Posts Tagged ‘Native American’
After two years, Oakland nearing goal for high school ethnic studies courses
Jason Muñiz stands in the door frame that separates his classroom from the bright hallway full of lockers, with his hands holding onto the frame behind him. He looks back and forth from the high school students who are greeting each other before taking a seat inside the classroom, and welcomes the ones who are…
Read MoreProtesters rally in Oakland against the Dakota Access Pipeline
Protestors rallied in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Tuesday against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Read MoreOakland residents celebrate the indigenous roots of restorative justice
A Sunday celebration at the Lakeside Garden Center celebrated the indigenous roots of restorative justice.
Read MoreNative American chef shares cultural cuisine with Bay Area
Oakland chef Crystal Wahpepah specializes in traditional Native American cuisine, which is otherwise a rarity in the Bay Area food scene.
Read MoreNative Americans work to revitalize California’s indigenous languages
California was once home to over 300 Native American dialects and as many as 90 languages. Today, only about half of those languages are still with us and many are working to revive them.
Read MoreLocals celebrate Native American heritage
November, for a number of Americans, brings Thanksgiving and the kickoff of the Christmas holiday season. But for the descents of the country’s first peoples, it also brings an entire month of heritage celebrations.
Read MoreMany Movements, One Struggle: Remembering the Black Panthers and the Asian American, Chicano, and Native American Power Movements of the 1960s to 1970s
LINKS The following links are a sample of organizations that have grown out of the movement for political, social, and racial equality among African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicanos, and Native Americans. Asian Health Services (Oakland) – Provides health care for immigrants, the uninsured, and low income Asians and Pacific Islanders in Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Lao,…
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