Brackett Family Birthday Celebration
Mike and Liz Webb attended a recent birthday celebration with the Brackett family.
Cherokee History Class Comes to Old Sacramento
In late August, we were honored to help host a Cherokee History Class with Cherokee Nation. Historians Catherine Foreman Gray and David Fowler shared their incredible knowledge throughout the weekend while artist Katie Ross Penland taught us basket weaving. The unique location in Old Sacramento next to the California State Railroad Museum just added to the experience.
Cherokees Going to Water: Paddle Event and BBQ
On August 8, Northern California Cherokees took to the water! The CNCV hosted a 2-hour kayak class with some members bringing their own to join in, a healthy and tasty bison burger BBQ, and basket weaving by the water. It was a beautiful day to be Cherokee family together!
CNCV Annual Campout 2026
We had a great Annual Campout this August, filled with wonderful people, activities, and joy!
We loved visiting with Cherokee artist Pam Bakke, making beautiful mini gourd masks and corn bead necklaces, practicing syllabary with Bingo, playing rounds of traditional Cherokee games (marbles, graces, and chunkey), honoring a recently completed doctorate, and so much joy and laughter together!
CNCV Election 2026: Candidates
View candidate statements for the upcoming CNCV election on October 17.
CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE: July 2026
We have many exciting events coming up, including our Annual Campout, Paddle Class and BBQ, History Course, You-Pick Farm event, and our October membership potluck and election. Come join us and enjoy Cherokee fellowship, community, culture, language, and history. ᏩᏙ Wado!
CNCV Honored with Hunger Fighters Award
Our CNCV organization was honored with the Hunger Fighters award at the CCO Conference this year, reflecting dedication to supporting our community with emergency SNAP funding, food sovereignty and heirloom seed work, and serving up tasty and traditional food to our community at events.
Report: CCO Conference of Community Leaders
In June, CNCV leaders recently traveled to the Cherokee Nation reservation to attend the 22nd annual Community and Cultural Outreach (CCO) Conference of Community Leaders.
The Conference was full of informative culture and history, inspiring capacity and leadership building sessions, and connecting with at-large and on-reservation groups. The goal is to bring back information, innovation, and inspiration to our community! Our cup was filled thanks to all these amazing people. At-large leaders also participated in cultural enrichment activities in the following days to bring back more information to our communities.
Call to Serve: CNCV Election
October is election time for the CNCV. See how to get involved.
Cooking with the Three Sisters: Succotash
Learn a little about the Three Sisters planting technique and try out a delicious recipe for Three Sisters Succotash!
Blast to the Past: Jerry Brackett’s Scroll Work
We remember and continue to admire Jerry Brackett’s beautiful artwork. At a recent CNCV General meeting in Carmichael, Nina Richmond donated one of Jerry Brackett’s intricate scroll works to our CNCV drawing table. Jerry and Marie were long-time dedicated CNCV members and Jerry regularly donated his art works for our drawings.
CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE: May 2026
We have many exciting events coming up, including our Annual Meeting with the Principal Chief at a new location this year, Annual Cemetery Cleanup and Campout, and more. Come join us and enjoy Cherokee fellowship, community, culture, language, and history. ᏩᏙ Wado!
John Rollin Ridge Family Plot Annual Cleanup 2026
On Saturday May 23, 2026, the CNCV Cemetery cleaning crew volunteers performed our annual John Rollin Ridge Family cemetery plot cleaning and maintenance in Grass Valley, Ca. We worked under the shade of the Cedar trees on a pleasant sunny but breezy day caretaking this special, historic site, as we have for the last 10 years.
Annual Meeting and Chief’s Picnic 2026
On Sunday, April 26th, the Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach hosted our Annual Meeting and Chief’s Picnic in Antioch. California has the second largest population of Cherokee Nation citizens outside of Oklahoma: nearly 28,000! We had a RECORD-BREAKING turnout for the Nation, with at least 1,140 attendees coming from throughout Northern California. 303 citizens registered for their Cherokee Nation photo ID cards and 50 applied as citizens.
CNCV at 50th Annual Davis Powwow
On April 4th, the CNCV was honored to participate in the UC Davis Inaugural Big Time and 50th Annual Davis Powwow. It was a beautiful event filled with community spirit.