genocide period, suppression into 20th century, survivance and 21st century revitalization. This proposed panel on California Indian peoples is to tell the histories of and by California Natives – reflecting histories and current Indigenous perspectives, that include creation stories, communities before and as Europeans arrived, the Mission system, the U.S. Joseph Giovannetti (Tolowa Dee-ni'), Professor Emeritus HSU, Council at Smith River Gregg Castro (Ohlone),Board Member of CIC, Cultural Representative Matthew Leivas (Chemehuevi), Director, Chemehuevi Cultural Center (and Salt Song Project) The Inter-segmental group, from which this proposal derives, has focused attention upon creating strategies, improving policy, and developing programs that are co-created and co-funded between organizations involved with the committee to support Native students in higher education.This panel will showcase our collective work thus far, examples of how best to start this type of collective, and our future plans.Ĭalifornia Indigenous Peoples: Telling our Stories from Creation to 21st CenturyĬhair: James Fenelon (Dakota-Lakota), Professor at CSUSB, Director of Indigenous Peoples Studies The Inter-segmental Native Pathways Committee is a Sacramento based work group made of Native faculty, staff, administrators, community members, and students from organizations including the Los Rios Community Colleges, Sacramento State, University of California-Davis, Sacramento City Unified School District, San Juan Unified School District, the California Tribal College, Sierra College and the Educational Directors of several local tribes.The Inter-segmental Committee meets monthly at different campuses to discuss pathway designs for Native students and solutions to improve success, retention, and the overall experiences of Native students in higher education. Improving success, retention and the overall experience of Native American students, at all levels of education is a critical goal across the State of California and the Nation. (Cherokee/Osage), Dean, Equity and Student Success Sacramento City College (Winnemem), Counseling Faculty, Emeritus Professor, California State University, Sacramento (Lakota), Professor, NAS Sacramento City College, Anthropology Sierra College & Sacramento State Improving Success, retention and Overall Experience of Native American Students Themes include 1) Worldview, Epistemology, History and Healing 2) Testimonials of Resistance, Resiliency, and Advocacy and 3) Next Steps to Healing and Awakening. Consequently, this forum discussion will share themes from a local book project developed to expose Indigenous youth to the resistance and resiliency of their ancestors while speaking to the growing field of Indigenous and Native American Studies, related interdisciplinary fields, educators of Indigenous youth, and professionals who work with Indigenous children, families, and communities. While alarming social indicators such as high rates of alcoholism, suicide, and violence are significant in the lives of Indigenous children these social indicators should not dictate indigenous identity. Self-worth, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and identity can thrive when children are exposed to the journeys of their parents and grandparents to protect and preserve their Indigenous way of life. Rose Soza War Soldier (Mountain Maidu/Cahuilla/Luiseño) Kishan Lara-Cooper (Nererner / Natinixwe)ĭr. Struggle, Resistance and Healing Among Indigenous Children, Families & Communities in Northern California
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