Culture Matters

Youth Warriors Circle

The Youth Warriors Circle is a FREE once a year camp that we put together by fundraising in the community all year long. With its roots over a decade long, our goal is to consistently bring the youth out of the city, and into a space where they can learn about Native American culture through sweat lodge ceremony, storytelling, crafting workshops, guest speakers and an elders council.

2024 Recap

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Sign Up

We are opening our sign-ups for the 2025 Youth Warrior Circle to the general public. If you are interested in a free camp for your children, please click on the link below to fill out the form.

June 12-15, 2025
Things to know: Every child must be able to use the bathroom on their own. If they require any medications or have any allergies, you must disclose them on the sign-up form. This is not a family camp, we have camp leaders that are members of the San Jose Black Berets & past volunteers that help the camp run.

Things to bring: We will be camping so please be sure to send your children to camp with 1 sleeping bag, Pillow, sleeping mat (optional), 1 Extra blanket, Clothes for 4 days including Sweats/Pajamas for the evenings & swimming clothes (1 beach day), 1 Towel, Boys: Basketball or Swimming Shorts, Girls: Long skirt to the ankles (for Sweatlodge), Shoes suitable for dirt paths. Travel sized shower gels/shampoo.

This years camp will be in the hills of Aptos,Ca just south of Santa Cruz. We will give each parent the address and a phone number to call once we confirm with you via email.

Please follow the link below and fill out the form!

If you have any questions please send us an email at: info@sjblackberets.org

Thank you

Make a donation.

Want to still show support for the camp? Everything that we have comes from the donations of the community, our services helping at events, or personal funds from within The San Jose Black Berets. Every donation helps and allows us to provide a little more for the experience. All adults donate their time to the camp, and if possible we only donate to guest speakers or elders for transportation.