Photo: The Honorable Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe (Credit: Sinead Santich)
November is National Native American Heritage Month and we’re celebrating throughout UC! We’ve compiled events, articles and must-read lists to help you recognize this important month.
Free virtual events
Check out these upcoming events, open to all UC community members. All listings reflect Pacific Time.
The Resistance of Indigenous Peoples in Urban Contexts: The Case of Colombia (Spanish-speaking event)
Nov. 16, 4 p.m. | Register for the Nov. 16 event
Presented by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Recruiting and Retaining Native American and Indigenous Students to the University of California
Nov. 17, 12 – 12:45 p.m. | Register for the Nov. 17 event
Presented by the UC Office of the President Native American, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander Staff Association; the UC Berkeley Native and Indigenous Council; and the Cal Native & Indigenous Alumni Association
UCLA American Indian Studies Faculty Speaker Series: Dr. Shannon Speed
Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Register for the Nov. 18 event
Presented by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and UC
Nov. 29, 12 – 1 p.m. | Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/95161971807 | Meeting ID: 951 6197 1807
Presented by the UC Office of the President Native American, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander Staff Association and Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services
Articles, compilations and resources from UC locations
- CHANCELL-ING: Honoring Native American Heritage Month (Davis)
- Collections, C.N. Gorman Exhibit (Davis)
- Exploring the sound of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz (Berkeley)
- How the Indigenous practice of ‘good fire’ can help our forests thrive (UC Newsroom)
- Indigenous communities’ land history story maps (Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- Literature at the Library: Native American History Month (Berkeley)
- Native American Heritage Month 2022: Read, watch, listen (Los Angeles)
- Native American Heritage Month overview (Irvine)
- Native American Heritage Month — Zoom backgrounds, fact sheets, infographics and resource links (UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals)
- Native American Opportunity Plan overview (UC Admissions)
- Native American Studies student learns weaving arts in her Arizona homeland (Davis)
- Q&A: Shannon Speed and Angela Riley on building bridges between UCLA and Native communities (UCLA)
- UC Merced holds Toloma 5k run in honor of Native American Heritage Month
- What to read during Native American Heritage Month (Berkeley)
Have we missed something? Email us at ucnetwork@universityofcalifornia.edu.