Reconnecting with Native Food, Revitalizing Native Culture

Friends of the Myers Center Vincent Medina (Muwekma Ohlone) and Louis Trevino (Rumsen Ohlone) co-found Cafe Ohlone by Mak-’amham in Berkeley. The Ohlone-run cafe features contemporary Ohlone cuisine using only ingredients gathered in traditional ways on their native lands. Read more here.

Myers Center Holds Advanced Native American Museum Studies Institute

In June, the Joseph A. Myers Center at UC Berkeley provided four days of intensive training to 20 Native museum professionals and volunteers from more than a dozen tribal museums and cultural centers in various stages of development. This free training helps to increase the capacity of tribal community members to conserve and revitalize their cultural heritage. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians provided 10 participants with travel stipends, making it possible for them to attend. Thank you San Manuel!