News from the Intertribal Resource Center at UC San Diego
Issue #13 Spring 2019 - May
UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center
Monday - Friday 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

(858) 822-0048 | itrc@ucsd.edu | itrc.ucsd.edu

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Connecting you to information and resources for
Native American students and communities at UC San Diego.
In this Issue:
Student Organizations
May Celebrations
Upcoming events
Campus News
Community News
Mark your calendars!
Native American Student Organizations:

Interested in Native American culture, issues and community? Come check out our student organizations...
American Indian Graduate Student Association

Next GBM:
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Intertribal Resource Center
5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Spring Quarter GBM's:
Thursdays, 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Every odd week

Questions? Contact aigsa@ucsd.edu

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Native American
Student Alliance

Next GBM:
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Intertribal Resource Center
5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Spring Quarter GBM's:
Tuesdays, 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Every even week until Week 8

Questions? Contact ucsd.nasa@gmail.com

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May Celebrations


The ITRC recognizes and congratulates our Native Tritons!

We recognize Anthony Hurtado ( Tohono O'odham Nation) for his artistic skill and whose artwork was selected for this year's Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference.

Congratulations Stan Rodriguez (Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel) on your re-election to Santa Ysabel's tribal government!

Good luck Aaron Sampson (Choctaw) on your upcoming dissertation defense! 

May 3rd: Happy Birthday to our director, Elena Hood (Pauma Band of Luiseño, Choctaw, Absentee Shawnee)!

Congratulations Amarah Salomon ( Tohono O'odham Nation) on the birth of your beautiful baby boy, Sgewk I:bdak (Strong Heart)!
We want to celebrate with you! Share your birthday, tell us about a special accomplishments, or recognize another Native Triton!
Click below to share the love!

Upcoming Events
Powwow Volunteer Applications
Interested in helping on the day of the Powwow? Sign up here:
Graduating this year?
Join us for the Native American Graduates Honoring Ceremony 2018. Invitation open to all UCSD Native American students and members of the Native American Student Alliance and American Indian Graduate Student Association. More details coming soon.
 RSVP HERE to participate in this special event.
Are you a Native American student majoring in Health/Science? Well the CA-NARCH program is for you!

Contact Geneva Lofton-Fitzsimmons for more information:

Geneva Lofton-Fitzsimmons
American Indian Coordinator

ITRC Writing Collective
DATE AND TIME
05/30/19 3:00pm - 05/30/19 5:00pm

Let us know if you would like to participate in this month's writing collective event.
I'll be there!
Maybe
I can't make it
Intertribal Language & Culture Table

Join us in the Intertribal Resource Center for this month's Language & Culture Table.

May 1st, 5PM
May 15th, 5PM
May 29th, 5PM

Want to share a greeting or some basic vocabulary in your Native language - or want to learn someone else's? Can you teach a cultural activity - or want to learn a new one? Do you have a traditional social song, dance or game from your tribe that you could share?

Then check out the upcoming Intertribal Language & Culture Table coming to the ITRC. Details coming soon. Check the calendar on our website or visit us on Facebook for more information.
What We've Been Up To...
14th Annual César E. Chávez Celebration Kickoff & Scholarship Awards
The ITRC celebrated UC San Diego’s 14 th Annual César E. Chávez Celebration Kickoff & Scholarship Awards with keynote speaker, Andrés Chávez, Director of Strategic Initiatives for the César Chávez Foundation and grandson of César Chávez. This opening event honored individuals that uphold the legacy of César E. Chávez. 
Triton Day and Admitted Students Recruitment

The ITRC welcomed incoming Native students at this year's EDI sponsored Triton Day event. Triton Day brings the campus community together to showcase UC San Diego to newly admitted students and their families as a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. The day-long events provide our admitted students the chance to look deeper and explore the full range of opportunities available at UC San Diego.

The ITRC has also be involved in reaching out to all Native American students who have been admitted to UC San Diego to talk to them about the Native American community on campus as well as what resources are available to them.
Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference
University of Redlands

The ITRC's director and UC San Diego Native students attended the Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference at the University of Redlands. Our own Anthony Hurtado designed the artwork for this year's conference. The all-day event includeded workshops on Native culture, college life, healthy relationships, tribal government, and education. Representatives from many universities and vocational programs were on hand to offer information on career exploration. Award-winning Apsálooke rapper and fancy dancer, Supaman, was the featured keynote speaker for this year's conference. 

Interested in having the ITRC table at your community event? Email us at itrc@ucsd.edu
Family Night
The ITRC hosted it's 4th monthly Family Night! This past month attendees played the hilarious game "Cards for Decolonization."

Join us this month on May 22nd for more "Cards for Decolonization" at our Powwow After-Party.
On the Horizon: UC San Diego Native Symposium
The ITRC and Muir College have been working together to plan this year's Native Symposium. The symposium events will include our Powwow 101 Workshop, Rez Beats, guest speakers and more.

Keep an eye out for more information, available on our website .
Campus News
Community News
EDI Programs & Campus Community Centers
Contact Us:
UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center | (858) 822-0048 | itrc@ucsd.edu
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0028
Located on the 2nd Floor of Price Center West across from SPACES (right above Subway and Rubios)
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