Fall 2016 Lectures and Events
Fall 2016 Lectures and Events
The AISC & La Raza Indigenous People’s Day Celebration included a Columbus shaped Piñata
Date: Tuesday, November 1
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: USU Southwest Terrace
Title: American Indian Heritage Month Celebration Kick Off
Description: The American Indian community of Long Beach and Los Angeles will showcase the songs and dances of various Native cultures.
Date: Wednesday, November 2
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Location: Puvungna (adjacent to Parking Lot 20)
Title: Cultural Significance of Puvungna (CSULB)
Description: Cindi Alvitre (Tongva/Gabrielino), American Indian Studies Program Lecturer and CSULB NAGPRA Coordinator will provide an enriching narrative on the Indigenous peoples of the region by articulating the cultural significance of Puvungna (CSULB) and discuss the lack of culturally, environmental sustainable spaces. *Offered in collaboration with the Puvu Indigenous Cultural Sustainability Series
Date: Monday, November 7
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Location: Multicultural Center
Title: Flora and Fauna Biodiversity of the Tongva/Gabrielino People
Description: Craig Torres (Tongva/Gabrielino), Ti’at Society member and cultural revitalist, will discuss the original topographical and maritime flora and fauna biodiversity of the Tongva/Gabrielino peoples. *Offered in collaboration with the Puvu Indigenous Cultural Sustainability Series
Date: Tuesday, November 8
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Location: USU Ballrooms
Title: An American Genocide: The California Indian Catastrophe
Description: Professor Benjamin Madley, UCLA American Indian Studies and History Departments will lecture about the Genocide of California Indian people based on his recently published book titled “An American Genocide: The California Indian Catastrophe.” *Offered in collaboration with the Puvu Indigenous Cultural Sustainability Series
Date: Wednesday, November 9
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Puvungna (adjacent to Parking Lot 20)
Title: Seri Comca’ac Women’s Artisans Cooperative
Description: The Seri Comca’ac Women’s Artisans Cooperative (from Mexico) will provide cultural exchange and expressions. Discussion regarding the reflective problematics of cultural sustainability within a transnational context will occur. *Offered in collaboration with the Puvu Indigenous Cultural Sustainability Series
Date: Wednesday, November 16
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Location: Anatol Center (AS-119)
Title: Indigenous Plants and Cultural Sustainability.
Abe Sanchez (Perepucha), community leader and cultural revitalist, will demonstrate the utilization of traditional plants from the region for cultural and sustainable purposes. *Offered in collaboration with the Puvu Indigenous Cultural Sustainability Series
Lacrosse at Puvungna
Dates: Saturdays Oct 22, Nov 5, Nov 19, Dec 3, Dec 17
Time: 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Title: Creators Game,” Lacrosse at Puvungna
Description: Indigenous youth and community are invited to come learn more about the Game That Pleases the Creator. Whether you have played the Creator’s game, also known as lacrosse, Stickball or have never seen the Creator’s Game before, there is a place for you to play and learn about this good medicine that is more than a game. We will be learning more about the indigenous origins of the game through storytelling, learn fundamentals of the game for playing, and then hold a Medicine Game each day. Each day will be started and finished with traditional drumming and singing. Special Thanks to Cindi Alvitre and the Tongva People for permission to use the sacred site of Puvungna.
LOCATION: Sacred Site of Puvungna,* campus of CSU Long Beach, located next to Lot #20. CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach CA 90840
PARKING: Daily parking permits can be purchased $5 per day, from yellow vending machines located in lots throughout campus. These lots are 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and parking structure.
CONTACT/RSVP: Thomas Reed (Oneida), (714) 343-2698, Thomas.reed714@gmail.com Indigenous Youth RSVP ahead of time for potential stick and gear giveaways.
*Puvungna is located off of Earl Warren Drive, General Parking Lot #20, across from the dorms, and just south of the Japanese Gardens. This is a non-sponsored campus event. Campus is handicapped accessible. Bring your folding chairs. Not responsible for theft, loss, accident, injury or personal expenses. Absolutely no alcohol or drugs allowed.
CSULB Campus Maps, http://daf.csulb.edu/maps/
The Creator’s Game at Puvungna