The two-day Pow Wow weekend event attracted hundreds of guests to celebrate Indigenous culture.
Tag: American Indian Studies
‘Do you know where you stand?’: Indigenous perspectives on land acknowledgments
The Long Beach Indigenous community shares different perspectives on land acknowledgments and calls for more sincerity to pave the way for inclusivity.
‘Open your eyes, blind to history,’ AIS department creates installation for forgotten genocide
The California Gold Rush is often remembered as a period filled with hope, as people from across the U.S. pursued the dream of discovering gold. For Indigenous communities, it is a somber chapter marked by the deaths of Native lives.
Pow Wow returns to CSULB in a colorful gleam for 50th anniversary
The 50th annual Pow Wow made a return following a three-year hiatus highlighting Native American culture through a variety of tribes at CSU Puvungna.
The return of CSULB’s Annual Pow Wow
The long-awaited Pow Wow provides a fun cultural experience for students to appreciate the culture of Los Angeles-Orange County American Indian tribes.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day panel explores ways to help restore native communities
Panel features two CSULB professors as they discuss the importance of native areas and language
What we know so far about the Puvungna Study
One hundred pounds of California coastal flowers fill the sacred land’s space. Talks of potential ceremonial housing are ongoing.
Native Histories: California State University, Long Beach
This 10-minute podcast goes over the extensive history of American Indians at Long Beach State.
49th Annual Pow Wow
American Indians from all over the state gathered at Long Beach State for the 49th annual Pow Wow held in the Central Quad where they sang and danced throughout the two-day event. Video by: Alex Apatiga Edited by: Paula Kiley
LBSU opts to move Prospector Pete statue and get a new mascot
After months of deliberation, the campus community has finally decided to move an iconic statue that students have walked past at Long Beach State for 51 years, in response to a growing argument that Prospector Pete may be a symbol of genocide. Adding to this change will be a campus-wide[Read More…]