News from the Intertribal Resource Center at UC San Diego

Issue #59 Fall 2022 - December

UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center

Happy Holidays from the Intertribal Resource Center!

We hope you enjoyed our NAHM Events and are able to spend time with family and friends safely this holiday season. We have exciting things in store come Winter Quarter, including a physical location move! Keep an eye out on any updates.

When winter break concludes we will be open 10am-3pm Monday to Thursday.

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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Soaring Eagles Dance Group performing at our NAHM Kickoff Luncheon on November 3rd.

In This Issue

December Celebrations

Ask A Native Triton

What We've Been Up To

Upcoming Events

Native American Student Organizations

Campus News

Community News

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Native Triton Celebrations

Ask A Native Triton

Each month, we like to profile one of our amazing Native American students at UC San Diego. If you would like to nominate a native American student at UC San Diego for us to feature you can email us at itrc@ucsd.edu.

The ITRC is proud to introduce...

Katie Mosteller

Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee Nation

Department: School of Medicine (Medical Scientist Training Program and PRIME-TIDE)

Hometown: Kennewick, Washington

What advice do you have for future Native college students?

Do whatever it takes to stay connected to the reasons that made you want to pursue education in the first place. While it can be easy to get lost in the rigor of exam cycles and extracurriculars, it's important to stay rooted in community and family. These connections support us through the difficult but rewarding path of education.

What do you like to do in your free time?

I love running, beading, and calling my family back home.

How do you want to use your UCSD degree after graduation?

I hope to advance the health of our American Indian and Alaska Native relations by collaborating with Indigenous communities to provide direct care and conduct health-promoting research as a physician-scientist and tribal citizen. Along the way, I hope to assist other Indigenous scholars in their aspirations to become health professionals and researchers.

What We've Been Up To

Our first event for Native American Heritage Month was our Kickoff Luncheon, which featured Soaring Eagles Dance Group and Green River Drum, as well as our Keynote Speaker, Miss Kumeyaay Nation Priscilla Ortiz-LaChappa (Iipay nation of Santa Ysabel). It was a huge success as departments from UCSD, fellow Resource Centers, and Native students gathered to eat Three Sisters Stew and Indian Tacos, Frybread courtesy of a local Kumeyaay Native vendor.

On Nov. 7th 2022, the ITRC, in collaboration with UC San Diego's Admissions Office, hosted UC Native Insights, a workshop on the UC Insights application questions for students applying to UC San Diego. If you or someone you know is interested in attending UCSD and could not attend this event, reach out to the ITRC via email!

On Nov. 10th, the ITRC had a film showing of "More Than Frybread" at the Loft. Students came out to watch this comedy directed by Travis Holt Hamilton and got some good laughs in.

On Nov. 16th, 2022 as part of our NAHM Events, the ITRC streamed the documentary "Black Indians An American Story" as a part of our Black Indigenous Voices Series, which is pictured above. We had an excellent turnout as students and faculty alike followed up the documentary with a powerful discussion. If you couldn't attend and are still interested in watching the documentary, click here!

Bishop Indian Center students came for a "Native Tours" Campus Visit on Nov. 19th, 2022 to explore what UCSD has to offer as well as learning more about the ITRC and the services and programming we provide.

Powwow Princess Highlight

Our Powwow Princess 'Eshash Morales visited CA Indian Nations College in Palm Desert with other Native royalty.

From left to right: Miss Sherman 2022-23 Mya Begay, Daughter of Morongo 2022-23 Karma Norvell, Miss Agua Caliente Seish Norte, Miss Kumeyaay Nation Priscilla Ortiz-LaChappa, UCSD Powwow Princess 2022-23 'Eshash Morales, Torres Martinez Sukkutt Menyil Princess Maria Bermudez, and Miss Sycuan Powwow Princess 2022-23 Marlyce Howard.

In addition, our Powwow Princess 'Eshash Morales visited UCSD's grand opening of the Epstein Family Amphitheater on October 21st, 2022.

Upcoming Events

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

ITRC Student Assistant, Melanie, and Graduate Intern, Cheron, are hosting a Finals Refuel Event at the ITRC!

Come study with them on Monday, Dec. 5th during our operating hours, 10am-3pm. Coffee and Bagels will be provided, and if you can't stay we will be having Finals To-Go Care Packages as well! Start Finals Week off right and come join them!