Antelope Valley Indian Museum Hosts Native American Artist Sage Romero This Weekend
Contact:
Peggy Ronning
Museum Curator III
(661) 946-3055
Sage Romero, director of the AkaMya Culture Group. Photo from California State Parks.
LANCASTER – California State Park’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park (SHP) invites the public to a special two-day event featuring Native American artist Sage Romero (Piute/Taos Pueblo). On Saturday, Feb. 28, Sage will share his art and on Sunday, March 1, he will present the animated telling of “Wolf and Isha Make the Land” during Book Time at the Butte.
Here are details about the event:
WHAT: Event featuring Native American artist Sage Romero
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
COST: $3 for ages 13 and older, free for children 12 and under. California fourth-grade students attending a public school and their families can attend for free with the California State Park Adventure Pass. Learn more about the pass and how you can download it at parks.ca.gov/adventurepass.
WHERE:
Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP
15701 East Avenue M, Lancaster.
DIRECTIONS:
From State Route 14 in Lancaster, go east on Avenue K to 150th Street East. Turn right and go south for two miles to Avenue M. Turn left and go east on Avenue M for one mile to reach the museum.
Sage Romero is a member of the Tovowahamatu Numu (Big Pine Paiute) and Tuah-Thahi (Taos Pueblo) tribes. He is the founder and director of the AkaMya Culture Group, a nonprofit dedicated to cultural revitalization, and a cultural consultant and teacher for traditional dance and song, sobriety and wellness, and multimedia production. He also organizes the West Coast Hoop Dance Championship. He lives in Tovowahamatu (Teacher of the Children) Payahu Nadu (Place Where the Water Flows) – also known as Big Pine, California, in the Owens Valley.
“Wolf and Isha Make the Land” is a Nümü story, told in the Nümü Yadoha language, illustrated and animated by Sage Romero. The publication was a collaboration between the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and California Tribes to use traditional stories to highlight each Tribe’s connection to waterways. The book is not for sale; it is given to language and education programs for youth for free. It can also be viewed on the DWR website.
For more information, please call the museum at (661) 946-3055 (711 TTY relay service) or visit its website at avim.parks.ca.gov. Follow the museum on Facebook.
California State Parks supports equal access. If you need reasonable modification or special accommodation for the event, please contact Peggy Ronning at (661) 946-3055.
Please note: Pets are not allowed in the museum. Service animals are welcome per California State Parks' Service Animals Policy.
About Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP
Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP showcases over 4,000 objects created by the Native American peoples of Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Visitors also enjoy the museum’s nature trail, gift shop and picnic area.
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