Resources
Local Community Resources
- American Indian Child Resource Center
- Intertribal Friendship House- Oakland
- Native American Health Center- Oakland
- Native American Health Center- San Francisco
- United Indian Nations, Inc.
Research and Learning
Dates of Significance
- August – International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
A global observance established by the United Nations to raise awareness of the rights and cultures of Indigenous peoples worldwide. - September – Fall Equinox
A seasonal transition recognized in many Indigenous traditions as a time of balance and preparation for winter. - September – California Native American Day
A day honoring the cultures, histories, and contributions of California Native peoples. - September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
A day of remembrance for Indigenous children who attended residential and boarding schools. - October – Indigenous Peoples' Day
Recognizes and celebrates the history, culture, and resilience of Indigenous peoples. - November – Native American Heritage Month
A month dedicated to celebrating Native American history, culture, and contributions. - November – Native American Heritage Day
A national day encouraging education and reflection on Native American heritage.
Land Acknowledgements
Land Back
Local Tribal Information
- Muwekma Tribe website
- Annie Burke, documentaries
- New DNA analysis supports unrecognized tribe’s ancient roots
- The Ohlone Past and Present: Native Americans of the San Francisco Bay Region. Ballena Press Anthropological Papers ; No. 42, November 1, 1994 by Lowell John Bean.
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“Time Has Many Voices: Excavation of a Muwekma Ohlone Village"
Turtle Island (United States) & Current Events
- Native America Calling is a live call-in program linking public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together in a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities.
Pedagogy
- Enroll in HIS 25: American Indian History and Culture at Chabot College
- The Proclaiming Our Roots project is aimed at honoring the histories, realities, stories and experiences of people who are of African diasporic and Indigenous ancestry, and who reside on Turtle Island.
- Smith, Linda Tuhiwai. Decolonizing Methodologies. 2021. (book). See video
- Redvers, Nicole. The Science of the Sacred. 2019.
- Rendon, Laura. Sentipensante Pedagogy. 2014.
- Williams, Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah. Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. North Atlantic Books, 2016.
- McNair, Bensimon, and Lindsey Malcom-Piquex. From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education. Jossy-Bass, 2020.
- Jha, Sandhya Rani. Pre-Post Racial America: Spiritual Stories from the Front Lines. Chalice Press, 2015.
- Children’s book: When The Mission Bells Rang by Judith Scott
- TED Talk – Indigenous Wisdom and Modern Education
Art, Food, Poetry & Music
- Prolific The Rapper x A Tribe Called Red video
- Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Milkweed Editions, 2013.
- “One World” music video
- Ohlone Short Video – History of Traditional Foods – Short Video
- Animated Film – “Buried” narrated by Ohlone activist and educator Corinna Gould
Political Issues
- The intent of this report is to motivate the University of California to take action regarding accountability to California Indians stemming from the University’s founding as a land-grant institution through Morrill Act land sales and from the ongoing benefits that UC receives from both returns on the original endowment and continued occupation of California Indian territories via current UC land holdings.
Rethinking Thanksgiving
- Rethinking Thanksgiving – from National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institution
- 11 Ways to Decolonize Your Thanksgiving and Honor Native Peoples – from Cultural Survival