Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilars Photographs of Native California @oaklandmuseumca
Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilars Photographs of Native California @oaklandmuseumca
Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This summer, step into the powerful world of Native California through the lens of photographer Dugan Aguilar (Mountain Maidu/Payómkawichum/Pit River).

Born of the Bear Dance showcases Aguilar’s extensive collection of photographs— inviting you to see Native California not as the past—but as present, enduring, and alive.

✨ Whether you’ve visited before or it’s your first time, make time this summer to witness these stories that continue to shape our state. Tag a friend and plan a trip.

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Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar's Photographs of Native California

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