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African American Resource and Cultural Center, American Indian Resource Center, Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center, El Centro/Chicanx Latinx Resource Center, Lionel Cantu Queer Resource Center, Women's Center

2001-2

Mescalero and Warm Springs Apache

The term “Indian” originated with Christopher Columbus who thought he had landed in the East Indies.

Navajo/Dine

Advising and Referrals, Facility Use, Study space, Art Gallery, Snack Pantry

A land acknowledgement is a statement that recognizes the history and presence of Indigenous peoples and their enduring relationship to their traditional homelands. Land acknowledgements help create awareness of the cultural erasure of Indigenous peoples and the processes of colonization and subjugation that have contributed to that erasure.

University of New Mexico

Ishi (1860–1916) is widely known as the “last wild Indian” in America. He lived most of his life outside modern culture after his tribe, the Yahi, were murdered in the 1800s. He lived alone in the wilderness after his family died. In 1911, starving and with nowhere to go, he walked out of the wilderness into the town of Oroville, where he would be later studied by anthropologists.

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Travis S. Becker (Cantu), Judith Estrada (El Centro), Rebecca Hernandez (AIRC), Colleen Rice (WC), Caz Salamanca (AAPIRC), Shonté Thomas (AARCC)

To increase Native visibility on campus
To promote the value of a college education for American Indians
To aid in the development of leadership skills among American Indian students
To foster Indigenous knowledge and practices in our activities and preserve the culture and heritage of American Indian students
To serve as a liaison between Native communities and the University of California, Santa Cruz

5-6 years

The Iroquois Confederacy

1.5-7%

Each of the 6 resource centers offer students various services through academic, cultural and community support activities. Throughout the year, the RCs host programs and events that connect students, staff, faculty and community members in both social and professional, academic settings. Students have ample opportunities to network and create community spaces, to engage in stimulating and critical dialogue, and to find connections in hope of building a positive and empowering space for all communities.

Yve Chavez (Assistant Professor of History of Art and Visual Culture)
Jean E. Fox Tree (Professor of Psychology)
Amy Lonetree (Associate Professor of History)

Renya Ramirez (Associate Professor of Anthropology)
Tsim D. Schneider (Assistant Professor of Anthropology)
Judith Scott (Professor of Education)

Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation

The Indian Citizenship Act (Snyder Act) of 1924 granted full U.S. citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples. It was enacted in part due to the recognition of thousands of Native Americans who served in WWI.

Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole

Women's Center (1984/5), Cantu Queer Center (1989), AARCC (1991), El Centro (1995), AAPIRC (1999), AIRC (2001-2)

The AIRC is dedicated to supporting the needs of American Indian students and increasing Native visibility on campus by advocating student-centered programs, cultural events, and tools for academic success and well being. The center serves as a vital link between American Indian students, the University, and tribal communities to foster growth through mentoring, leadership opportunities and scholarly development. The AIRC also serves as a supportive space for students to help ease the transition from home to campus life.

Not charging the laptops as you use them
People not responding to emails/texts (in a timely matter)
Being asked to give land acknowledgements
Spirit Animals
The UCSC system
And many more!!

Blood quantum is the amount of Indian blood you possess as determined by the number of generations of Native people you descend from, and it is the process that the federal government uses to determine whether they consider you a Native American or not.