Native American Heritage Month: High-Impact Actions for Allies to Support Native Student Success

"We acknowledge the land which we occupy at American River College as the traditional home of the Nisenan, Maidu, and Miwok tribal nations. These sovereign people have been the caretakers of this land since time immemorial. Despite centuries of genocide and occupation the Nisenan, Maidu, and Miwok continue as vibrant and resilient tribes and bands, both Federally recognized and unrecognized. We take this opportunity to acknowledge the generations that have gone before as well as the present-day Nisenan, Maidu, and Miwok people."

Work on Yourself

Begin the process of becoming an applied ally to tribal citizens.

Watch

View relevant films that convey authentic Native voices:

• Reel Injun (Amazon Prime Video)
• Dakota 38 (Vimeo)
• Tribal Justice (Docuseek)
• More Than A Word (Kanopy)
• How the US stole thousands of Native American children

Learn

Learn whose land you are on. Acknowledge the people of the land. Find a way to connect, respect, and relate.

Plant

Plant Native plants in your yard. Understand your relationship to tribal land stewards. Connect with sustainability and permaculture.

Support

Consider ways to directly impact the lives of our Native American students:

• Sponsor a meal for a Native student.
• Purchase textbooks for a Native student.
• Provide tutoring in specific subject areas.
• Purchase a financial planning course for a Native student.
• Buy popcorn, noodles, and snacks for the Native students in the ARC Native American Resource Center.

Act

• Send a book via Amazon to a Native student.
• Donate books and materials to the Native American Studies Library at ARC.
• Gift movie tickets, holiday park tickets, Spotify, or Audible to a Native student.
• Gift a winter coat, shoes or boots to a Native student.
• Buy from Native vendors within our Native student cohort.

Connect

• Send computers, water bottles, flash drives, ARC gear to Native students.
• Send gas cards and grocery cards to Native students.
• Donate sewing machines, ribbon, beads, sinew, and craft materials to the Native students in the Center.

Empower

• Provide coffee, K-cups, and supplies to the Native students!
• Sponsor a parking pass for a Native student.
• Sponsor a shawl, ribbon shirt or skirt for our Center lending closet.

How to Offer Support

If you want to offer support, please fill out the ARC NAHM matching form based on your interests.

For questions or more information, email Professor Jesus Valle at vallej@arc.losrios.edu.

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