Earlier this year, 20 students and parents formed the council with a goal of advocating for Indigenous curriculum in schools, spaces on campus for powwows, comprehensive data collection about native students and more.
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month celebrations began on Monday with campus hosting three back-to-back speakers in the WINN Centers. The event was one of many planned for Native Heritage Week by Native American Higher Education Resources, or NAHER, the Cosumnes River College organization aimed at creating a community for Indigenous-identifying students. “With this.