30th Annual California Indian Conference

Time Again to Gather: Celebrating 30 Years of the California Indian Conference

October 15 | California Memorial Stadium | UC Berkeley

October 16 & 17 | Boalt Hall | UC Berkeley

The California Indian Conference (CIC), inaugurated at UC Berkeley in 1985, is committed to the sharing and exchange of knowledge, scholarship, and issues of importance related to California Indians, past to present. The conference also supports the promotion of excellence in collaborative, multidisciplinary, cutting-edge scholarship in Native American Studies, anthropology, history, social and environmental sciences, and other disciplines. This year, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the California Indian Conference by bringing it back to where it began in 1985. The University of California, Berkeley is excited to host this historic occasion.

The opening day of the conference (10/15) will be held at California Memorial Stadium. The following two days (10/16 - 10/17) will be held at the UC Berkeley School of Law in Boalt Hall. The preliminary conference schedule can be found here. If you would like to volunteer during the conference, please complete the volunteer sign-up sheet. Lastly, if you haven't already, please visit our conference Facebook page and Instagram (@californiaindianconference2015). Official conference hashtag is #30CIC

Accommodations & Travel

Hotels in the Berkeley area: click here!

Traveling to and around Berkeley: click here!

UCB Parking Lots for "C" Permits: click here!

Keynote Speakers and Panels

Dr. Deborah Miranda

Chairman and Dr. Greg Sarris

Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of the California Indian Conference

Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Discussion with California Indian Elders

Special Presentation by James Luna with Sheila Tishla Skinner

Native Stories (Saturday, 10/17, 5:30pm - 6:30 pm, 175 Boalt Hall)