Media
Videos
Traditional Sundancer Moses Mora of SIP tells how he came into this way of life.
Sacred Indigenous Preservation Public event at Bell Arts Factory
Social activist and educator Ana Becerra Ph.D. shares how the journey to her indigenous ways began.
Judi Ortiz, a local Ventura County Chumash woman, teacher, and board member talks about the role of native spirit and SIP’s Hummingbird community in her life. Video by Mundo Julioski, April 2022, Piru, CA.
Ana Becerra speaks with MB Hanrahan about the Sacred Indigenous Preservation
SIP’s first call to action
Muhu Tasen Benefit at Bell Arts Factory honoring and remembering those who inspire us: John Trudell and Floyd Red Crow
Events
Hand Drum Making December 30, 2023 with Rafa Rodriguez
SIP Event August 27, 2023
Celebrating the Work & People of Sacred Indigenous Preservation
A free community event sponsored by SIP & the California Arts Council
Redbird's 20th Children of Many Colors Intertribal Pow Wow 2022
September 6, 2015 Fundraising Event
March 26, 2015 Fundraising Event
Our Logo
The logo for Sacred Indigenous Preservation (SIP), designed by artist and board member Elena Rios, is full of meaningful symbolism.
In the center of the design are the eyes of Muhu, the Owl, in the language of the Chumash, the people upon whose ancestral land we are living.
The two hands at the top show that SIP holds up the Hummingbird community, as symbolized by the two hummingbirds in the circle. The roots of the tree connect the generations and represent the fire and hot stones of the sweat lodge.
The logo is in a circle as indigenous spirituality works in circles: “…the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop was unbroken, the people flourished (Black Elk who dictated his life story to John G. Neihardt in 1931.)”