CNPS Calendar of Events

The film Saging the World spotlights the ecological and cultural issues intertwined with white sage, centering the voices of Native advocates who have long protected and cherished this plant. White sage (Salvia apiana) only occurs in southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico, and Indigenous communities have tended a relationship with white sage for thousands of generations. […]

“Saging” has become common in movies, TV shows, social media, and cleansing rituals –people burning sage bundles in the hope of purifying space and clearing bad energy. Instead of healing, the appropriated use of saging in popular culture is having a harmful effect. Indigenous communities have tended a relationship with white sage for thousands of […]

We invite you to our Land Acknowledgement and Celebration Event at San Diego City College. The event will start at 11:00am with acknowledgements, performance by the Kumeyaay Nation Bird Singers, celebration of our murals, Honoring Our Ancestors by Kenneth Banks, and Climate Threatened Birds by our Audubon Club students. A lunch from 12-1 will follow […]

Sage smudging has become a viral trend. What’s the truth behind the smoke? “Saging” has become common in movies, TV shows, social media, and cleansing rituals–people burning sage bundles in the hope of purifying space and clearing bad energy.  Instead of healing, the appropriated use of saging in popular culture is having a harmful effect. The […]

Join us for a screening and discussion of Saging the World. This short documentary was produced by Rose Ramirez, Deborah Small, and the California Native Plant Society to foster awareness and inspire action for white sage. The film will be followed by a discussion and demonstration of indigenous plant knowledge with Rose Ramirez of Chumash/Yaqui […]

After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic we are honored to help DRLC bring back this large event – “Discover. Explore. Create. Celebrate the human voice in all the arts. Celebrate our Native American cultures and arts. Free workshops, free family activities, free performances.” Free and open to the public.