"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
CALENDAR
Bi-Weekly 5:00-6:00 pm MAC Social Dancing Classes- Mammoth Lakes, CA
AkaMya Culture Group in collaboration with the Mono Arts Council will be continuing our bi-weekly Social Dance Classes. These classes are free, and you can register on the Mono Arts Council Website. www.monoarts.org
Mon
Website Registration on Mono Arts Council
Each Tues.& Thurs. 6PM
Pow Wow Night- Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio, Big Pine, CA
Pow Wow Night Classes will continue unless posted for event or postponement. Dance Nights take place every Tues. & Wed. at the Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio in Big Pine, CA at 6pm. Classes are free and open to community. Join us and get some practice and movement in during the Winter Season. All skill levels and ages are encouraged to attend. Inyo Council of Arts will be helping to sponsor our Pow Wow Dance Nights.
Tues & Thurs
Weekly Wednesday- 6PM
Hoop Dance Class- Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio, Big Pine, CA
We continue our ongoing Hoop Dance Class Training. Given the winter season, and time, Classes are subject to postponement or cancellation. Registration is recommended so that you will be updated on class status.
Weekly Wednesdays- 3PM
Lone Pine After School Pow Wow Song and Dance- Locations will change, follow social media for updates.
Collaboration with Inyo Council of the Arts. After School program sharing Pow Wow Song and Dance with the Lone Pine students and families. A part of the AkaMya Outreach program.
WED
Weekly Thursday- 6PM
Tovowahamatu Singers Paiute Song & Dance- Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio, Big Pine, CA
By special request, we are bringing back out Paiute Song & Dance Classes. This will be a time to meet, discuss and practice the songs and dance of our Numu people. We are revitalizing some songs from the Tovowahamatu Ribbon Dancers group which was founded by the late Margaret L. Romero and other local Paiute women as way to promote our traditional heritage.
All families are welcome to join and also share their songs and ways in which they were taught of the Ribbon Dance and War Dances from our valley.
Weekly Thursday- 6PM
Family Social Night- Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio, Big Pine, CA
Family members and volunteers of AkaMya will host an open night for families to come together and pow wow practice. This is an open studio night which allows community members to come and see what the group is about, and the wellness gym is also open with weights, and infrared sauna.
Thursday
Monthly Last Thursday- 7PM
AkaMya Potluck Meeting- Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio, Big Pine, CA
We will start hosting monthly potluck for participants of AkaMya and their families. This will be a time for sharing and visiting. We will also be able to plan and coordinate for upcoming events and fundraisers which will be ongoing through the year. AkaMya will post regularly, so that participants and their families can join us and bring any themed dishes or items.
SPECIAL EVENTS
ARTISAN MARKET-
Saturday Mar. 28, 2026
10am-3pm
1145 E-Sha Road.
Lone Pine, CA
AkaMya Artists will have a table with Pueblo Oven Bread, Feast Cookies, Baked Goods, Arts & Crafts, and fundraiser shirts for the upcoming Regional West Coast Hoop Dance Contest. Come support your local artists and get a Blessed Indian Taco!
Community Art Day & Sierra Earth Day
Saturday, April 12, 2026
10am-3pm
Bishop City Park, Bishop, CA
AkaMya presentation and Land Acknowledgement will kick off the event. We will also have a booth with Pueblo Oven Bread, Feast Cookies, Baked Goods, Arts & Crafts, fundraiser and information! Come celebrate our Mother Earth together at the Bishop City Park.
Sponsored by Bishop Sunrise Rotary and Inyo Council of the Arts.
2026 Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Cultural Exchange-
Friday, April 24, 2026
5-9pm - AkaMya Cultural Presentation
651 North Main Street, Bishop, CA
AkaMya Culture Group will again be collaborating with the Florin JACL, California CAIRS and local delegates to share culture and continue our collaboration with our friends visiting for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
We will be sharing dancing, live music, Taiko Drums, Obon, culture and stories in a setting as we continue this new tradition of bringing our people together through culture. All are welcome to join in this annual celebration and honoring.
March
Upcoming Event & Class Flyers.
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