Tribal Newsletter Vol.
2: Spring, 2009
Letter from the Interim Director
Dear Tribal Chairperson:
I believe that we are well
underway with our new
paths toward repatriation and
improved tribal relations, as
I outlined in my letter in the
previous issue of this newsletter.
The new Repatriation
Committee has met several
times under the leadership of
Philip Frickey, Professor of
Law. There are quite a few
repatriation discussions and
requests underway, and we continually look for ways to make
the process more efficient and effective. One way will be the
Repatriation Video, which is described elsewhere in this issue.
The new Chancellor’s Native American Advisory Council held
its first meeting on March 19th. Members are Joseph Myers
(Pomo; Chair), Brian Wallace (Washoe; Vice Chair), Larry
Myers (Pomo), Joely De La Torre Proudfit (Luiseño), Cynthia
Gomez (Yokut), Karen Biestman (Cherokee) and Patty Dixon
(Luiseño). Issues discussed were the mission and role of the
Council, ways in which it will work, and organization. One
of the functions of the Council, which we welcome, will be an
annual review of the repatriation program.
The search for a permanent director of the Museum continues
forward and is progressing well. I have much enjoyed my
interim role in that position since September 2007, and I
believe that we have made substantial progress. However,
with my having been with the University of California for 46
years, being formally retired, and still having my previous
function as Director of the Center for Studies in Higher
Education, it is time for us to move toward an Director with
programmatic knowledge and museum experience, who can
continue and build on the paths that have been established.
Sincerely,
C. Judson King
Interim Director
Native American Education Program
As the Native American Education Specialist for PAHMA,
Richie Richards, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe
(Lakota), has been active in utilizing Museum resources and
materials as teaching tools, and in drawing public awareness
to issues regarding indigenous communities in both past and
present times. One of his many projects includes the second
annual Native American Educational Resource Conference
scheduled for September 11th and 12th, 2009. The NAERC
is designed to open a dialogue between educators and Native
Americans in promotion of fair education about Natives in
K–8 classrooms. Through breakout sessions, lectures, and
speaker panels, this conference is meant to ensure that there is
accuracy in our children’s schools with regard to indigenous
teachings.
Teachers in urban areas are often left to find Native
American information and stories on their own and are
unaware that these resources perpetuate and encourage
negative images created by pop-cultural media regarding
the original nations and people of this country, as well as
their descendants. One of the goals of this conference is
to help create cultural awareness and sensitivity for Native
communities located in California and the United States. By
bringing in Native perspectives and first-hand information, we
will provide resources for teachers to use in the classroom and
meet our goal to avoid using myths and stereotypical images as
educational tools.
Richie is also working on other Bay Area community-
based projects that will continue to bring awareness to Native
communities in and around urban areas. Some projects that
Richie is working on include:
• Coordinating the “Junior Archaeology” and “Children of
Ancient Civilizations” after-school programs;
• Speaking about Native Americans in classroom
presentations and to school assemblies;
• Guest-lecturing at Bay Area colleges and universities;
• Training PAHMA docents to ensure they are providing
accurate information about indigenous cultures;
• Research within the collection for the benefit of public
education;
• Assisting with tours for tribes visiting the Museum;
• Reaching out to the community as a recognizable public
resource.
For more information, please contact Richie Richards at:
naes-pahma@berkeley.edu
 Current Tribal Museum Loan
A new exhibit at the California Indian Museum & Cultural Center (CIMCC) seeks to provide a “lens of continuity” that will allow
the public to see Ishi, the issues and their own assumptions about Native people from an indigenous perspective. Ishi’s experiences
mirror the survival and adaptation experienced by all California Indians. They must be understood not only as Ishi’s own story, but
within the context of the issues faced by California Indians of his generation and California Indians of today.

CIMCC opened this first of seven planned permanent exhibits on January 31st, 2009. The exhibition,
which includes artifacts on loan from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology seeks to enrich
and expand the story of Ishi and build upon the public’s awareness and appreciation of California
Indian history. For many years, Ishi’s legacy has been a non-native construct framed by public and
scientific fascination with stereotypical views of the past. The new exhibit’s approach is to reframe
Ishi’s legacy through the inclusion of California Indian voices and perspectives on issues, and to build
upon current scholarship that helps to change the ways in which Ishi’s legacy is characterized and
taught in public schools. The exhibition will be accompanied by a website and curricula to support
classroom activities. Multimedia and audio presentations are also included. Ishi’s journey offers us
a dialogue about humanity and gives an important voice to an inhumane period of American history.
He was a figurative and imaginative survivor. His legacy became a catalyst for change. We hope you
enjoy this exciting new program.

CIMCC hours: Mon-Fri. 9–5, general admission is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and
seniors.

Photo:
Article by CIMCC Courtesy of the PAHMA
University of California, Berkeley

New Staff at PAHMA

Sarah Filley Penelope Betts

Principal Preparator
Sarah joined our exhibitions team with enthusiasm in
February. She brings to us over 15 years of experience in
museums and galleries. Her past work experiences include
relocating the Asian Art Museum from Golden Gate to the
Civic Center, designing mounts, and installing around 13,000
objects. Recently she worked for the Oakland Museum of
California to relocate their collection, and also designed
several exhibits for the Science and Education departments.
In the short time Sarah has been with us, she has renewed
our current Guatemala Textile exhibit with curator Margot
Scheville.
She is looking forward to using her background in metal
work, design, and fine art to best highlight the extraordinary
collection found here at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology. Sarah is looking forward to future exhibits
showcasing this important collection.
Sarah is also an accomplished artist. Her artwork has been
exhibited throughout the Bay Area and nationally.
Head of Development
Penny was thrilled to join the Hearst Museum in January
2009. High on her agenda is strengthening the Hearst
Museum’s membership groups; building the Museum’s
relationships with its existing supporters and volunteers; and
encouraging partnerships with new donors. Penny believes
in “friend raising” rather than fundraising, as experience has
shown that it is an institution’s friends who can help define a
museum’s future, and in the case of the Hearst, help create a
world-class museum worthy of our world-class collections.
Penny was formerly the Head of Fundraising at the
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the
University of Oxford; prior to this she worked at the
Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Penny encourages you to join the Hearst Museum
membership program. By supporting the excellent outreach,
education, and conservation work the Museum staff
does every day you can enjoy a range of benefits that she
guarantees will get you up close and personal with our
world-renowned collection.
 Native Artist Native Artist
Cheryl Seidner Meyo Marrufo
Wiyot Tribal Member Robinson Rancheria Tribal Member
“I once dreamed that I was
The youngest of five a famous basketweaver
children, Cheryl Seidner with all of the skills and
was brought up on knowledge of the old
the old reservation at ones...but when I awoke,
Table Bluff, in Loteta, I was still me…. I am still
California. Cheryl me....a native woman, a
served as the Tribal mother, a wife, a friend, a
Chairperson from 1996- daughter, a basketweaver, a
2008, during which she beader, a cook, a gatherer.
assisted and represented I am still me...” -Meyo
the tribe on many issues. Marrufo
Representing her tribe
on a government-to- Meyo Marrufo is an
government basis, Eastern Pomo from the
Cheryl has been Clear Lake Basin. At the
active in working at the city, county, state, and national levels. age of sixteen Meyo began
Additionally , she continues to work with many tribally based formal training in the
organizations. Most notably she has been: Executive Secretary “old ways “of traditional
for the Indian Action Council of North Western California; practices by preparing
Secretary for the Northern California Indian Education Project; acorn mush with a mortar and pestle. Around the same time,
Chairwoman for the Northern California Indian Development Meyo, who made her own dance regalia, began incorporating
Council; Board Member for KEET-TV, Eureka California; more abalone shell jewelry into her work. By her early twenties,
Board Member for the Humboldt County Historical Society; regalia making became a serious art form in her life. The abalone
Sacramento Area Vice President of National Congress of jewelry she creates is often inspired by older designs found in
American Indians. Through all of this, Cheryl continued traditional regalia. You can often find Meyo creating a new piece
working a full-time job at Humboldt State University in the of wearable art by researching older designs, paying particular
Education Opportunity Program office. attention to their meaning and past use. Meyo feels “each design
represents a different strength and you can change the tone with a
Involved with supporting Native youth as they further their different color arrangement.” Today, inspired by basket designs,
educational goals and become leaders in many areas, Cheryl has she weaves ancient patterns into beaded objects such as belts,
continued to say, “you can do it” and smile. Just before retiring armbands, and necklaces and adorns them with abalone and
after 28 1/2 years from HSU on May 17, 2008, she received an clamshell disk beads. Meyo Marrufo is one of today’s leading
honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from California State regalia makers and artisans.
University System.

Now in a new phase of her life, For orders please contact:

intent on spending more time with
family and building her native Meyo Marrufo
business (Tik Wolana Welth: “beads PO Box 1564
and things”), Cheryl continues to Nice, CA 95464
say “You can do it.” Over the past
six years, Cheryl has been creating Article by Meyo Marrufo
beautiful jewelry, many of which
has a strong traditional culture basis,
yet incorporates trends from the
contemporary lives we lead today.
Her work conveys a strong sense of
who she is and tells a story based in
the richness of Wiyot culture. Using
bead and shell as a base, she creates
wearable objects of significant beauty. As one of many Native
American artists entering the marketplace today, Cheryl will truly
make an impact on the Native Art scene. See her work at http://
www.tikwolanawelth.com.
Photos: courtesy of North Coast Photos: courtesy of the artist
Journal and artist
Repatriation Corner
We are producing a video as part of a class presentation on the U.C. Berkeley campus on how repatriation is done at the Hearst Museum.
We will post the presentation on our website at the end of May. We would appreciate receiving any questions that you have about the
repatriation process in advance so that we might incorporate them. Please email questions directly to Anthony Garcia at amgarcia@
berkeley.edu by Wednesday, April 25th. We will send out an email reminder when the video is posted or you can check our website near
the end of May at http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/.

From our Bookstore New Publication

Highly Recommended Capturing the vitality

of California’s unique
indigenous cultures,
this major new
introduction incorporates
extensive research of
the past thirty years
into an illuminating,
comprehensive synthesis
for a wide audience.
Based in part on new
archaeological findings,
it tells how the California
Indians lived in vibrant
polities, each boasting a
rich village life including
chiefs, religious
specialists, master
craftspeople, dances,
First Families draws on a recently compiled collection feasts, and ceremonies. Throughout, the book emphasizes how
of 1,500 images donated by California Indians from these diverse communities interacted with the state’s varied
their private family photo albums chosen specially landscape, enhancing its already bountiful natural resources
through various practices centered around prescribed burning.
for this project. Enlivened by personal stories and A handy reference section, illustrated with more than one
deepened by carefully researched historic and cultural hundred color photographs, describes the plants, animals,
asides, it presents a richly varied, warmly nuanced, and minerals the California Indians used for food, basketry
constantly surprising portrait of California’s oldest and cordage, medicine, and more. At a time when we are
communities. grappling with the problems of maintaining habitat diversity
and sustainable economies, we find that these native peoples
Heyday Books and their traditions have much to teach us about the future, as
well as the past, of California.

$23.95 + tax $50.00 + tax

Phone: 510-643-7648 Coming soon to our bookstore.
http://pahma-store@berkeley.edu

The PAHMA Basket Collection

Many tribes have taken advantage of the opportunity
to review our entire basket collection. Additionally,
during planned tribal visits the opportunity to review
and research all documentation regarding various
baskets of interest and concern have been made
available. This has been helpful to tribes and tribal
people who are exploring their past and working to Cat No. 1-6
preserve and promote their cultures today. “Treasure basket”
Tlinkit type
Date unknown
 THE AMERICAN INDIAN FILM SERIES

SALE : VIDEOS NOW $50.00 EACH TO ORDER CONTACT: ALICJA EGBERT

PHONE: 510-642-6842
Email: aegbert@berkeley.edu
These 15 classic films, made from 1961 to 1965, are more important than ever today as people become increasingly aware
of the splendid heritage of Native American culture. All were produced by Clyde B. Smith under the anthropological
supervision of Prof. Samuel A. Barrett, UC Berkeley.

Acorns: Staple Food of California Indians Basketry of the Pomo – Introductory Film
Pomo tribe members demonstrate traditional acorn harvesting, Shows, in slow motion and animation, the important basket-
storing, and leaching. making techniques of the Pomo.
28 min Color 1962 30 min Color 1962
Basketry of the Pomo – Forms and Ornamentation Basketry of the Pomo – Techniques
Illustrates the great variety of shapes, sizes, and design elements Detailed study of Pomo basketry techniques, showing how the
of Pomo baskets. various weaves were executed.
21 min Color 1962 33 min Color 1962
Beautiful Tree – Chishkale Buckeyes: Food of California Indians
Shows how the Pomo removed poisonous tannic acid from the Shows how the Nisenan harvested buckeyes and processed them
acorns of the tanoak tree and built an entire food economy by stone boiling and leaching.
around them. 13 min Color 1961
20 min Color 1965
Calumet, Pipe of Peace Dream Dances of the Kashia Pomo
Depicts Indian rituals surrounding pipe and tobacco and shows Pomo women dance the century-old Bole Maru. Five dances
traditional methods of fashioning, decoration, and consecration are shown, each danced in costume around a fire within a brush
of the pipe. enclosure.
23 min Color 1964 30 min Color 1964
Game of Staves Kashia Mens’ Dances: Southwestern Pomo Indians
Pomo boys demonstrate the game of staves, a form of dice Records four authentic northern California Pomo mens’ dances
played by most of the American Indian tribes. performed in elaborate costumes and headdresses.
10 min Color 1962 40 min Color 1963
Obsidian Point Making Pine Nuts
A Tolowa Indian demonstrates ancient ways of making an arrow Members of the Great Basin Paviotso and Paiute tribes demon-
point from obsidian. strate how pine nuts were harvested and prepared as food, using
13 min Color 1964 techniques in practice since pre-Columbian times.
13 min Color 1961
Sinew-Backed Bow and Its Arrows Totem Pole
A Yurok craftsman shows the traditional construction of a Explores the totem poles and the sophisticated woodcarving art
sinew-backed bow – the finest of the American Indian bows. of the northwest Pacific coast Indian tribes. Shows the carving
24 min Color 1961 of a pole by Mungo Martin, chief of the Kwakiutl.
27 min Color 1963

Wooden Box: Made by Steaming and Bending

Illustrates a woodworking specialty of the Kwakiutl of the
northwest Pacific Coast: the steaming and bending of a single
wood slab to form a tight box using no nails, screws, or glue.
27 min Color 1962

Image from:
Acorns: Staple Food of California
Indians
 Environmental Issues Affecting Tribes
California Tribes: Don’t be left out!
As a sovereign tribal government located in the state of
California, it is important to have your water needs recognized
and listed as a priority.
The California Water Plan provides a framework for water
managers, legislators, and the public to consider options and
make decisions regarding California’s water future. The Plan,
which is updated every five years, presents basic data and
information on California’s water resources including water
supply evaluations and assessments of agricultural, urban,
and environmental water uses to quantify the gap between
water supplies and uses. The Plan also identifies and evaluates
existing and proposed statewide demand management and
water supply augmentation programs and projects to address the
State’s water needs.
The California Department of Water Resources began
publishing the California Water Plan in 1957. Nearly fifty years
later, for its Water Plan Update 2005, the Department made its
first concerted effort to involve California Native American
Tribes in the planning process. Despite the Department’s good
intentions, Tribal engagement remained minimal. As a result,
Recommendation 13 of Update 2005 called for increasing Tribal
involvement in statewide, regional, and local water planning.
Building on Recommendation 13, the Department took a
different approach for its Water Plan Update 2009. Rather
than staff designing its outreach plan, it convened a Tribal
Communication Committee to advise it on how best to contact
and communicate with California’s 168 Native American
Tribes. A few leaders, members, and staff from Tribes
throughout the state began going to Sacramento in October
2007, and nine months later released a Tribal Communication
Plan to guide the Department in its outreach for the Water Plan.
Today a team of around 30 people are meeting regularly to plan
a statewide California Tribal Water Summit, with the theme of
Protect Our Sacred Water, to be held in Sacramento on August
26–27, 2009.
For more information, visit www.waterplan.water.ca.gov and
click on Tribal Communication Committee in the left-hand
column, or contact:
Barbara Cross
Government and Community Liaison
Office of the Director
California Department of Water Resources
P.O. Box 942836
Sacramento, CA 94236
(916) 653-5150
bcross@water.ca.gov
Article by Barbara Cross from DWR and, Dorian Fougères Ph. D.
Membership
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology serves
the community through exhibitions, educational programs,
and research opportunities that promote understanding of
the history and diversity of human cultures. Membership
is a great way to get involved and assist the Museum in
providing valued programming for the community. Join,
renew, or give a gift of membership and enjoy the benefits
below. Call 510-642-3682 or email pennybetts@berkeley.
edu.
Members
Annual membership benefits include:
♦ 10% discount on merchandise in the Museum Store
♦ Advance notice of all Museum events and activities
♦ Invitation to private members events
Membership Categories:
♦ $30.00 Student/Senior/Disabled †
♦ $40.00 Individual
♦ $40.00 Dual Senior (two cards provided)
♦ $50.00 Family (two cards provided)
†
Valid Student ID requested. Senior is age 55 and above.
Museum Mailing Address:
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
University of California
103 Kroeber Hall,
Berkeley, California 94720-3712
Open: Wed – Sat 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Sun 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Closed Mon – Tue
(510) 643-7648
http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
Staff Contributors
C. Judson King – Interim Director
Sandra Harris – Deputy Director
Dr. Anthony Garcia - Repatriation Coordinator
Akiko Minaga – Exhibitions & Programs Manager
Bradley Marshall – Tribal Liaison
Richie Richards – Native American Education Specialist
All unattributed photos: courtesy of PAHMA