NACC EDUCATION: Casinos
The mission of the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) includes educating the public about issues important to Native American cultures, and by extension, to all of us who presently live…
NACC EDUCATION: Casinos Graton Rancheria Project: Visuals
View of the site looking east towards Sears Point. The dirt field in the foreground is the proposed site of the 392 acre casino and resort. The hills in the…
CALIFORNIA CASINOS
In the last few years, California has witnessed numerous controversies surrounding casinos and gaming. The purpose of this study project is to research the background to this situation. We will…
ABALONE MAPS: Compiled by the Native American Cultural Center (NACC).
Questions and Answers: Q: Where does the word Ohlone come from? A: “Ohlone” is derived from possibly two sources: a small village on the San Mateo coast, and from the…
CALIFORNIA CULTURES TRIBAL SURVEY
During the 2001-2002 academic year, students in Andrew Brother-Elk’s class at San Francisco State University (SFSU: California Indians: AIS 410) developed a survey and distributed it to all California Indian…
Café-Cultural Center
NACC seeks to create a café-cultural center in San Francisco that will become a gathering spot for the indigenous communities of the city. It will also welcome cultural events by…
Buffalo Steak
For many years, Indians hunted buffalo as being their main source of meat. Not only did they eat buffalo steak, but they also used other parts of the buffalo for…
Buffalo Jerky
American Indians could not simply go to a fast food restaurant when they were hungry and in a hurry. Many of us cannot imagine how hard it was to acquire,…
ANDREW BROTHER ELK Artistic and Executive Director
Art Entrepreneurship 101 An interview with Andrew Brother Elk By Susan Goldstein Andrew Brother Elk has been dubbed by the press as “one of the most original art entrepreneurs of…
Braids
In most American Indian tribes, hair braids were an essential part of life and could signify status. It is said that in some tribes that only a chief, medicine man,…