Sacred Flame storytelling series brings Native American voices to Mendocino Coast

by Mandela Linder September 18, 2025September 21, 2025

Community members listen to storyteller Sal Martinez (center), a citizen of the Manchester Band of Pomo Indians, share during a fireside storytelling series on Monday, June 30, 2025, at Jug Handle Creek Nature Center, south of Fort Bragg, Calif. (Sue Coulter via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 9/18/25 – What began as one woman’s vision has grown into a success: Around a campfire at Jug Handle Creek Nature Center, Indigenous storytellers share their culture and history with the community.

At the next meeting, on Sept. 28, guests will meet the man who inspired it all, Eric Wilder of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians.