08/04/2026
We are excited to announce Eddie Madril as this year’s Keynote Speaker for our annual Worthy of Wellness Event!
Eddie is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of the Sonoran Desert region and a nationally recognized artist, educator, and cultural leader. For over 35 years, he has represented Native culture through dance, song, teaching, playwriting, and filmmaking, working across educational, artistic, and community contexts to advance understanding of Indigenous histories, arts, and worldviews.
He is the founder and artistic director of Sewam American Indian Dance, a performing arts organization dedicated to Native arts education and cultural exchange, integrating traditional and contemporary Native dance and music. As an individual artist, Eddie received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award nomination for his Hoop Dance performance in Sun Dagger Solstice, and Sewam was also nominated for Outstanding Visual Design for Origins.
Eddie currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance and has served on boards for World Arts West, Video Project, and Friendship House of American Indians, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. from Auckland University of Technology and teaches American Indian and Native American Studies at San Francisco State University and the College of Marin.
Join us on August 14th and 15th for two days centered around wellness, community, culture, and connection. Families can look forward to engaging workshops, fun activities, inspiring conversations, and so much more with wellness at the forefront.
Click the link in our bio to register!
