News From Native California - Fall 2016 Volume 30, Issue 1 | Página 2

editor’s notes news from native california PUBLISHER: Steve Wasserman Malcolm Margolin, David W. Peri, Vera Mae Fredrickson FOUNDERS: EDITOR: Terria Smith CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Tiffany Adams, Dugan Aguilar, Lindsie Bear, Brian Bibby, Marina Drummer, L. Frank, Jeannine Gendar, Leanne Hinton, Julian Lang, Frank LaPena, William Madrigal Jr., Meyo Marrufo, Vincent Medina, Beverly R. Ortiz, Sage Romero, Terria Smith, Paula Tripp-Allen, Linda Yamane OUTREACH COORDINATOR: Vincent Medina INTERN: River Garza GRAPHIC DESIGN: Tima Link PROOFREADING: Kim Hogeland PRINTING: Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, KS NEWS FROM NATIVE CALIFORNIA Volume 30, Issue 1, Fall 2016 (ISSN 10405437) is published quarterly for $21.00 per year by Heyday, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational corporation, located at 1633 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703. Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone] Mail Address: P.O. Box 92707, Long Beach, CA 90809. Periodical postage paid at Berkeley, CA and additional mailing offices. Internet address: www.newsfromnativecalifornia.com [email protected] Né tax́lew. Exciting news from the Berkeley Roundhouse! We are proud to announce that we have welcomed two new contributing editors to the magazine, Meyo Marrufo and William Madrigal Jr. Meyo is Eastern Pomo from the Clear Lake basin. Many of you may know Meyo from her work in the community as a talented regalia maker, cultural artisan, and traditional food preparer. She has also worked in the tribal environmental field for almost twenty years. Like a lot of folks in our communities, Meyo grew up reading News from Native California and has a special affinity for it. William is from the Cahuilla Band of Indians and grew up as a traditional bird singer. Like his father, William Sr.—as well as his uncles and aunt—he is an alum of UC Riverside and is working on a graduate degree. William has also spent several years working on language and cultural preservation with our tribal communities in Southern California. He is a great friend of the Roundhouse. We are so pleased and grateful to have their guidance along with the rest of the members of our contributing editorial board. While we’re handing out the thanks, we would also like to recognize our summer intern River Garza (Tongva) for his contributions to the magazine and News blog. In past issues, he has shared wonderful stories from his community in Southern California. For this issue, he read and wrote a review of Andrés Reséndez’s book The Other Slavery. We look forward to his continued involvement with us. With this issue we bring you stories of intergenerational strength: The life and work of the late spiritual doctor and Pomo basketweaver Mabel McKay. A story of Chumash/Chicana artist Sarah Biscarra-Dilley and the inspiration she draws from her late great-grandmother. The twenty-year anniversary of the storytelling festival in Indian Canyon. An honoring of the passing of Alberta Ellen “Birdie” Rose Gallez (Nisenan/Miwok/Hawaiian) and Garrett Robins (Ohlone). Before I close, I would like to say that this fall marks one year since my start as roundhouse director. In these past twelve months I have traveled to the furthest ends of the state to find wonderful people who have befriended me, welcomed me into their communities, offered valuable feedback, and shared stories. I thank you all so dearly. Because of you, I love this job more and more each day! Subscription rates $21.00 per year. Single copies $5.95. International rates $41 per year. Copyright © 2016 by News from Native California except where otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without written permission, of editorial or pictorial content in any manner is prohibited. Opinions expressed in articles and columns are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. Printed on 10% post consumer waste recycled paper. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to News from Native California, P.O. Box 92707, Long Beach, CA 90809. USPS 002704 ON THE COVER: Chumash/Chicana artist Sarah Biscarra-Dilley, who shares her art and inspiration in this issue in “Beauty, Justice, and Coyote Trickery.” Photo by Amy Martinez. BACK COVER: Polished and unpolished abalone shell and strings of old dentalia displayed by Sea Around Us, which specializes in traditional materials for regalia making. Photo courtesy of Holli Jackson. CORRECTIONS: In the Fall 2016 issue of News, we left out a photo credit for Lorraine Taggart in the feature “Bringing Culture to Life,” written by Holli Jackson. We sincerely apologize as Lorraine did contribute some of the beautiful photos that accompanied the story. Also in the Fall 2016 issue, there were some incorrect words in Stephen Meadows’s poem “Language.” The correct version of the poem is available to read online at newsfromnativecalifornia.com/blog.