The Tepa Companies are owned by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California and Friday, September 23, is California Native American Day. This day provides opportunities to celebrate and learn about the traditions, culture and background of California tribes and the Native American experience.
As a tribally owned organization, the Tepa Companies take the responsibility to preserve and enhance tribal traditions and culture to heart, so on September 23, all full-time Tepa employees will receive a paid holiday. On this day, employees are encouraged to learn more about our Tribe and Native communities in their area. Below are Native American online and physical resources for the states where the Tepa Companies have office locations.
Online Resources for Remote Employees
- Follow the official California Native American Day Facebook to see what is happening during the day! https://www.facebook.com/NativeAmericanDay
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI): https://americanindian.si.edu/online-resources/exhibition-websites
- Smithsonian Native Knowledge 360 – Essential Understandings – https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/about/understandings.cshtml
- Autry Museum online exhibition https://theautry.org/exhibitions/when-i-remember-i-see-red
Colorado Springs, CO
- Visit the Manitou Cliff Dwellings https://www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/
- Attend the Take Back the Power Concert. Event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/754521655838920?active_tab=about
- Watch: Colorado and the West: Native American History in Colorado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GganvNOjWA
Denver, CO
- Visit the Indigenous Arts of North America exhibit at Denver Art Museum https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/collection/indigenous-arts-north-america
- Eat at Tocabe https://www.tocabe.com/?hsLang=en
- Watch: Colorado and the West: Native American History in Colorado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GganvNOjWA
Kansas City, MO
- Visit the Native American Collection at the Nelson Atkins Museum https://www.nelson-atkins.org/collection/american-indian/
- Visit and pay respects at the Huron Indian Cemetery http://www.kansastravel.org/kansascitykansas/huronindiancemetery.htm
- Watch: Recalling the Osage Nation, Which First Called Kansas City Home https://youtu.be/L9R1j_IOTf8
- Listen: A Native American Tribe Gave Missouri its Name https://www.kcur.org/history/2021-04-25/a-native-american-tribe-gave-missouri-its-name-now-its-descendants-are-preserving-a-fading-language
- Listen: The History of the Native Peoples of the Kansas City Region https://www.kcur.org/show/central-standard/2014-02-14/the-history-of-the-native-peoples-of-the-kansas-city-region
Los Angeles, CA
- Visit the permanent collection of Native American art and artifacts at Bower’s Museum https://www.bowers.org/index.php/current-exhibition/first-californians
- Watch: Native Narratives: Tongva Traditions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty2U3pg4jI0
Oklahoma City, OK
- First Americans Museum of Oklahoma https://famok.org/
- Red Earth, Inc. https://aitscm.org/
- Watch: Oklahoma Indians: We Are Who We Were https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzTwHcXVWPM
Orlando, FL
- Apopka Historical Society https://www.apopkamuseum.com/
- Watch: Native Americans in Florida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SeI1QMSZs0
Sacramento, CA
- California State Indian Museum https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=486
- Visit or volunteer for the 55th annual California Native American Day celebration at the State Capitol 10-2 pm – Talk to Tsianina about the volunteer opportunity! https://californianativeamericanday.com/
San Antonio, TX
- American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM) https://aitscm.org/
- Watch: Native Americans and Franciscan Missionaries in San Antonio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCFKnSsLHqY
St. Louis, MO
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site https://cahokiamounds.org/educate/
- Watch: Washington University in St. Louis Cultural Interviews https://sites.wustl.edu/budercenter/indigenous-storytelling-project/
Warner Robins, GA
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Landmark https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/index.htm
- Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site https://gastateparks.org/EtowahIndianMounds
- Watch: The Legacy of Legal Racism of Native Americans in the Deep South https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Zv3qC4PDw
