Food carries stories. It holds memory, resilience, and generations of knowledge about how to live in relationship with the land. For our local Indigenous communities, traditional food practices are not just recipes—they are teachings about stewardship, culture, health, and identity.
We are organizing a community panel on Indigenous food and drink traditions for this November 14th: bringing together respected Indigenous knowledge keepers, cooks, and community members to share their experiences with the wider public.
This is where you come in: we want to offer this amazing event to everyone but unfortunately cannot afford to. With your help, we can fundraise enough to provide this to all of Humboldt County and beyond for free! Your generosity can make this an experience not just for the people who can afford to attend an event like this but for families, students and our community as a whole.
Moments like this matter. When people gather to listen, learn, and share food traditions, it strengthens cultural respect, inspires future generations, and reconnects communities with sustainable relationships to the land and each other. We are asking for $5,500 which is the minimum we would have to raise at the fundraiser, to cover our costs to do the event. If we reach that goal, our stretch goal is $7,500!
Not familiar with the Clarke Historical Museum? We have been a 501C3 non-profit Museum since 1960. Our founder Cecile Clarke's passion for education and history still shines today in our beautiful historic building in the heart of Old Town Eureka. As Humboldt County's largest history museum, we have the obligation to tell the stories of all who have come before us and beyond. With almost 60,000 objects in our collection, continuing to get support from people like you is vital to our continued stewardship of Humboldt's History. Thank you!