. >> introducing myself, i would be in our language nichemap. [ speaking foreign language ] greater monterey bay area. my name is louise. i am the tribal chairwoman of the nation. and the mother of greenstar. and we are the people of the greater monterey county. >> i'm deficient in your language. otherwise it sounded very beautiful. vernon. go ahead. >> i'm internal mountain chippewa. i work at the health center at santa clara valley. >> you come here every year. it's a highlight for us. tell us, i mean this is a big celebration, annual celebration. >> it is definitely. american india yan culture and heritage is rich. we're starting with a traditional big time, california, style dance celebration and go into aztec dancing and a pow wow. we're celebrating all cultures. there's many more out there, but these are the primarily the ones that are very fascinating and people like the most. >> that's good. how rich is the population, the indian-american population here in the area? >> i think the california is where more native americans live than anywhere else because they had a lot of programs wi