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Past Events Spring 2025  

Green and blue background with small pictures of hummingbirds, and colorful beads in the center. Description reads: “Daan” in the Dine' or Navajo language means spring. Join us as our Wisdom Leader, Julie Garcia, whose ancestors are indigenous to CA, share their gifts of beading with us. Join & celebrate spring semester with a Beading Circle! Pink background with woman in the center. Description reads: Join us as we learn wisdom from Maya descendent, Kissbell Preza. Kissbell serves as an Indigenous activist, artist, muralist, actress, dancer, and more! Kissbell is a strong advocate for the Indigenous community, specifically around Missing and Murdered Indegnous Women, Girls & 2 Spirit (MMIWG2S). Kissbell's advocacy efforts can be seen in donated art within the First Peoples Native Center." Pink Background with picture of Nonbinary individual. Description reads: Join us as we learn wisdom from Purépecha descendant. Javi Pulpolibri! Previously serving as Smashbox Makeup's first 2-Spirit model. Javi channels ancestral wisdom through their gifts as a curator, multimedia artist, and community organizer. Their art and events bridge contemporary practices with traditional Native ways of knowing, centering Indigenous voices and 2-Spirit experiences. Javi's portfolio spans murals, photography, and pop-up exhibitions that celebrate culture and community"
Plant background with picture of woman in the center. Description reads: "Join us in community as we learn wisdom from Professor Jessica Ross a Dena'ina Athabascan tribal member of the Native Village of Eklutna, Alaska. She is completing her PhD in Indigenous Studies focusing on Indigenous ways of healing through trauma. She has also founded the Nughejagh Project (Dena'ina for "to become whole") which explores the implications of trauma and potential healing impacts of Indigenous cultural revitalization. Thursday, March 13, 2025. Time: 10am - 12pm. Building 410 room 2030 - Multicultural Center Pink background with a woman in the center of the picture. Description reads: Join us as we learn wisdom from Maya Q'anjob'al descendant. Teresa Mateo! Teresa is a first-generation college student and attends here at Mt. SAC. She advocates for her community to retain their cultures, values, principles, traditions, celebrations, food, etc. She has faced her own struggles with language and self-acceptance but remains persistent in her goals to help her community. Colorful background with headshots of all models attending the fashion show
Green background with a woman in the center and the description of the event. "Join us for a relaxing sound bath facilitated by Andrea Torres. We will take a moment to pause and unwind from the complexities of our daily lives. Thursday, May 8, 2025. Time: 3pm-4pm. Building 410 Room 2080. Multipurpose room" Negative Native American Imagery and representation coming out of a TV. Description reads: Tues, May 20, 2025. 4pm - 5:30 pm. Multicultural Center. Building 410, Room 2030. Join us for an evening of dramedy as we demystify common stereotypes and misinformation in media about Native American and Indigenous peoples. With Guest speaker, Nathan Shubert-Estrada, California Indians Nations College (CINC) and CSU San Bernardino, Native Student Representative" beige background with a picture of a mannequin with a graduation robe, cap, and gown on. Description reads: Saturday, May 24th. 10 am - 12:30 pm. Summit Event Center, Building 410. Young warrior, are you ready?


Past Events Fall 2024

Lets Skoden indigenous peoples week indigenous storytelling Indigenous peoples week indigenous music
indegenous peoples week water color activity indigenous peoples week beading butterflies Indigenous Peoples week
Ca Native American Day Native Next Steps  

Past Events Summer 2024

FPNC Meet and Greet with Pride Study w ucla  

Past Events Spring 2024

End of the Year Celebration

 An Evening With an Elder Succeeding Next Steps
Primavera Meet and Greet dine workshop MMIW
Beading circle Talking Circle



Past Events Fall 2023

Basket weaving Decolonizing thanksgiving what was ours

 

Past Events Fall 2022

Tazba Chavez FPNC Heritage month In Whose Honor