PAMBLO: Remembering a Forgotten Leader is the seventh exhibit showing at ‘Uba Seo: Nisenan Arts and Culture in downtown Nevada City. This powerful exhibition is part of CHIRP’s Visibility Through Art (VTA) initiative, which brings together artists and Tribal Culture Bearers to raise public awareness about the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe. Focusing on Chief Pamblo—also known as Owly, Pamlo, and High Chief Toley—who lived from around 1830 to 1905, the exhibit honors his legacy and that of his descendants.

Through educational panels, never-before-seen images, and significant cultural artifacts, visitors will learn about the Nisenan people’s enduring history before colonization, through the Gold Rush, and into the present.

The exhibit also features contemporary artworks and a striking

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