Issue #3 Winter 2018
Connecting you to information and resources for
Native American students and communities at UC San Diego.
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Welcome to Winter Quarter!
We have lots of new updates and upcoming events planned for the rest of the school year!
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
In this Issue:
Student Organizations
Update of past events
Upcoming events
Campus and Community Events & Opportunities
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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
Next meeting: Thursday January 25, 2018
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Intertribal Resource Center
Winter Quarter Meetings: Biweekly Thursdays
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Intertribal Resource Center
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Native American Student Alliance
Next Meeting: Thursday, January 25, 2018
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Intertribal Resource Center
Winter Quarter Meetings: Thursday's of Weeks 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 from 5:30-6:30
Intertribal Resource Center
Questions? Contact ucsd.nasa@gmail.com
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Are you a Native American student majoring in Health/Science? Well the CA-NARCH program is for you!
CA-NARCH 2018 Winter Quarter Office Hours
Every Wednesday starting January 17th from
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Geneva Lofton-Fitzsimmons
American Indian Coordinator
gfitzsimmons@ucsd.edu
Stop by the ITRC to ask questions, receive advice, or just chat!
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The ITRC presents the Native American Film and Storytelling 2018 Pilot Program!
It will take place Spring Break of 2018.
APPLY NOW: https://goo.gl/forms/sHcCnDmbOkzNrMvv1
Contact hood@ucsd.edu for more information!
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Join UCSD NASA in their quarterly visit to Viejas to get the opportunity to mentor and tutor Naitve youth.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Leave UCSD Campus at 3:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Volunteers are needed!
Contact akhansen@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-0048 if you are interested in volunteering.
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Have essays and papers to write?
Join us in the ITRC for our continuing Writing Collective events!
Dates: January 20th, February 3rd & 17th, and March 3rd & 17th
12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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Join us for snacks and friends as we refuel after Winter Quarter Midterms!
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Time TBD
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Movie Screening: The Business of Fancydancing
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Join the ITRC to watch a screening of The Business of Fancydancing, directed by Sherman Alexie.
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Native American poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
Friday, February 16, 2018
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Red Shoe Room
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Native Wellness Initiative
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Be a part of the Native Wellness Initiative!
Join us for our first event where we will be working out to a powwow sweat.
Friday, February 23, 2018
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Eleanor Roosevelt College Room
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AIGSA
Grad Student Info Session
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Interested in attending Graduate School?
UC San Diego AIGSA will be holding a grad school info session to answer all your questions.
Stay tuned for more updates and information about this event!
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Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference
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Save the date! The annual Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference is around the corner.
Thank you for all your logo submissions. Stay tuned to see which logo will be chosen!
Volunteers are needed! Contact hood@ucsd.edu for more information.
Saturday, April 21, 2018
California State University, San Marcos
9:00am-4:00pm
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It's time to begin planning for our 8th Annual UC San Diego Powwow!
Stay tuned for more details.
We need volunteers! Contact itrc@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-0048 for more information.
Saturday, May 19, 2018
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Native American Welcome Dinner
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The ITRC rang in the new school year with a Welcome Dinner!
With food, games, prizes, and fun, everyone had a wonderful time mingling and being in community.
Don't miss our next gathering!
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FEATURED EVENT
Native American Heritage Month: Billy Mills Lecture
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Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is a gold medalist in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
He spoke about the pursuit of excellence and global unity through global diversity.
There was a great turn out and we enjoyed hosting Billy at UC San Diego.
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The California Native American Research Center for Health (CA-NARCH) Fall Event was a big success!
Folks were able to join together in community with prizes, food, and more!
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Visiting Schools Fall 2017:
Tule River, All Tribes, and Noli Indian School
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Last quarter we hosted many Native groups visiting UC San Diego and the ITRC, check it out!
We always need volunteers!
Contact itrc@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-0048 for more information.
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Noli Indian School Campus Visit
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The Campus in the Community
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ITRC attended the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Conference in October 2017.
The National Indian Education Association advances comprehensive, culture-based educational opportunities for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
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ITRC attended the Society for
Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Conference.
SACNAS is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicano/Hispanic and Native American scientists, from college students to professionals, in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM.
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The ITRC participated in a meeting for the American Indian Counselors & Recruiters Association (AICRA) at Sacramento State this past quarter.
The ITRC will be hosting the Spring AICRA meeting and want you to be a part of it!
The goal of the AICRA is to act as a system wide work group designed to provide informational outreach services to the American Indian communities throughout the state targeting students, families, counselors and the community at large. Today, AICRA has expanded to include both the University of California and California State University systems to provide coordinated outreach and retention services for American Indian students.
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Native American Heritage Month Celebration Kickoff Luncheon
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We kicked off Native American Heritage Month celebrating with :
Green River Drummers
Keynote Speaker, Bridget Neconie from Indigenous Education, Inc., administrators of the Cobell Scholarship
Native Blues artist, Tracy Lee Nelson.
Our Kickoff Luncheon was a huge success and we were about to raise over $5000 for Native Scholarships!
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UCSD sponsored a table at the AIR annual Awards Banquet.
UCSD staff, students, and community members were able to attend to celebrate deserving folks, gather with friends, and meet new people.
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Students and community members joined together to attend the American Indian and Indigenous Film Festival.
UCSD and USD NASA organizations attended the film festival together.
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ITRC Documentary and Movie Screenings
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NAHM: More Than A Word Screening
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The filmmakers of More Than A Word, Kenneth and John Little shared a screening of their documentary with us and spoke with students on a panel.
Kenn and John Little will also be a part of our Native American Film & Storytelling Pilot.
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The screening of Tribal Justice was a big hit!
Thank you to Brandie Taylor, Devon Lomayesva, and Michelle Carr for participating in our panel!
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Once We Had A River Screening
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We enjoyed a great turn out to our screening of Once We Had a River.
Geneva Fitzsimmons and LaVonne Peck were great panelists and answered all the audience questions and concerns.
This important documentary chronicles issues about local Native water right.
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To get ready for Olympic Gold Medalist, Billy Mills, we held a screening of Running Brave.
Running Brave is a 1983 film based on the story of
Billy Mills
, a North American Indian brought up on the reservation, destined against all odds to become the best distance runner in the world in the
1964 Tokyo Olympics
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NASA had a screening of "Reel Injun", a film exploring the evolution of the image of Indians in Westerns and what cowboy-and-Indian myths mean to America.
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Many people joined in our Beading Class to learn traditional beading techniques to create lanyards, pins, and more!
Thank you so much to Richard DeCrane and Karin Giron DeCrane for helping us celebrate Native American Heritage Month and leading our first beading class of the school year!
Stay tuned for more beading class events in the future.
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I'm Going to College Event
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Last quarter we held our second annual I'm Going to College Program.
After 6 weeks of learning curriculum about college and higher education, we brought 4th graders from the Ch
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mmakilawish Pechanga School to UC San Diego to experience day in life of a college student.
They received financial aid, bought books, and attended lectures.
We are excited to see what's to come for the future class of 2026!
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We had a great study jam last quarter hosted by SPACES and NASA.
Make sure to keep an eye out for our Study Jam for Winter Quarter!
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The ITRC celebrated our first Holiday Bash at the end of Fall Quarter!
With a ton of food, a white elephant gift exchange, and even a few birthday celebrations, everyone had a great time!
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Campus and Community Events & Opportunities
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ating Disorders & Body Love: The Things Mama Didn't Tell You
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The Raza Resource Centro is hosting a workshop with Gloria Lucas to discuss colonization's impact on people of color and indigenous people's views of body image.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
RRC Library
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Join NASA and allies on January 20th to come together for the Women's March San Diego!
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Community Women Speeches 9 a.m.
Women's March 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Waterfront Park
1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, 92101
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AIP and the Career Center have partnered to launch the Sophomore Internship Preparation Program (SIPP), a pilot program tailored to support second year students in the internship search. Our intention is for the program to encourage second year students to consider how their academic and student life experiences have prepared them for further professional experience, and equip them with additional tools and campus resources to find internship opportunities that will help them in their career path.
SIGN UP HERE: http://bit.ly/2ni8iz8
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Red Shoe Room
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The 5th annual NERDS (Native Education Raising Dedicated Students) Conference is coming up!
Join them for the conference and a fundraiser dinner and show the night before!
Dinner and Show: Saturday, February 10, 5-8:30 p.m.
Jackson Rancheria Hotel
NERDS Conference: Sunday, February 10, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Jackson Rancheria Hotel
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Other 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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