CSUSB and its Palm Desert Campus will hold a number of events in November to honor and celebrate Native American culture and its traditions.
More than 1,500 elementary school children and their teachers will learn about California’s Native American culture, history and customs as part of the weeklong California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference to be held at CSUSB Sept. 23-27.
The weeklong conference that begins Monday, Sept. 18, is a prelude to the 18th Annual California Native American Day celebration on Friday, Sept. 22, at the CSUSB Lower Commons.
The First Peoples’ Center at CSUSB’s Santos Manuel Student Union celebrated its second grand opening Feb. 2 and formally received a proclamation from state Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes recognizing it and its work.
California Native American Day is the final event of the annual California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference for area elementary school children that began on Sept. 24.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has awarded an unprecedented three-year, $960,000 gift to California State University, San Bernardino to increase the college-going rates and success of Native American students.
Cal State San Bernardino will be the venue for the 23rd annual San Manuel Pow Wow on Oct. 12-14, which is expected to attract thousands of people from across North America.
CSUSB alumnus James Ramos, the first California-born Native American elected to the state Assembly, will be sworn into office on Saturday, Feb. 9, at noon in the Santos Manuel Student Union.
A CSUSB alumnus, Ramos held a community swearing-in ceremony on campus to celebrate a historic achievement and milestone as the first California Native American elected to the state Assembly.