be raised up high for everyone to see how we used to be, keep it going we need more to see.

Singing The Birds Palm Springs 06

This is another example of what a California Native American gathering looks like. This event was located in Palm Springs California, hosted by Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians and the Agua Caliente cultural museum. This video was not taken by me, it was shot by the father of a person singing on stage. Please note that there are no drums or persons with fancy regalia at these events. Enjoy

I’m not sure who was in this video, but I know its Cahuilla bird songs that are being sung… I didn’t shoot the video, but I would like to share with you, please enjoy .

Not My work...But am proud to share it with you....

Bird Singers

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We have another video with Wayne Nelson available for you to view, just so you know I did not shoot this video either, I just found it were my video was being played.
When you go to a Native Americans gathering or festival, you might be lucky to see what Mr. Nelson is all about when he sings the birds. We can expect Mr. Nelson to be keeping up with traditions that our ancestors once used to follow. He will be probably one of the most important people later on when it is his time to be the elder and keeper of traditional Indian bird songs... If he hasn’t already achieved that status already, I would be surprised. Enjoy the video

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Albert Chacon

This is one of my first post for NativeImagesPG.BlogSpot.com … I would like to begin by saying thank you for visiting my blog spot. This is one of the places you can access information about California Indian cultures.
I will update you on the some of the public events that you can go to. You can look forward to different types of content accessible on this blog spot very soon. Please stay tuned!