November marks National Native American Heritage Month, celebrating the significant contributions of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, First Nations, and other Indigenous communities.
Academic Scholarship
- Indigenous Poetics Lab, a public-facing resource for using the arts for Indigenous and/or endangered language revitalization.
Task Forces/Advisory Bodies
Student Organizations
Student, Staff, and Faculty Resources
Read and Watch
Faculty
Land Acknowledgement
The Division of Equity & Inclusion acknowledges that UC Berkeley sits on the territory of xučyun (Huichin), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County.
We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has, and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of this land, since the institution’s founding in 1868. Consistent with our values of community, inclusion, and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. As members of the Berkeley community, it is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the land on which we stand but also, we recognize that the Muwekma Ohlone people are alive and flourishing members of the Berkeley and broader Bay Area communities today. This acknowledgment was co-created with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Native American Student Development and is a living document.
We encourage you to learn more about the importance of action so you can go beyond a land acknowledgement.
Practice Allyship
For non-Native Americans who would like to practice allyship and educate themselves about the Native community, resources are below:
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The University of California Land Grab: A two-part discussion on the legacy of profit from Indigenous Land
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Other ways to practice allyship is to read about Native history, learn about some of our campus’s Native research, learn about designated emphasis (like a graduate minor) in Indigenous language revitalization, and explore Berkeley's tribal partnerships
- Learn about various days and months to honor native and indigenous communities: California Native American Day is celebrated the fourth Friday of September; Indigenous Peoples’ Day is the second Monday of October and counters the harmful narrative that this land was discovered; November is National American Indian Heritage Month
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Events
- October 30, 2024 at 7 pm: Stop Motion Film Screening, and November 1 at 4 pm - Artist Talk with Arts Research Center (ARC) Artist-in-Residence Amanda Strong, and Visiting Artist Bracken Hanuse Corlett, both at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
- November 8-24, 2024: World premiere of the full production of Berkeley Arts Research Center Director Beth Piatote's play, Antíkoni, at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles.
- November 8, 2024 from 1-2 pm: Dr. Christina M. Castro, Three Sisters Collective Native FEWS Indigi-Grad Series
- November 12, 2024 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm: Native and Indigenous Council (NAIC) Fall Community Lunch for Native faculty and staff, Ethnic Studies Conference Room (Social Sciences 554). RSVP on the NAIC Calendar
- November 15, 2024 from 1-2 pm: Dr. Loren Waters, Filmmaker Native FEWS Indigi-Grad Series
- November 15, 2024 from 4-6 pm: Native Graduate Student Community Gathering Event specifically for Native graduate students (RSVP Form)
- November 15 from 10 am-12 pm: ARC Indigenous Poetics Lab: Zine Making Workshop with Sierra Edd
- November 17 and 24, 2024 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm: Tule Boat and Doll-making with Ohlone Cultural Leaders
- November 21, 2024: From Campus to Careers: Empowering Native Futures facilitate by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the Native American Health Center (NAHC), sponsored by the Native and Indigenous Council
- November 22, 2024 from 1-2 pm: Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez, Northern Arizona University Native FEWS Indigi-Grad Series
- November 25, 2024 from 5-6:30 pm: The Khipu Model: An Indigenous Knowledge-Based Research Framework
- November 28, 2024 from 4:30-9 am: Indigenous Peoples' Day Sunrise Ceremony from Alcatraz Landing - Pier 33. Native and Indigenous Council sponsored tickets for group members
- December 6, 2024 from 1-2 pm: Dr. Jennifer Grenz, Indigenous Ecology Lab Native FEWS Indigi-Grad Series
- January 30, 2025 at 4 pm: ARC Artist Talk with Sarah Biscarra Dilley; Jan 31st at 10am: Workshop with Sarah Biscarra Dilley: Using Visual Art for Language Reclamation
- February 18, 2025 from 5:00-6:30 pm: ARC Artist Talk with Julia Keefe, Indigenous Jazz Vocalist
- March 18, 2025: Performance and Artist Talk: Super Futures Haunt Qollective, with ARC & TDPS
- April 14-19, 2025: Indigenous Performing Arts Residency: Playwright-in Residence, alumni Drew Woodson, performances, class visits, with ARC & Theater, Dance and Performance Studies