Monday, October 14, 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day

This free family-friendly event honors the contributions made by Indigenous people through arts and culture. Now in its fourth year, this unique program celebrates Indigenous artists and our commitment to a “Living Land Acknowledgement.”

This year’s headliner is The Delbert Anderson Quartet, led by Diné jazz trumpet artist, composer, and educator Delbert Anderson, whose music revives the improvised sounds of Diné songs, blending them with jazz, funk, and hip-hop. The event also includes a complimentary luncheon, a Hopi glass artist demonstration, and an artwork sale by the Indigenous Peoples Club.

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Event Schedule

Idyllwild Arts Campus

9:30am | Welcoming remarks and blessing led by President of Board of Directors of the Native American Land Conservancy, Michael Madrigal (Cahuilla)
9:30am – 12:00pm | Public Presentations
- Bring it Home!: Delbert Anderson’s journey as a jazz musician inspired by traditional songs of his people and homeland in the Navajo Nation. Anderson’s rising jazz star leads the renowned Delbert Anderson Quartet, which infuses jazz, funk, and hip hop with traditional Diné songs and philosophies.
- The Jingle Dress Project: This art-led healing project uplifts the Ojibwe healing dance, Jingle Dress, to promote cultural understanding, healing, and advocacy of issues relevant to Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. This moving project has taken photographer Eugene Tapahe and his daughter across the globe to heal and inspire.
12:00 – 1:30pm | Complimentary Indigenous Foods Luncheon with DJ set by IA Alum Kino Benally (Diné) aka DJ Béeso
1:30 – 4:00pm | Public open studio visit with Hopi glass artists Ramson Lomatewama and Ayen Talashoma. Guests are encouraged to make their own glass flower! IA Indigenous Peoples Club will be selling artwork to support this year’s club activities!

Harvey House

Thank you to Harvey House for their generous support of our Indigenous Peoples Day event!

6:00 – 6:45pm | Delbert Anderson Quartet “11th Note” Live Recording, “The Long Walk: 1674 Days,” a commemorative composition for instruments in any key to acknowledge the forced relocation of Diné people in 1864.
6:45 – 7:15pm | Flute Music by Randy Kemp (Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Euchee) of Artificial Red
7:30 – 8:30pm | The Delbert Anderson Quartet

Delbert Anderson Quartet

Led by Diné jazz trumpet artist, composer and educator Delbert Anderson; the Delbert Anderson Quartet revives the improvised sounds of Diné songs, blending them with jazz, funk, and hip-hop. Anderson’s compositions are inspired by Diné Bikéyah, Navajo Nation landscapes, historical events, and the desire to preserve and educate about Diné history. His achievements have garnered recognition including multiple awards from Chamber Music America, the Cultural Capital Fellowship from the First Peoples Fund, and the Jazz Road Program at South Arts. His contributions to music and culture have been featured in prominent outlets like The New York Times, Jazz Times, Grammy.com and NPR.

Special Recognition

Special recognition to the Native American Land Conservancy, who is a partner of the NAAC who help us to educate our community about the importance of Indigenous Land Stewardship, and to the Sherman Indian School, which partners with Idyllwild Arts to provide meaningful access for Indigenous students to participate in our educational programs.

Thank you to Harvey House for their generous support of our Indigenous Peoples Day event!

Idyllwild Arts respectfully acknowledges the Qawishpa Cahuillangnah (also known as Cahuilla Band of Indians) and all nine sovereign Bands of Cahuilla people who have stewarded this land throughout the generations and continue to steward this land for all future generations.