News from the Intertribal Resource Center at UC San Diego

Issue #57 Fall 2022 - October

UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center

Happy Week 4 from the Intertribal Resource Center.

We hope you and your loved ones are well and are enjoying the cooler weather.

We have exciting changes and big announcements in store for the Fall and we can't wait to share the news with you soon. Stay tuned!

We are open 10am-3pm Monday to Thursday. Come visit us!

As always, we invite you to follow us on social media to stay up to date.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions, concerns, or just to say hi!

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Community member and UCSD retiree Geneva Lofton and Native Triton Christine Frazier playing "Indian Bingo" at the ITRC's annual Welcome Dinner this past Friday!

In This Issue

October Celebrations

Introduction to Graduate Community Intern

What We've Been Up To

Upcoming Events

Native American Student Organizations

Campus News

Community News

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Native Triton Celebrations

Meet our new graduate community intern!

Cheron Laughing

Cheron A. Laughing (she/her/hers) is a proud citizen of the Navajo Nation. Her clans are Dziłtł’ahnii (Mountain Cove), Kinyaa’áani (Towering House People), Tó Dích’íi’nii (Bitter Water), and Ma’ii Deeshgiizhinii (Coyote Pass). Cheron is the Grad Community Intern for the ITRC. She is a 3rd year Ph.D. student in Ethnic Studies and a student coordinator for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program. She holds an MA in Ethnic Studies from UCSD, an MLS in Legal Studies w/ a concentration in Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy from the Univ. of Arizona and a BA in Geography from Dartmouth College. Cheron plans to work in Native Higher Ed. and some day be a dean or provost of a tribal college.

What We've Been Up To

Elena Hood, ITRC Director, visited the AISES Conference in Palm Springs recently. She met with students and family members (top right) and partnered with colleagues from the Division of Graduate and Post Doc Affairs (bottom right).

We also visited Valley Center High School on Sept. 28th (middle left), and co-presented about the ITRC with AIR (American Indian Recruitment) (top left).

The ITRC hosted an Open House on Friday, September 23rd, where ITRC staff conversed with community members, new undergraduate students, current undergraduate students, as well as graduate students. We enjoyed getting to know each other and also sporting our new ITRC swag (bottom left)!

Annual Native American Welcome Dinner

Last Friday the Intertribal Resource Center held its annual Native American Welcome Dinner for new and returning students, staff, and faculty. We enjoyed good food and met some new friends. Students had an opportunity to get to know other Native American students, faculty, and staff while playing a Bingo scavenger hunt game. The night ended with a raffle where attendees won some UCSD and ITRC swag and prizes from Native American-owned businesses such as 8th Generation and Raven Reads. The ITRC hosts a dinner at the start of each year to welcome and celebrate our Native American students.

Upcoming Events

Please, visit our calendar to find out about all our events.

ITRC Student Assistant, Melanie, and Graduate Intern, Cheron, are hosting TWO Midterm Refuel Events at the ITRC!

Come study with them on Monday, Oct 24th and de-stress with watercolor painting on Wednesday, Oct. 26th!

We are hiring an Assistant Director! Click the photo above to apply. The deadline for applications has been extended to OCTOBER 31ST!

November is Native American Heritage Month, and the ITRC has some exciting events planned, including our NAHM Celebration Luncheon! To stay up to date on all things NAHM, click here.