Tule Canoe Build #2 - Sunday October 5th
Tule Canoe Building Workshop on Tomales Bay/Tamal-liwa
Join us for an exciting in-person event at White House Pool Park, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Point Reyes Station! Get ready to learn the art of tule canoe building led by Redbird Willie as we experience what being in relationship with Tamal-liwa, seasons, tides, and Tule means.
The tule canoe build is being hosted on two separate days. Come for one day or participate in both!
Saturday, October 4, 2025: 10am - 3pm
Sunday, October 5, 2024: 10am - 3pm
Whitehouse Pool Park
Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Carpooling encouraged as parking is limited to 30 vehicles.
We understand if folks need to arrive late or leave early. Your participation is appreciated!
All participants must register so we have an accurate head count. Thank you!
In this workshop we will learn:
Relationship building with land, waters, plants and resources
Cultural healing/connection to ancestors through TEK
Sorting and bundling tule reed
Cordage making, lacing, and tying
Significance of waterways to Indigenous people of the Bay Area
Building a tule canoe and placing in Tamal-liwa for a brief paddle
Local efforts to rematriate, land back projects and the importance of traditional teachings
History of colonization of Point Reyes: the Felix Family story, efforts by the Coast Miwok Council and Graton Rancheria
Additional Info
We will provide lunch with vegetarian and gluten free options. If you have specific dietary needs, please reach out to us and we will do our best to accommodate.
Please dress in layers for changing weather conditions. Feel free to have a hat, sunscreen, and camp chair handy.
Please bring reusable water bottles, cloth napkins, and non-one time use items. We will have water available to refill your bottles! Ample compost, recycling, and trash bins will be provided. Let's not spoil this beautiful land by creating or leaving debris!
Honoring the Coast Miwok/Tamal-ko Felix Family
Through developing a range of powerful cultural programs and workshops, the Alliance is creating opportunities for community members–and particularly for children and youth–to engage closely with Tamal-ko history and culture.
We honor and celebrate Tamal-ko language, ceremonial practice, knowledge of plant science to harvest food and medicine, and more–allowing the next generation to carry our traditional ways into the future
We are commemorating the Coast Miwok/Tamal-ko Felix Family who lived at Felix Cove (Laird’s Landing) and Marshall Beach—and all the Tamal-ko families who lived at Tomales Bay as recent as the 1950s.
About the Instructor
Redbird Willie, a true Native of California—Pomo, Wintu, Paiute, and Wailaki—is a native ecologist and Traditional Ecological Knowledge keeper in the realms of traditional skills, permaculture, basket weaving, herbalism, and regalia-making. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Native Studies, Redbird continued a self-education fueled by his desire to uncover and rekindle the cultural earth-based knowledge of California Indians. Also an artist—drawing, painting, and sculpture—Redbird has been a core organizer of the annual Buckeye Gathering, a gathering in support of ancestral arts held in Northern California.