September 30, 2021- May 29, 2022
Dry Creek Rancheria is a place, a California Native people, and a wealth of stories about both. The place is located in inland northern Sonoma County. The Native people are both Dry Creek Pomo and Western Wappo. The stories begin in the long ago time when Animals were People and continue up to today. They are narratives of beauty, tragedy, family, creativity, resistance, and survival: the mundane and the remarkable. We invite you to this exhibit, curated by Dry Creek Pomo historian, Sherrie Smith-Ferri, to hear our stories for yourselves.
A joint project of the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society and Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, this exhibit includes baskets and other materials from the collections of Dry Creek Rancheria; the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley; Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society; members of Dry Creek Rancheria; tribal members; and many other private lenders.
This exhibit was made possible in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through grant award MN-246021-OMS-20, Sonoma County Vintners Foundation, Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District, Merritt & Pamela Sher Family, Community Foundation Sonoma County, and members of the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society.