October 11, 2011
Celebrating Native American Heritage Intertribal dance, song, regalia featured at California Native American Day kickoff California Native American Day was established as an official state holiday in 1998 and is recognized on the fourth Friday of every September. However, at UC San Diego the holiday has been expanded throughout fall…
October 1, 2015
…San Diego Publications Region’s Indigenous Cultures Commemorated at UC San Diego Native American Celebrations UC San Diego’s 10th annual California Native American Day celebration kicked off Friday with an opening ceremony featuring a blessing, traditional bird singing and creation story workshop. Other upcoming events for the celebration, themed “Unsettled Stories:…
December 12, 2023
UC San Diego Appoints Its Inaugural Culture Bearer in Residence
September 29, 2016
…UC San Diego’s California Native American Day Celebration Spoken word and theatrical performances, film screenings, a powwow as well as an art and essay contest are all part of UC San Diego’s 11th annual California Native American Day celebration. A statewide holiday established in 1998, California Native American Day is…
January 12, 2023
Students at UC San Diego can now study Indigenous communities in the United States and abroad by adding a concentration in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) to their degrees. Undergraduate students can pursue a minor. And, unusually, graduate students in any department at UC San Diego ca
November 9, 2017
…San Diego’s Celebration of Native American Heritage Month Underway Throughout November, UC San Diego is honoring the history, culture and achievements of Native American peoples and tribes with various Native American Heritage month events. From art exhibits, and documentary screenings to a lecture by U.S. Gold medal Olympian Billy Mills,…
November 30, 2023
MED-235 Tribal Ambulatory Health Care Experience is an elective course designed to provide medical students with the opportunity to observe physicians at the Indian Health Council to gain a better understanding of the provision of health care to Native American populations’ health.
April 15, 2022
UC San Diego’s Indigenous Futures Institute received a $400,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to support work in educational, scientific and environmental co-design with Indigenous peoples.
September 24, 2013
…the 8th annual California Native American Day celebration at the University of California, San Diego. The celebration, running from Sept. 27, 2013 through May 2014, will feature events that pay homage to the past, present and future cultures of Native American people in San Diego, the state and throughout the…
October 16, 2015
The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a year-long series of events highlighting some of our region’s vibrant cultures. Launched in 1990, the Division of Social Sciences’ department is an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in the study of…
