Native and Indigenous students and community members came together on March 29 for a summit titled “Our Future is Ancestral: Uplifting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.” The day of programming was hosted by Pitzer College’s Native and Indigenous Initiatives (NII) program at the Robert Redford Conservancy.
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‘The story is not over’: Bauer discusses California Indigenous portrayal in ‘Know Your History’ talk
This Tuesday, Professor William Bauer headlined a lecture exploring California’s Indigenous history at Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theatre. Bauer is a historian and program director for the American Indian and Indigenous Studies minor at the University of Nevada. The Nov. 7 “Know Your History” talk was organized through a collaborative
Indigenous resistance at the Benton: ‘An Exploration of Memory, Resistance, and Creativity in a Time of Environmental Flux’ by Leah Mata Fragua
On Nov. 2, the Benton Museum of Art invited Leah Mata Fragua to speak on the climate crisis’s impact on the practice of Indigenous art. Fragua is a place-based artist and a member of the yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Tribe, located on the California coast. Fragua presented a talk titled “An Exploration of Memory, Resistance and Creativity in a Time of Environmental Flux,” followed by a conversation with Dr. Meranda Roberts regarding ephemeral art and advocating for change in art institutions.
After Tongva land reclamation, 5Cs reflect on Indigenous history, resources
For the first time in nearly two centuries, the first people who inhabited the Los Angeles area will have land of their own. Owing to an Oct. 10 donation from an Altadena resident, the Tongva, whose ancestral lands extend to the Channel islands, received the first returned plot of land
OPINION: CMC trustees must divest from the Coastal GasLink pipeline
CMC trustees Henry Kravis and George Roberts should end their connections to the CGL pipeline, which contributes to climate change and violates the sovereignty of the Wet’suwet’en people, Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24 writes.
International students denounce Pomona’s decision not to fly non-U.S. flags at commencement
Pomona College is currently only planning to fly the California and U.S. flags at commencement this year, prompting a petition with more than 700 signatures.
Claremont Colleges celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Students at the Claremont Colleges recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day Oct. 8 with the fourth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Midnight Celebration at Scripps College’s Malott Commons and a visit to festivities at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The celebration in LA marked the removal of a Columbus statue in Los