thank you firefighters for all of your support, every day
thank you sCE for naming redbird a 2022 community partner
thank you to the state farm foundation for your 2020 support of our motorcycle technical skills workshops
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
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forest Recovery projectThe 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. |
blanket drive and mini powwowJoin us on December 3, 2022 for our 27th annual blanket drive and mini powwow! 2021 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 42. |
We are engaged in and host a variety of programs, and we embrace the principle of Mitakuye Oyasin - All My Relations, or, We Are All Related; understanding that our words, thoughts and actions affect not only ourselves but everything around us, and that we are connected to each other, one and all, in the physical and spiritual dimensions.
we depend on yourSupport
We are a 501(c)(3) non profit association funded entirely through tax deductible contributions. You can donate securely via PayPal to redbirds_vision@hotmail.com, or by check to Redbird, P.O. box 702, Simi Valley, CA 93062
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we welcome you toEngage
Come to a class at Chilao School or to a presentation of After The Fire at any number of southern California locations. Come to our powwow, our blanket drive, teach a workshop, lead a retreat, or just come and connect with nature. Dance, live, learn, smile, dream, grow.
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you can be theChange
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.
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