CALIFORNIA INDIAN HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION

In 2014 the CIHCF Board of Directors commissioned a series of four paintings in collaboration with the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, part of the National Park Service. 

A search was conducted for Native American artists to produce new visual artwork of the de Anza Expedition and its impact on Native American peoples. 

 

Artists

• Michael Whitehorse Aviles, Southern Paiute/Shoshone, Gabrieleño Tongva ​

• Antonio Moreno, Comanche/Otomi/ Costanoan-affiliated

• Alicia Maria Siu, Nawat-Pipil/Maya

• Vicente Moreno, Comanche/Otomi

• Vicente Teoxiutleko Moreno, Comanche/Otomi 

• Elijah Pfotenhauer, Choctaw 

 

This beautiful and powerful artwork is owned and copyrighted by the Foundation, and will one day find a home in the (future) California Indian Heritage Center.

 

Information about the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition and/or planning a visit to the National Historic Trail can be found on the National Parks website: 

     https://www.nps.gov/juba/index.htm

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Postcards depicting these paintings are available at the State Indian Museum Store.