The Great Valley Gathering Kicks Off: Cultural Bearers

FRIDAY, OCTOBER  2

PROGRAM #11287 11:00 AM PT 

The Great Valley Gathering Kicks Off: Cultural Bearers.

Today, The Great Valley Gathering officially opens downtown Fresno with a blessing and welcome ceremony led by Indigenous cultural bearers of California’s Central Valley, alongside a poem honoring Fresno’s Yokuts Indigenous roots. Folk artists and cultural leaders join the broadcast to share insights into the history and preservation of their living traditions.

Guests: Verónica Chávez, Member, Los Fresnanitos, Fresno, CA; Jose Luis “Chelis” Mendoza, Member, Los Fresnanitos, Fresno, CA; Xochitl Morales, Mariachi Musician and Educator, and Member of Los Morales and Los Fresnanitos, Bakersfield, CA; Alex Vazquez, Mask Maker, Fresno, CA; Yuma Diaz, Visual Artist, Oaxaca, MX today from Fresno, CA.

Photo: Smithsonian

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