Visit Native California Spotlight: Anthony Purnel and Pergish Carlson

The Visit Native California content series aims to shine a spotlight on the many different ways visitors can learn about, and learn from, the state’s 100+ tribes. From museums to guided tours to attractions at state and national parks, there are countless ways to experience Native American culture in the Golden State.

Learn more about Visit Native California by visiting their website.

Meet Anthony Purnel of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Walk with Anthony through Tahquitz Canyon and his traditional homelands, land that his family has been caretakers of since time immemorial.

This video is presented by Visit California and was filmed on the ancestral lands of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

A film by: Lauren Begay and Sanjana Sekhar
Featuring: Anthony Purnel
Also Featuring: John Preckwinkle III and Patrick Schoolcraft
Producing Partner: Outbound Collective
Additional Producing Partner: Brave Space Media

Meet Pergish Carlson, member of the Yurok Tribe. Come experience the power and raw beauty of tribal sovereignty on Yurok land with Pergish as your fishing guide on the Klamath River. Find out why, to him and his family, the river is and has been everything—for thousands of years.

This video is presented by Visit California and was filmed on the ancestral lands of the Yurok People.

A film by: Lauren Begay and Sanjana Sekhar
Featuring: Pergish Carlson
Also Featuring: Wautec Thompson
Producing Partner: Outbound Collective
Additional Producing Partner: Brave Space Media