Celebrate Indigenous artistry and Native American Heritage Month at the Winter Solstice Indigenous Marketplace

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
1:00 to 6:00 PM
Mission Plaza, San Luis Obispo

Celebrate the first day of Native American History Month at this collaborative event hosted by Cal Poly's Native American Indigenous Cultural Center and Office of University Diversity & Inclusion and the City of San Luis Obispo's Office of Diversity Equity & Inclusion. The Marketplace will take place in the unceded homelands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region and feature more than 20 Native and Indigenous regional vendors.

Featured Artists & Vendors:
 

KIMBERLY DAWN ROBERTSON
(MVSKOKE)

Instagram: @kdrslaysthepatriarchy
Website: kimberlydawnrobertson.com
Creative Production: Beadwork, home goods, art prints, zines, stickers, patches 
 

DAMIEN MONTAÑO 
(YOEME/TOHONO O'ODHAM/PURÉPECHA)

Business: Blue Mountain Studio
Instagram: @mountaindamien
Website: blue-mountain-studio.com
Creative Production: Shell/bone jewelry and Seri/Comcaac items
 

CAROLANN JANE DURO
(MAARA'YAM & KUMEYAAY)

Business: Quiet Quail Books
Instagram: @quietquailbooks
Website: quietquailbooks.com
Creative Production: Pop-Up Book Store (all Indigenous-authored books)


MONICA CORTEZ-NAVARRO
(CHICHIMECA-GUAMAREZ)

Business: Monica Co. Handmade
Instagram: @MonicaCoHandmade
Etsy Shop: MonicaCoHandmade
Creative Production: Crocheted succulents, cacti, and other designs
 

BRENDA BELLO
(GUERRERO NAHÚA)

Business: Oztutla Creations
Instagram: @oztutlacreations
Creative Production: Beadwork

CHELSEA FRANCIS
(DINÉ)

Business: Yucca Asdzaan
Instagram: @yucca.asdzaan
Website: yuccaasdzaan.wordpress.com
Creative Production: Visual artworks, art prints, card sets

 

FELISHA ONEAL

Business: Kilayan Originals
Instagram: @Kilayan.Originals
Website: www.tenthirtysix.com/category/kilayan-originals
Creative Production: beadwork

 

VICTOR
(PUEBLO)

Business: 19 Pueblos Native Apparel
Instagram: @19_pueblos_native_apparel
Website: 19pueblos.net
Creative Production: T-shirts, hats, apparel, patches

CURTIS DULAY
(TULE RIVER YOKUTS)

Business: Native Nations Group
Creative Production: Jerky and energy drinks

 

DAVID PAUL DOMINGUEZ
(SANTA YNEZ CHUMASH)

Etsy Shop: ChumashStyle
Creative Production: T-shirts; abalone, bone, and feather jewelry

 

ANGELICA ACUNA

Business: Kalawa Crafts
Instagram: @kalawacrafts
Creative Production: Ribbon Skirts, Tumblers, Cups

 

ERIN ANGELA LIND
(OWENS VALLEY PAIUTE AND NORTHERN ARAPAHO)

Business: Quail Sings Creations
Website: https://my-site-102793.square.site/#nqwJGA
Creative Production: Beaded jewelry, beaded carabiners, stickers

 

STEVEN KULUPEC SAFFOLD
(COASTAL BAND CHUMASH)

Business: True to Tradition
Instagram: @truetotradition
Etsy Shop: truetotradition
Creative Production: Flintknapping, knives, carvings, jewelry
 

HANNAH LENT AND TANI ZAVALLA
(SAMALA CHUMASH, MONO LAKE PAIUTE)

Business Name: Real Tradish
Instagram: @real.tradish
Creative Production: Abalone earrings and necklaces; stickers

 

RAYMOND VENTURA
(SANTA YNEZ CHUMASH)

Business: Artist 11 Design Studio
Instagram: @artist11designstudio
Website: http://www.artist11designstudio.com
Creative Production: Ceramics, t-shirts, art prints
 

SARAH MIRAMONTES
(ZAPOTEC)

Business: Paca Botánica
Instagram: @pacabotanica
Website: www.pacabotanica.com
Creative Production: Soaps
 

ANNETTE VALDEZ
(INDIGENOUS HERITAGE FROM MÉXICO AND THE PHILIPPINES)

Business: Netti Confetti
Instagram: @netticonfetti
Website: netticonfetti.com
Creative Production: Artisan cookies
 

RYAN ALANIZ
(CHICANO)

Business: Tierra del Cielo Farm
Contact: tierracielofarm@gmail.com
Creative Production: Honey, candles, goat milk soap

 

ALEQWEL MENDOZA
(SMUWIC CHUMASH)

Business: Qashi Wear
Instagram: @qashiwear
Website: www.qashiwear.com
Creative Production: Shell, stone, seed, and bead jewelry

 

CAL POLY’S AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY, AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
(INTERTRIBAL)

Instagram: @aisa.aises_cpslo & @calpolynaicc

Creative Production: Beadwork, earrings, bracelets, plants, and blue corn cookies

ANNA ROMERO
(SANTA YNEZ CHUMASH)

Business: Annamay Creates
Instagram: @annamaycreates
Creative Production: Beadwork and leather pouches

 

ALYSSIA TRANCOSO
(CHUMASH DESCENDANT)

Business: Indingeful Creations
Instagram: @Indingeful_Creations
Creative Production: Beadwork and abalone work

KRAVE BOXX

(CENTRAL COAST FOOD TRUCK)

Instagram: @kraveboxx
Creative Production: 805 elote and other culinary creations

 

THE BIRRIA BOYZ

(CENTRAL COAST FOOD TRUCK)

Instagram: @thebirriaboyz
Creative Production: Authentic Mexican birria tacos and more

 

PALETA & CO.

(WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BIZ)

Instagram: @paleta_and_co
Creative Production: handcrafted paletas

 

 

Thank you to the students and staff at the Native American Indigenous Cultural Center who dreamed of and drove this event:

And thank you to the City of San Luis Obispo for co-sponsoring alongside the Office of University Diversity & Inclusion.