AkaMya

05/29/2026

Thank you Benton community and Mono Arts Council for bringing AkaMya to your Community Social night.
We didn't get many photos, but it was a great evening of sharing, dancing and food for the Benton community.
Many thanks to our families that were able to bring some dancers!
After the event, returned to Big Pine and baked Pueblo bread in the rain for the Davis Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday!

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

Thank you Bishop Indian Education Center and Bishop Elementary School for another wonderful "STRUT YOUR STUFF" end of school year event!
Students joined in and shared song, dance, and community members Vince Townsend came to help sing, Nichole Lomaintewa shared handgame songs and Paul Chavez brought his flute.
This event is always a great day for students to share with their peers and also include community members to share culture at the end of the school year.
Thank you BES Colts and Liaisons Candice and Kellie!

05/26/2026

UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS!
Join us this week, or next for these exciting and fun family friendly events.

May 27, 2026
STRUT YOUR STUFF
Bishop Elementary School
Location: Bishop, CA
In collaboration with Bishop Indian Education Center and the Bishop Elementary Liaisons, AkaMya is proud to again host the annual "STRUT YOUR STUFF" Celebration.
This event gives students the opportunity to share their traditional/pow wow song and dance to their elementary school peers and staff before the summer season begins! All students are encouraged to bring their regalia and join in!

​​​​May 28, 2026
Big Pine School Alice Piper Day Celebration
Front of Big Pine School​​
8am-11am
Big Pine School staff, students and community come together to celebrate Alice Piper with speeches, recognition and sharing of culture together in front of the school Alice fought to attend in 1924, paving the way for equitable education and civil rights movements throughout the country.

​May 28, 2026
Benton Social & Dance
Benton Community Center
58869 HWY 20
5:00 pm
AkaMya will be hosting and facilitating a community song and dance sharing in collaboration with Mono Arts Council. Open to the community.

​May 30, 2026​
Davis Cherry Blossom Festial
Russell Field, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Cultural exchange collaboration with the Taiko Drumming community.
1:30pm- Live presentation
Booth with art and information with AkaMya.

​June 2, 2026
ALICE PIPER DAY
"Alice Piper Speaks Up" Official Book Release and Signing.
Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center
2300 West Line St., Bishop, CA
6:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate the release of the "Alice Piper Speaks Up" book on Alice Piper Day at the Cultural Center! Please RSVP for the dinner. We will be having a live speaking panel sharing about the creation of the book, hosted by our local filmmaker/producer Tsanavi Spoonhunter, and Co-Authors Sage Romero, Lora Lee Sepsey and Illustrator Morgan Thompson

05/25/2026

Many thanks to the Inyo Council of the Arts for another wonderful Memorial Weekend Art Show presentation. Many of our Artists are out of the area traveling, but those of us that are able to be here had a grand time. We were able to share with live music all the ready through, which is always a fun experience!
See you next week at Bishop Elementary for "STRUT YOUR STUFF", Big Pine Unified School for "ALICE PIPER DAY 2026", Benton community for "BENTON SOCIAL POW WOW", Davis Cherry Blossom Festival and our big "ALICE PIPER SPEAKS" book signing and celebration June 2 at the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center!

05/23/2026

Memorial Weekend 2026 in Bishop!