United Indians of All Tribes Foundation - Daybreak Star

Minimum Wage and Wage Theft Workers' Rights Training
2022-03-17 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Join Sharlene Wong, Outreach Specialist with our Native Workforce Services Program, to learn more about workers’ rights relating to Minimum Wage and Wage Theft in Seattle! The session will be held March 17th at 4pm on Zoom. This is a great opportunity for all Seattle workers to learn more about their rights: don’t miss it. Zoom link in image.

Daybreak Circle Time Connections - Beading Necklaces
2022-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
***This session has reached capacity and is no longer accepting registrations***
Foster, adoptive, and kinship families of Native foster youth are invited to join Daybreak Circle Time Connections to learn about beading necklaces! Register by March 10th by emailing talfred@unitedindians.org to have a beading kit delivered to you.

Planting Party
2022-03-12 11:00 - 15:30, 2022-02-26 11:00 - 15:30 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Join us, Na’ah Illahee, and Green Seattle Partnership for a planting party! More information and registration (required) can be found here.

Preschool Community Listening Session
2022-03-04 18:00 - 19:30 | WA
Join Daybreak Star Preschool for their third community listening session, held on Zoom! Check back here for the link closer to the time. We look forward to seeing you!

Daybreak Circle Time Connections: Social Dancing
2022-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Foster care, kinship and adoptive families of Native foster youth: join our Foster Care Program‘s Daybreak Circle Time Connections on February 15th to learn some social dances together on Zoom! Link to join in the flyer.

United Indians Native Art Market
2021-12-18 10:00 - 2021-12-19 18:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Buy Local, Buy Native, Support Small Businesses this Holiday Season! Our December Native Art Market will be held December 18-19, 2021 at Daybreak Star, from 10am – 6pm each day! Learn more here.
If you are interested in vending please click here for more information.
Note: proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test is required.

Native Art Market 2021
2021-11-20 10:00 - 2021-11-21 18:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Buy Local, Buy Native, Support Small Businesses this Holiday Season! Our Native Art Market will be held on November 20-21, 2021 and December 18-19, 2021 at Daybreak Star!
If you are interested in vending please click here for more information.

Indigenous People's Day
2021-10-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Save The Date! October 11th, 2021
For more information, click here.
Facebook event here.

Outdoor Movie Night
2021-09-17 18:00 - 22:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Join us for a free outdoor movie night for families!

Daybreak Star Veterans BBQ
2021-09-11 12:00 - 17:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Inviting all American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans and their families to a day of free festivities! Free food, program shirts, and challenge coins for Veterans who sign up.
For more information, please contact Rich Summer – rsummers@unitedindians.org.

WHERE ARE WE GOING – NLitC
2021-05-14 12:00 - 20:00 | WA
Please join United Indians for a special conversation between Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (When They See Us, 13th) and rising Native star Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls) about retelling narratives often deleted from or distorted by “textbook” history.
How we approach the telling of our past has a major impact on our ability to envision a future together, and we’re turning to two powerhouse BIPOC women of Hollywood for insights about their storytelling experiences.
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Academy Award nominee and Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Award winner Ava DuVernay is a writer, director, producer and film distributor. Her feature directorial work includes the Oscar-winning civil rights drama Selma, the Oscar-nominated social justice documentary 13th and the Disney children’s adventure A Wrinkle in Time, which made her the highest-grossing Black woman director in American box office history. In 2019, she created, wrote, produced and directed the Emmy Award-winning limited series When They See Us. She is currently in production on Colin In Black and White for Netflix and Home Sweet Home for NBC, and in post-production on Queen Sugar for OWN and DC Comic event series DMZ for HBO Max. Winner of the 2012 Sundance Best Director Prize for her independent film Middle Of Nowhere, DuVernay amplifies the work of Black artists, people of color and women of all kinds through her narrative change collective ARRAY, named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. She currently sits on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Advisory Board of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Board of the American Film Institute.
Jana Schmieding is a true multihyphenate star on the rise, who is making her mark on the entertainment industry as an actor, writer, comedian, and content creator. A Lakota Sioux Native, Jana has been a longtime educator and advocate, raising awareness around Native issues and bringing Native stories to mainstream audiences. Jana can currently be seen as the female lead opposite Ed Helms on Mike Schur’s new comedy series, RUTHERFORD FALLS. She also serves as a staff writer on the series, which launched on Peacock on April 22, 2021. The first Native comedy of its kind, the series will explore themes of identity, friendship, and how we define ourselves and relate to historical narratives. Jana was heavily involved in all aspects of the show – including down to the details of beading items for the costume, props and marketing departments.

WHERE ARE WE NOW? – NLitC 2021
2021-05-13 12:00 - 20:00 | WA
A roundtable of Indigenous political minds on key issues Natives are dealing with, in legislatures far and wide.
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John Richard McCoy is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a former member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 38th Legislative District. He previously served 11 years in the Washington House of Representatives. McCoy is a member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington.
Representative Debra Lekanoff represents the 40th legislative district of Washington state, which includes parts of Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties. She is a proud mom who fights every day to ensure younger generations, including her daughter Emma, can continue to flourish. She is inclusive in her decision making process by listening to stakeholders, citizens and governmental bodies. She is known for her experience and capacity to work with vast parties, and on vast issues, and get the job done. Sworn in to the Washington State House of Representatives in January 2019, Representative Lekanoff is the only Native American woman to currently serve in the Legislature.
David E. Wilkins is the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va. A citizen of the Lumbee Nation of North Carolina, he earned his Ph.D. in political science (comparative politics) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He concentrates much of his work on Native politics and governance, with particular attention on the transformations that Indigenous governments have both coercively and voluntarily engaged in from pre-colonial times to the present.

HOW ARE WE HEALING? – NLitC 2021
2021-05-12 12:00 - 20:00 | WA
Native doctors and healers on the battle to keep our communities healthy during COVID-19 + the race to vaccinate Indian Country.
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Dr. Dakotah Lane (Lummi) came back to the Lummi reservation in 2016 to practice family medicine after getting his medical degree from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Science in New York. It was a switch for him after starting out as an electrical engineer with a degree from the University of Washington. He also taught school in Malawi as part of his Peace Corps service. Dr. Lane now serves as Health Director of Lummi Nation.
Dr. Socia Love (Delaware Cherokee) is the site director for the Seattle Indian Health Board. She grew up in Oklahoma and attended university and medical school at the University of Minnesota. She came to Seattle to do a residency at Seattle Indian Health Board and never left.

WHAT ARE WE TAKING WITH US? – NLitC 2021
2021-05-11 10:30 - 20:00 | WA
Tuesday’s live is a panel about Indigenous language preservation. Already at risk prior to COVID-19, many languages may be lost as we struggle against a disease most deadly to elders, our knowledge keepers and carriers.
Alice Oligario (Nanaimo & Squamish First Nations + Philippines, Cynthia Savini (Makah, Jamestown S’klallam + Quileute), and Hi’io Delaronde (Mohawk) on the weight of carrying Native languages as COVID-19 puts their survival at risk.
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Alice has been a member of the Ina Maka Family Program with the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation over two years. She has two children and five grandchildren. Alice started the Sewing Circle with the Indigenous Sisters Resistance, guiding and teaching her native sisters how to create and make their own prayer/ribbon skirts for ceremonies, pow wows, and sweats. Alice was pivotal in helping the women of the Indipino Community of Bainbridge Island create and sew their own ribbon skirts for the Indipino Celebration at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. It is a celebration to honor both her cultures – Native and Filipino. She is a member of the Indigenous Sisters Resistance Drum and Sing group which has performed at events such as the Folk Life Festival at Seattle Center, lead the Women’s March in Seattle two years in a row and at the Indipino Celebration.
Cynthia A. Savini, M.Ed., of the Makah, Jamestown S’klallam and Quileute tribes, has been an educator for almost 30 years. She has taught all ages from infants to adults and is currently serving as the new Family Services Division Director for United Indians.
Shé:kon, Karonhí:io Delaronde iónkiats, Kanien’kehá:ka niwakonhwentsò:ten, Kanièn:ke nitewaké:non, tánon Wakeniáhton niwaki’tarò:ten. Hello, my name is Karonhí:io Delaronde, I am Mohawk, I come from Ganienkeh, and I am of the turtle clan. Foremost, I am honored to be a fluent Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) speaker through the gentleness and kindheartedness of many of my elders. I had the opportunity to spend quality time and teach with them through my years as a teacher in my community. That is something I hold close.
I came to Seattle in early 2018 leaving my home community of 30 years. I came out here to experience things that I did not know that I didn’t know. That feeling brought, and still brings, much excitement to my life over here.

WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? – NLitC 2021
2021-05-10 12:00 - 20:00 | WA
Don’t miss the kick off of our “We’re. Still. Here.” speaker series! Monday’s live is an intimate conversation between our board’s Chairwoman, Abriel Johnny + Randy Lewis, an original fence jumper from the 1970 Fort Lawton Takeover, the protest that paved the way for UIATF’s existence.
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Randy Lewis needs no introduction. He is our board member for life, our inspiration, an original fence jumper, a sought-after storyteller, an honored Elder, and a tireless activist. I am proud to call him Uncle. He grew up on the Colville Reservation, came over the Cascades to continue his education, got involved in Native rights issues, and carried the torch for many battles, for many causes, and for many groups in Seattle in his 47 years here. He now lives in Wenatchee where he continues to educate and activate others as a consultant to the Colville Tribe and Chelan County. He narrated an inspired documentary, The Winter’s Tale and authored two books, including Red Star Blue Star Defeats Spexman.
Abriel Johnny chairs the board of United Indians of All Tribes. She is Cowichan and Tlingit. Abriel has deep roots at Daybreak Star. Her father, Abe, was one of the first over the wall during the Takeover of Fort Lawton in 1970. Activism is in her blood. If you’ve marched with her at a rally or protest, you know that she beads amazing masks of her own design. As an activist, she helps to make the shift from crisis-oriented responses to health and social problems to one that focuses on prevention, embraces recovery, and eliminates disparities for Indigenous people. Abriel earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington in Law and Policy and a Master’s degree in Political Management at George Washington University. We’re so proud of her!

Native Life in the City 2021 Gala
2021-05-10 - 2021-05-15 | WA
Join UIATF for a week-long series of livestreams leading up to our annual Native Life in the City Gala. We’re talking to Native changemakers and caretakers about where our community has been, where we are now, and what’s next.
The overarching theme of this year’s gala — We’re Still Here — is rooted in perseverance. It is not only the spirit of trudging onward against the backdrop of a second pandemic year, but also remaining Indigenous on our lands after centuries of abuse and erasure.
Each day of our week-long program focuses on a different sub-theme designed to reflect on that larger topic. It’s a thematically chronological series of livestream conversations.
5/10 – “Where Have We Been?” Monday’s live is an intimate conversation between our board’s Chairwoman, Abriel Johnny + original fence jumpers from the 1970 Fort Lawton Takeover, the protest that literally paved the way for UIATF’s existence.
5/11 – “What Are We Taking With Us?” Tuesday’s live is a panel about Indigenous language survival. Already at risk prior to COVID-19, it has become an even more perilous as we struggle against a disease most deadly to elders, who are relied upon for cultural preservation.
5/12 – “How Are We Healing?” We’d be remiss without a discussion about the incredible work of Native doctors and healers in keeping our people well and coordinating a notoriously swift vaccine roll-out. Speakers will include Dr. Socia Love of Seattle Indian Health Board and Dr. Dakotah Lane, Health Director of Lummi Nation.
5/13 – “Where Are We Now?” In line with our broader theme, we want to ground ourselves in the present through a roundtable with Native elected officials about contemporary Indigenous struggles. Speakers will include longtime former Sen. John McCoy + Rep. Debra Lekanoff.
5/14 – “Where Are We Going?” Friday’s stream is a conversation between Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (When They See Us, 13th) and rising star Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls) about retelling narratives often deleted from or distorted in “textbook” history. How we approach the telling of our past has a major impact on our ability to envision a future together, and we’re turning to two BIPOC women of Hollywood for insight about that process.
5/15 – The gala will conclude on Saturday with our yearly auction of Native artwork and goods.

You & UIATF: 51 Wonderful Years of Serving Urban Indians
2021-03-08 17:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join United Indians of All Tribes Foundation for an evening dedicated to commemorating fifty-one-derful years of serving Urban Indians. We’ll be celebrating our organization’s rich history + offering an overview of our ongoing services and programs for potential clients.
How can UIATF help you? Tune in on March 8th, 2021 @ 5:30 p.m. PST to find out!
NOTE: must register through Eventbrite to be eligible for raffle!

King County Coalition Against Hate + Bias in Conversation w/ Enrique Cerna
2021-01-28 14:30 - 20:00 | WA
Have you or someone you know been a target of racism, homophobia, misogyny, ableism, xenophobia, transphobia, ageism, colorism or another form of discrimination?
KCAHB’s goal is to document systematic oppression by collecting individual stories from our communities. All reports are recorded anonymously with discretion by our team, who are BIPOC residents of the area.
We invite you to join our dialogue with Seattle broadcast journalist Enrique Cerna on Jan. 28th, 2:30 p.m.

Virtual Native Art Markets 2020
2020-12-19 10:00 - 2020-12-31 17:00 | WA

Native American Month Celebration
2020-11-20 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
Please join United Indians as we partner with the Office of Indian Child Welfare to host their virtual Native American Month Celebration. Guest will have the opportunity to bid in a digital silent auction, and the winners will be announced via Zoom during the celebration. Items up for grabs include beaded earrings, paintings, Christmas ornaments, and a rocking chair! All proceeds from the auction will go toward supporting Indigenous youth navigating the foster care system.
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Auction Items: https://padlet.com/kaylingosser/on8fajeprr9zd161
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Agenda for the Event
2:00pm Welcome & Light introduction of auction & raffle items by Francis
2:05pm Prayer by Cecile Hansen
2:10pm Cyndie Blair Welcomes Representatives from United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
– Thaidra Alfred Foster Care / ICW & Support Group Coordinator
– Lu’isa Laulile Family Care Specialist & Foster Home Licensor
2:20pm Jingle Dancer Klarissa introduced by Thaidra Alfred
2:30pm The Honoring of Larry Nelson
3:00pm Auction explanation with light entertainment by Francis
3:05pm Blessing by Vernon
3:10pm Storyteller with Dylan
3:20pm Bless the Children by Deb Guerrero
3:30pm Count the Beads with Ellie & Larry
3:40pm Storytellers with Fern and Roger
4:15pm Veterans share a song introduced by Deb Guerrero
4:30pm Raffle a rocking chair donated by Larry Nelson
5:00pm Giving our warm Thank you & Goodbye as this is the end of our event by Francis

Virtual Indigenous Peoples’ Day
2020-10-12 14:00 - 20:00 | WA
http://bit.ly/IPDCelebration
This year, Indigenous Peoples’ Day is going digital! While we can’t wait to gather in person again, in the meantime we’re excited to bring you a virtual celebration with performances from so many talented singers, drummers, dancers, and artists of all kinds.
You can either tune in right here on Facebook for our premiere live event.
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We’d also like to invite you to record a little video of your own. Though we’re unable to gather at Daybreak Star, we’re hoping to gather our community’s voices in the form of a video montage. Tell us how you’ll be celebrating your indigeneity, how you’re rising up and resisting, or just how you’ve been navigating this moment.
Submit your video message here: https://www.tribute.co/indigenous-peoples-day/.
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LINE UP
Muckleshoot Canoe Family
Robert Upham
UTOPIA Seattle
Haida Heritage
Tloke Nahuake Aztec Dancers
Gathered in This Place
Tulalip Youth Council
Lanuola Samoan Performing Arts Academy
+ more!

Fall Drive-Thru Youth & Family Appreciation Day
2020-10-04 10:00 - 15:00 | WA
UPDATE: Due to precautions around air quality, we’ve moved our drive-thru to October 4th. More details below!
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Don’t miss our youth and family appreciation day drive-thru! ? We’ll have free backpacks and school supplies, gifts for caregivers, and free meals.
The drive-thru will be at Daybreak Star on October 4th, and pickup times will be staggered as follows: 10AM-12PM, 1PM-3PM.
Email maiaanderson206@gmail.com to register for a time slot. Contact talfred@unitedindians.org with any additional questions.

Foster Care Mini Powwow
2020-09-20 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
You are invited to our 4th Youth and Family Mini Powwow produced by UIATF’s Native American Foster Care Support Group, Fostering Together, and Casey Family Programs. Join us as we recognize Foster Care Awareness Month with a special Powwow for our children, and the families that support them in learning and embracing their cultural heritage. This event is FREE, and a delicious meal will be provided!
This Powwow is “inside” Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and should not be confused for the big Seafair Powwow in July. This is more of an introductory Powwow for those who are learning, and those in the community that want to support and mentor them.
For general program information contact:
Thaidra Alfred at talfred@unitedindians.org or (206) 829-2229

Daybreak Star Circle Time Connections
2020-07-20 18:30 - 2020-08-03 19:30 | WA
Join us for fun, cultural activities designed for Indigenous foster children and their caregivers Mondays from 6:30-7:30pm! Coming up:
July 20: Storytelling with Roger Fernandes and Fern Renville (Zoom link: bit.ly/dbscircletime)
July 27: Cultural Care **for caregivers** (Zoom link: bit.ly/cultural_care)
August 3: Beading bracelets with Cynthia Masterson (Zoom link: bit.ly/dbscircletime)

Seafair Indian Days Powwow - CANCELLED
2020-07-17 - 2020-07-19 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
To Our Relatives, Friends and Supporters:
It is after heavy deliberation and with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of our 33rd annual Seafair Indian Days Powwow, which was scheduled to take place July 17-19, 2020 at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle, WA.
This was an exceedingly difficult decision in light of what this powwow means to our community. Since the first intertribal powwow on these grounds 33 years ago, organized by our founder Bernie Whitebear, we have only been forced to cancel once.
We have a great number of Elders who attend our powwow, and who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 – cherished parents, grandparents, great grandparents and protectors of our languages, cultures and stories. With this decision, we choose to prioritize their health, and the health of our communities at large. We appreciate your kindness and understanding, and hope you will return to dance, sing, drum and gather with us next year.
Sincerely,
Mike Tulee (Yakama) – UIATF Executive Director

Native Life in the City Live Artist Spotlight w/ Cyn Masterson
2020-05-14 13:30 - 14:00 | WA
Join United Indians’ Arts Program Manager and Sacred Circle Gallery Curator, Hank Cooper, and artist Cynthia Masterson of Blue Dot Beadwork in a live discussion about one of her latest creations, “Recipe for a Quarantine”. “Recipe for a Quarantine” tells a quarantine story through beadwork and illustrates how Cynthia moves out of her Comanche traditional designs and color palettes to incorporate the collective forced adaptation of understanding how connection is essential among our Urban Native community. Cynthia will also discuss how this piece contributes to a culinary theme in her body of work and how technology has played an important role during this time.
Throughout the conversation we will be holding a raffle for one of Cynthia’s handmade pieces of jewelry. Those who tune in via Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and make a donation during the live stream will automatically be entered into the raffle to win the prize. *Donations must be a minimum of $20.00 and must be submitted through our official online giving campaign webpage linked just below.
https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/uiatfnativelifeinthecity
Where Cynthia got her name:
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Cynthia Masterson now lives and beads in Seattle, Washington. She carries the name of her great-great-great grandmother Cynthia Ann Parker, mother of Quannah Parker, one of the last Comanche chiefs. She is an enrolled member of the Comanche tribe and a Titchywy decendant.
When she’s not traveling to Oklahoma to see family and friends you’ll find her walking Sweeps, the whippet, with her husband Bret of twenty plus years. She beads anywhere, showing the 3-drop gourd stitch to everyone she meets.

Native Life in the City Online Fundraiser
2020-05-09 - 2020-05-16 | WA
Please join us for our online fundraiser, which will be replacing our annual gala due to COVID-19 and current Stay at Home guidelines. Enjoy keynote speeches, client testimonies, raffles each day and MORE! More to be announced soon.

Fort Lawton Takeover Celebration - 50th Anniversary!
2020-03-08 10:30 - 14:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Come celebrate with us March 8, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., as we honor those who fought tirelessly for the creation of Daybreak Star as a social and cultural home for our local urban Native community.
In 1970, in response to disproportionate rates of poverty and little access to necessary health and social services, hundreds of Native activists and their allies occupied Fort Lawton, a recently decommissioned U.S. Army Base. This grueling month long occupation, met with both outside support as well as military and police violence, resulted in activists obtaining a lease to nineteen acres of land in what is now known as Discovery Park, and the eventual creation of Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Since our founding in 1970 by beloved leader Bernie Whitebear, United Indians’ has grown to support ten different programs which serve 1,000 clients each year and provide a whole host of critical services and cultural activities.
Join us as we march down Bernie Whitebear Way in recognition of the powerful work of past and present activists in uplifting our Urban Native community, and stay for a free community meal.

Census Family Fun Day!
2020-02-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Join us for our upcoming Census Family Fun Day! Enjoy a FREE spaghetti lunch, raffles, face painting, and balloon animals, all while learning about the importance of the Census for our communities.
