Hear the voices of contemporary Indigenous women in a series of in-gallery spoken word performances, curated by Pamela J. Peters (Navajo).

Poets 

Kelly Caballero (Tongva) 
Emily Clarke (Cahuilla) 
Tabitha Smith (North Fork Mono Tribe)

Schedule

5:30 p.m. | Food and Beverages Available for Purchase 

6 p.m. | Museum Galleries Open

7 p.m. | Poetry Begins

9 p.m. | Museum Closes

Kelly Caballero is a Tongva singer, songwriter, and poet. Her body of work primarily focuses on highlighting the multifaceted and complex lives of Indigenous peoples born and raised in urban settings. She is currently residing on Tequesta territory in Southern Florida and continues to share her work on intersecting identities, history, and the current achievements and struggles of California Native peoples. 

Emily Clarke is a Cahuilla poet, bead artist, and traditional Bird Dancer. Emily recently served as the 2022–23 Graton Roundhouse Intern for Heyday Books and News from Native California. She is a two time recipient of the UC Riverside Chancellor’s Award for Poetry, a 2022 Pushcart Prize nominee, and a recipient of The Center for Cultural Power’s Artist Disruptor award. As of this July, she is also an MFA candidate at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. 

Tabitha Smith is an emerging Poet/Writer from Sacramento, CA and is an enrolled member of the North Fork Mono Tribe - Eagle Clan, on her Grandmother’s side, and Concow, Maidu and Wailaki from Round Valley Indian Tribes on her Grandfather’s side. She attended American River College and San Diego State University studying Astronomy, American Indian Studies, and holds a certificate in Working in Contemporary Native Nations through the UCLA School of Law TLCEE Program. Her pieces have been published in several editions of News from Native California, as well as The Yellow Medicine Review. Tabitha’s poetry highlights topics that span from the California Native experience to mental health awareness.

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