“Indian Boarding Schools: Assemblymember James Ramos in Conversation with Robert Levi Jr. and Dr. Daisy Ocampo,” is the title of the next program in the ongoing series. It will be presented at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, on Zoom.
The exhibit INTO LIGHT, which opened Sept. 9 at the CSUSB Anthropology Museum, seeks to broaden discussions about addiction across the nation through the stories of those who have lost loved ones to Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
Assemblymember James Ramos honored tribal elders for working to preserve Native American culture such as language, and songs such as the traditional Kaweah bird songs, by teaching them to younger generations of Native Americans.
CSUSB will hold a number of events to honor and celebrate Native American culture, traditions and contributions. This year’s theme echoes last year’s: “Decolonizing Across Communities.”
State Assemblymember James Ramos, the first California-born Native American elected to the state legislature, gave the keynote address.
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, this November, Cal State San Bernardino will hold a number of virtual events to honor and celebrate Native American culture, traditions and contributions.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was among the panelists participating at the Assembly Select Committee on the State of Hate hearing on white supremacists, held recently at CSUSB.
The free event is being hosted by CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and the state Assembly Select Committee on the State of Hate, and begins at 4 p.m. Advance reservations are required to attend.
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.