Join us for a book talk and presentation b y John Curl\, author/curator of Indigenous People's Day: Handbook for Activists and Documentary History (IPD Press\, 2017). In 1992\, Berke ley became the first city in the world to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day \, which has since become a national and international holiday. John will be joined by other members of the Indigenous Peoples Day Committee\, the g roup who founded the celebration in 1992 and who have organized the Berkel ey Powwow and Indian Market for the last 33 years. \;They will be spe aking about the origin and significance of Indigenous Peoples Day\, the me aning and history of powwows\, the native community in the Bay Area\, and will be inviting you to the Berkeley Powwow &\; Indian Market.
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Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow &\; Indian Market: \
;33rd Annual Berkeley Celebration | 533 Years of Resistance &\
; Renewal
Saturday\, October 11\, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm | Grand Ent
ry 1pm \;
M.L.K. Civic Center Park: 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Wa
y (at Allston Way)\, Berkeley\, CA 94704
Admission Free
Website:
\;www.ipdpowwow.org
About \;Indigenous People's Day: Handbook for Activists and Documentary Hi
story (IPD Press\, 2017 | ISBN 13:978-1539952213)
About John Curl: \ ;
\n"I&rsquo\;m a mixture of Irish-Catholic\, English-Protestant\, R omanian-Austrian Jew\, and Neanderthal. I was born and mostly raised in Ma nhattan\, and some in New Jersey. I received a degree in literature from N ew York City College. I have an extraordinary daughter\, and I&rsquo\;ve l ived in the Bay Area since 1971. I have published fiction\, poetry\, essay s and history in numerous magazines and periodicals. I&rsquo\;m a long tim e member of PEN Oakland\, the Revolutionary Poets Brigade\, and the Berkel ey Indigenous Peoples Day Committee. At the same time\, I&rsquo\;ve mostly made a living doing custom woodworking."
\nAbout the Indigenous Peoples Day Committee:
\n"The Indigenous Peoples Committee wor ks for social justice and human rights for Native Peoples. We promote the necessity of Indigenous wisdom for human survival in balance with the envi ronment. We organize educational and cultural events publicizing Native st ruggles\, including Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow and Indian Market annual ly on the Saturday nearest October 12th."
\nWheelchair accessible. R equest sign language interpreter\, real-time captioning\, materials in lar ge print\, braille\, or other accommodations by calling 510-981-6195 (Libr ary) or 510-981-6347 (City of Berkeley TDD line). Please refrain from scen ted products during public programs.
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