

"Honoring our past
by teaching
the future."
Native American owned and operated 501(C)(3) Nonprofit Organization
325 North Crater Street
P.O Box 616
Big Pine, CA 93513
AkaMya Culture Group


WELCOME! MUNAHU, Ee-Ya-Ho!
Ta-ah, Pesha eu, thank you for visiting our website. Here you will find information on upcoming events and activities from AkaMya. Remember to like our facebook page and subscribe to the Youtube channel. You can go to the Calendar Page for all current and upcoming events. We also have a new Newsletter section which will be updated monthly. Many thanks, and please feel free to contact us with any questions or inquiries. Much respect. Tua-Uah, Thank You!
April 2025
CLASSES
Ongoing classes for this month. Classes, Workshops and Events will be listed on the Calendar page as well.
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Mono Arts Council Social Dance: April 7 & 21, 2025- 5:30pm
Barstow Pow Wow Night: April 4, 2025- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Pow Wow Night: Tues. 6pm (@ AkaMya)
POYOHA Running Club: Wed. 5:30 pm (Location announced weekly)
Hoop Dance Class: Wed. 6pm (@ AkaMya)
Paiute Song and Dance: Wed. 7pm (@AkaMya)
Family Fun Pow Wow Night
& Ribbon Dress Sewing Class: Thurs. 6pm (@ AkaMya)
Barstow Pow Wow Class: Monthly (First Thurs. of month 5-7pm)
AkaMya Monthly Potluck Meeting: Last Thurs. of month 7pm
UPCOMING EVENTS:​​
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Monday April 7, 2025:
5:30 pm-6:30 pm
MAC Social Dance
Mono Arts Council
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Saturday April 12, 2025:
10am-3pm
Community Art Day & Sierra Earth Day
Live Opening presentation with AkaMya and Booth during Earth Day event.
Bishop City Park, Bishop, CA
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Saturday April 19, 2025:
12pm-3pm
Big Pine TANF Spring Gathering
AkaMya sponsoring event activity, setup and providing Sound System/MC for the day. Also, join the community clean-up before the Spring Gathering from 9am-11am.
Mendenhall Park, Big Pine, CA
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Thursday April 24, 2025:
Monthly AkaMya Potluck Meeting
7pm
Location: AkaMya Toni Artist Residency
Monthly potluck and meeting time to discuss ongoing and upcoming events/classes/fundraisers/ideas/collaborations for the organization.
Food Theme: Your Favorite Sharing Dish
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Friday April 25, 2025:
7pm
Florin JACL Manzanar Cultural Exchange
AkaMya Culture Group annual collaboration with the Florin JACL/ California CAIRS organizations. Join us as we come together and share in community spirit with our friends and community members.
El Cielo Hotel, 651 Main St., Bishop, CA
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Tuesday April 29, 2025
Bishop Elementary School Drumming Circle
Bishop Elementary School, Bishop, CA
3:00 pm
Students contact your Native American Liaison to sign up!
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Saturday April 26-28, 2025
Pending...
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CURRENT NEWS/UPDATES
Latest Video
2024 Nikkei Progressive
Highlight video of our event with the 2024 Nikkei Progressive group during the Manzanar Pilgrimage at the AkaMya Studio Grounds. A longer video will be coming soon!