Save the date! The 18th Many Winters Gathering of Elders is October 10 - 13, 2024.
The MWGOE is a four-day gathering where Native/Indigenous Elders and knowledge-keepers from across the country gather to share teachings through oral tradition with the community. The Gathering also hosts various Native ceremonies that take place throughout the four days. The event is free, family-friendly, open to the public, and held in partnership with AGCC.
Elders from local tribes including Gabrielino Shoshone, Gabrielino Tongva, Acjachemen, Fernandeño Tataviam, Chumash, and other California tribes have attended in the past and will join this October. Tribal elders from other regions (Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota and others) are expected, as well. The Gathering takes place under an arbor which serves as the traditional place of teaching and learning – where Elders pass on knowledge to the younger generation, and is part of intergenerational healing from historical trauma.
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During the Many Winters Gathering of Elders, no alcohol, drugs, cameras, pictures, video or other recording equipment are allowed; the MWGOE Organizing Committee requests that attendees respect and observe ceremonial protocol, including no pets. Traditional ceremony attire is observed – long skirt (feminine identifying), pants (masculine identifying), however it is not mandatory, and we observe and support our LGBTQ2S relatives’ gender or nonbinary expression, including attire.
This event is presented through generous support from The California Endowment, Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles, Future Coalition through the Youth Direct Access Fund, the Perenchio Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Pala Band of Mission Indians. We would also like to thank local San Pedro Central, Coastal and Northwest Neighborhood Councils and individual community members for their support.