thank you firefighters for all of your support, every day
thank you sCE for naming redbird a 2022 community partner
Redbird is a Native American and environmental organization which gained state and federal non profit status in 1994. In 2011 we acquired the Chilao School complex in the heart of the Angeles National Forest, our first land base, and an opportunity to dramatically expand the scope of our work. Today our programs include The Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow (June 2-4, 2023 Oxnard College, Gymnasium Field), our Blanket, Toy and School Supplies Drive and Mini-Powwow (first Saturday in December, Simi Valley Library), the Forest Recovery Project (ten plus year documentary/presentation series), the Highway 2 art show, Moto Yoga, and ongoing programs at Chilao School including culture, the environment, arts, healing arts and motorcycle safety. We have no membership dues, and are supported entirely through donations. We welcome people of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds to participate in our programs.
One of the projects we are currently engaged in is our Fire Safe Campaign at Chilao School, where we are working diligently to improve our chances of surviving a wildfire with fire retardant paint and structural upgrades, what is referred to as "hardening your home" against fire. We're sharing that experience in the hope that we can inspire others to take the threat of fire seriously, and respond proactively.
HIGHWAY 2 TRACK DAYS ON HORSE THIEF MILE, WILLOW SPRINGS INT'L RACEWAY
Sunday April 2, 2023
Sunday September 24, 2023
Practice turning, braking, hitting the apex and canyon riding skills on a track, with mentors and support. A, B and C groups, instruction and mentoring for C group riders at no additional cost. $150.00, all skill levels and motorcycle types welcome. Full gear required. See our Highway 2 track day page for more information and for the link to sign up. If you have never experienced a track day before, we feel that ours is a perfect place to start. If you love track days and you just want to have some fun going fast through corners, come on out and join us.
Sunday September 24, 2023
Practice turning, braking, hitting the apex and canyon riding skills on a track, with mentors and support. A, B and C groups, instruction and mentoring for C group riders at no additional cost. $150.00, all skill levels and motorcycle types welcome. Full gear required. See our Highway 2 track day page for more information and for the link to sign up. If you have never experienced a track day before, we feel that ours is a perfect place to start. If you love track days and you just want to have some fun going fast through corners, come on out and join us.
FOREST RECOVERY PROJECT
The Bobcat fire displaced us for one month and impacted vast tracts of the Angeles National Forest. We will continue with the work of the Forest Recovery Project, revealing the lessons of nature as we enter an unprecedneted but predicted era in our
global climate. When climate change becomes a matter of whether or not people believe in it, like religion, or a political issue, we all lose. And we've already lost touch with nature, and with who we are as a result of it. We need to reconnect to an understanding that the earth is what supports our life, and we need to do it pretty quick.
global climate. When climate change becomes a matter of whether or not people believe in it, like religion, or a political issue, we all lose. And we've already lost touch with nature, and with who we are as a result of it. We need to reconnect to an understanding that the earth is what supports our life, and we need to do it pretty quick.
blanket drive and mini powwow
Join us on Saturday December 2, 2023 for our 27th annual blanket drive and mini powwow!
2022 recap: We had a wonderful blanket drive and mini powwow on December 4 with the drums Blue Star, Bear Springs and Hale and Company. We got so many beautiful donations...new and handmade blankets and quilts, new wool and wool blend socks and cold weather gear, generous shipping donations...we lost count of how many boxes exactly were shipped, but we think the number is somewhere around 40.
2022 recap: We had a wonderful blanket drive and mini powwow on December 4 with the drums Blue Star, Bear Springs and Hale and Company. We got so many beautiful donations...new and handmade blankets and quilts, new wool and wool blend socks and cold weather gear, generous shipping donations...we lost count of how many boxes exactly were shipped, but we think the number is somewhere around 40.
you can be the
Change
There are environmental and human rights issues that beg for our attention and presence. And there are people all around us who could use encouragement, support, mentoring. Let's be the change we seek. Let's live now, and meaningfully.