Developing and Improving Relationships with Local Tribes and Tribal Members

A follow up to our successful Juneteenth U.S.A. 2022 event leaves me with the idea of where to take the momentum of our accomplishment.

Our Juneteenth National Independence Day began at Negro Bar Folsom Lake State Recreation Area the morning of June 18. For Juneteenth U.S.A., this brought a year’s planning to fruition.

Native American dancer and innovative hip hop artist who has dedicated his life to empowering and spreading a message of hope, pride, and resilience through his art.

The last five and a half years has been a learning experience for me that I would like to share with others.

As a board, we have engaged consciously with justice related issues as George Floyd’s murder provided a catalyst.

One of the greatest tragedies in California — and throughout the hemisphere — is the government-funded genocide of Native peoples*.

Sadly, this tragedy continues today through ongoing governmental policies that continue to silence that genocide within public spaces and our education system.

I’m pleased to write the first in a series of blogs for CALPA and its newly formed Social Change Committee.