Take an AIS Course and Become a Pow Wow Volunteer
Become a Volunteer for CSULB’s Largest Student Sponsored Event
This Spring Semester over 6,000 people will come to CSULB to enjoy the largest and one of the oldest student sponsored event at CSULB — the 44th Annual CSULB Pow Wow. Meet new people, learn about the deeper meaning of American Indian Culture and get involved at CSULB.
Note: Student volunteer positions for the CSULB Pow Wow are generally limited to students enrolled in American Indian Studies courses and/or students who are actively involved with the American Indian Student Council or CSULB AISES. Contact: Craig Stone at: Craig.Stone@csulb.edu
Which AIS Courses can you earn credit to be a Pow Wow Volunteer?
While most of the AIS courses allow you to earn credit to Volunteer on Pow Wow, the AIS Course that has instruction about Pow Wow culture where you can also earn credit to be a Pow Wow Volunteer is:
AIS 101, Introduction to Native American Peoples AIS 101 Course Description Spring 2014 AIS Courses
Generations of Mentoring
When American Indian Studies was founded in 1968, mentoring students was understood as essential and many of the current American Indian Studies faculty and staff have been part of the formal and informal network of mentoring that takes place at CSULB. This same spirt of mentoring guides the student leaders in the American Indian Student Council and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Student Chapter as they extend this web of support into the future. Below are links to three articles from the 2006 Partners for Success Newsletter that provide some insights about a current student, faculty in American Indian Studies and our American Indian Student Services Coordinator.
American Indian Studies Alumna and College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Graduate Shannon Keller O’Loughlin (Choctaw), appointed to the National NAGPRA Committee
A graduate of CSULB with a Bachelors in American Indian Studies, Shannon was the Outstanding Graduate for the College of Liberal Arts in 1997. During the graduation ceremony Shannon wore her traditional tribal regalia to accept the award as the CSULB Community Drum sang the CSULB Student and Alumni Songs to honor her achievement. Her continued dedication to American Indian people has again been recognized with her recent appointment to the National NAGPRA Committee.
The Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has appointed Shannon Keller O’Loughlin (Choctaw), to the NAGPRA Review Committee on September 23, 2013. Shannon Keller O’Loughlin is an Attorney Partner, and Chair of the Indian Nations Law and Policy Practice Group, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Washington, DC. She was nominated by the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Seneca Nation of Indians, and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Ms. O’Loughlin is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation. She is a lawyer who has a national reputation for leadership in Indian Law and NAGPRA and is a former White House Fellow.
Congratulations on the 17th Annual Pilgrimage
Congratulations on the 17th Annual Pilgrimage
Congratulations to the organizers and volunteers on another successful 17th Annual Sacred Sites Pilgrimage to Puvungna
CASTING A NET OF STORY AND SONG – THE ART AND PRACTICE OF NATIVE FISHING CULTURES
November 2 – 3, 2012 CISA Symposium and Storytelling Festival at CSULB
CASTING A NET OF STORY AND SONG – THE ART AND PRACTICE OF NATIVE FISHING CULTURES
Link to Symposium & Storytelling Festival Information
Soroptomist House California State University at Long Beach
Symposium – Friday, November 2nd – 9 am to 5 pm – schedule TBA
Storytelling Festival – Saturday, November 3rd – 1 pm to 5 pm
The CISA Storytelling Symposium and Festival 2012: Casting A Net of Story and Song—The Art and Practice of Native Fishing Cultures is a cultural exchange of Indigenous Storytellers from California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and New Zealand—through the auspices of the international network- League of Indigenous Voices in Story and Song (LIVS).
THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
THE BARBARENO CHUMASH COUNCIL Presents a Workshop on:
THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Where: Soroptomist House* (Parking in lot close by or in lot across the street for a nominal fee) California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA
When: Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tia’t Exhibition
Image of Ti’At by Magallanes and Edwards
Tiat Restoration Project featured in Winds of Change Magazine
AISES Traditional Plank Canoe Restoration Project
Student Chapter Tiat Restoration Project featured in Spring 2013 issue of Winds of Change Magazine
The CSULB American Indian Science and Engineering Student Chapter will be repairing the Moomat Ahiko at CSULB this year. The Moomat Ahiko is a plank canoe that for the past 20 years has provided the Tongva and neighboring First Nations the pride and unity around the Indigenous Maritime culture . Since its conception, the Ti’At has succeeded in a variety of cultural voyages and village hops. Since the participation in the Ti’At Festivals in the island of Pimu (Catalina island), and participation at the Aquarium of the Pacific, International Music Festival, etc., the Moommat Ahiko has proven to be a sea worthy and cultural iconic vessel. Yet along with the uniqueness, the cultural renaissance of the Tongva Nation has been an illumination of the success of the Ti’At and Tongva peoples. And because of this success and past activity, the wear and tear of the Plank Canoe, it is time for repair and continuing of building a crew for future voyages.
Contact Vincent Holguin for more information at: business238@yahoo.com
AISES Traditional Plank Canoe Restoration Project
AISES Traditional Plank Canoe Restoration Project
Student Chapter Tiat Restoration Project featured in Spring 20013 issue of Winds of Change Magazine
The CSULB American Indian Science and Engineering Student Chapter will be repairing the Moomat Ahiko at CSULB this Spring 2014 semester.
The Moomat Ahiko is a plank canoe that for the past 20 years has provided the Tongva and neighboring First Nations the pride and unity around the Indigenous Maritime culture . Since its conception, the Ti’At has succeeded in a variety of cultural voyages and village hops. Since the participation in the Ti’At Festivals in the island of Pimu (Catalina island), and participation at the Aquarium of the Pacific, International Music Festival, etc., the Moommat Ahiko has proven to be a sea worthy and cultural iconic vessel. Yet along with the uniqueness, the cultural renaissance of the Tongva Nation has been an illumination of the success of the Ti’At and Tongva peoples. And because of this success and past activity, the wear and tear of the Plank Canoe, it is time for repair and continuing of building a crew for future voyages.
Contact Vincent Holguin for more information at: business238@yahoo.com
Link to American Indian Student Clubs
Image of Ti’At by Magallanes and Edwards