Canvas with the text “Ya kʰemane — Let’s dance!” above a photo collage of traditional regalia materials, including feathered pieces and reed skirts laid out on a colorful surface.
The cover for "Ya kʰemane (Let's dance!)" by Buffie Campbell-Schmidt, a tribal citizen of the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians. Her books, written in English and Northern Pomo, are now available as audiobooks online through the Mendocino County Library system. (Mendocino County Library via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 11/16/25 – Bilingual audiobooks in English and Northern Pomo are now available to listen to online, the Mendocino County Library announced last month.  

The books were written and recorded by Buffie Campbell-Schmidt, a tribal citizen of the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians.  

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