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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month at 91成人导航 

Dear 91成人导航ans,

November is Native American Heritage Month. This month is a special time to reflect and recommit to our Native American community and to acknowledge the importance of celebrations such as the 41st annual Stockton Community Pow Wow organized by the  and Stockton Native Collective and hosted at our Stockton Campus. 

On Tuesday, November 22, please join the 91成人导航 community for an evening with Representative Christina Haswood. She'll share her insights as a young Indigenous woman and as one of the youngest members of the Kansas State Legislature. The event is free and open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. in the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center at the Stockton Campus. This event is hosted by the Center for Identity and Inclusion.

As we consider how best to support Native American students and acknowledge the original inhabitants of this land, I am excited to introduce two new first-year student leaders, Caroline Rivera and Maryjane Mesa. 

Caroline and Maryjane are the first in their families to attend a university and they want to ensure more Native Americans have the opportunity to attend 91成人导航. These Community Involvement Program Scholars have started the Native American Indigenous Student Union (NAISU), a new student organization dedicated to building community, cultural pride and advocacy for Native American and Indigenous students.

NAISU is committed to Native American student self-determination and will partner with community-based Native American organizations to assist in their efforts. Guided by students, staff, faculty and community leaders who identify as Native American, my office will work with NAISU to uplift student voices as we humbly begin to understand and address what a  land acknowledgement and American Indian student success and cultural initiative entails. This work is more than a land acknowledgment and must be guided by our Native American and Indigenous community.

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