Issue #15 Summer 2019 - July
UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center
Summer Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Visit our
calendar
to find out about all our events.
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Connecting you to information and resources for
Native American students and communities at UC San Diego.
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In this Issue:
Student Organizations
July Celebrations
Campus News
Community News
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Mark your calendars!
Native American Student Organizations:
Interested in Native American culture, issues and community? Come check out our student organizations...
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American Indian Graduate Student Association
Questions? Contact aigsa@ucsd.edu
Like AIGSA at UCSD for all the latest updates!
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Native American
Student Alliance
Questions? Contact ucsd.nasa@gmail.com
Like NASA at UCSD for all the latest updates!
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Association of Native American Medical Students
Like ANAMS at UCSD for all the latest updates!
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Student organization meetings will be on hiatus during summer break. Keep an eye on social media for any updates or events.
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July Celebrations
We are thrilled to introduce two Native American faculty members joining us at UC San Diego. Please join us in welcoming:
Dr. Theresa Amb
o
San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, Gabrieliño/Tongva, Tohono O’odham
Assistant Professor, Department of Education Studies
Learn more about Dr. Ambo
here.
Dr. Andrew Jolivette
Opelousa/Atakapa-Ishak/Creole
Professor of Ethnic Studies and
Senior Specialist, Native American and Indigenous Studies
Learn more about Dr. Jolivette
here
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The ITRC wishes a Happy Birthday to:
Delam Fish - July 6th
Melina Muñoz - July 23rd
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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!
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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
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Kumeyaay Artist Work Unveiling
Johnny Bear Contreras, a Kumeyaay artist of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, unveiled an aluminum sculpture at UC San Diego’s John Muir College during a community reception on June 6th. “When the World Comes to Life” blends Kumeyaay cosmology and creation stories with themes of solidarity, sustainability, gender diversity, and fluid personhood.
Planning for the art piece started last year by Muir senior Alexandra Harbert and Muir junior and Muir College Council President Roy Velasquez, along with support from Muir faculty and staff including Provost Wayne Yang, the Coordinator of Student Activities Haley Lomax.
Learn more about this important art piece
here.
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Native American Student Graduation Honoring Ceremony
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On June 12th the ITRC, graduating Native American students, their families, and community members celebrated the 3rd Annual Native American Graduates Honoring Ceremony on
June 12, 2019, in the Student Services Center.
A blessing was given by Stan Rodriguez, Alex Hunter, and Eva Trujillo. Geneva Lofton was honored as this year's Outstanding Community Member and her son, Temet Aguilar, Tribal Chairman of the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, gave the keynote address. The Green River Singers sang an honor song for the graduates, stoles for each graduate were made by Carla Tourville, and beaded medallions were made by Donda Begay and Karin Giron for students involved in the Native American student organizations NASA and AIGSA. The fry bread provided with the event's dinner was made by Rachel Camacho.
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UC San Diego was well represented at the recent 2019 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference in Hamilton, Aotearoa, New Zealand. Several members of the Native American community at UCSD presented on topics including: The Impact of Academic Activism and Partnerships in Higher Education, Framework for Decolonizing Tribal-University Relationships, Editing the ʻĀina: Indigenous Knowledge and Conservation Gene Drives in Hawaiʻi, New Directions in Comparative Indigenous Criticism, (Re)Connecting Kumeyaay Children with Traditional Knowing Across Borders, (Re)weaving our Sky of Islands: (diasporic) Pacific Islanders as Critical Trans-Indigenous Beings in the Stories We Tell, and O’odham (the People) in the Archive: Contested Mediation, Indigenous Politics, and Colonial Power.
Nearly 2,000 indigenous people from around the world participated in this year's conference.
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Job Opening: Director of PATHS Program
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The department of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at UC San Diego is looking for applicants to fill the position of Director for the PATHS program.
The PATHways to STEM through Enhanced Access and Mentorship (PATHS) program is a longitudinal, high-touch, holistic support services program that facilitates the success of low income, first generation, underrepresented and other students who may be at higher risk of non-completion.
Filing deadline is July 11, 2019. Click on the link for job description and application instructions.
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EDI Programs & Campus Community Centers
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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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