The Cultural Center at Napa Valley College invites you to join them in November for two virtual events.
For more information, please contact Mandisa Wood at mwood@napavalley.edu
November 9th, 2022
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. PST
Online
Register at http://rebrand.ly/s4yko9o
Bio: Andrew Jolivétte is Professor and Department Chair of Ethnic Studies as well as the inaugural founding Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) at UC San Diego. The NAIS Program features a minor and graduate certificate in Native American and Indigenous Studies and will also feature an elder/culture bearer in-residence program. Dr. Jolivétte is a former Professor and Department Chair of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University and a Senior Ford Foundation Fellow. He is the author or editor of nine books in print or forthcoming including the Lammy Award nominated, Indian Blood: HIV and Colonial Trauma in San Francisco's Two-Spirit Community, Research Justice: Methodologies for Social Change, Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed-Race Native American Identity, and Louisiana Creole Peoplehood: Afro-Indigeneity and Community. An enrolled member of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Louisiana, he is his tribe's former tribal historian and is born of the Hiyekiti Ishak [Sunrise People] of the Tsikip/Heron Clan. He is a Louisiana Creole of Ishak, West African, French, Spanish, Italian and Irish descent. Professor Jolivétte is the Board President of the American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco and the Board Chair of the Institute for Democratic Education and Culture (Speak Out) as well as the co-chair of the newly formed UC Ethnic Studies Council. A former Indigenous Peoples Representative to the United Nations Forum on HIV and the Law, he is active in both scholarship and community work. Dr. currently serves as an Advisory Board Member with the UCLA American Indian Culture and Research Journal, as a Ford Foundation Senior Fellow, as the Series Editor of Black Indigenous Futures and Speculations at Routledge, as a Chief Investigator with the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures (CEIF), and as a Scientific Research Mentor for the IHART (Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training Program) at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) at the University of Washington in Seattle. He currently serves on the UC A-G writing group that is working to implement the Ethnic Studies admissions requirement across the University of California System. As consultant with CSU Los Angeles, CSU Channel Islands, and San Francisco Unified School District, Dr. Jolivétte is a nationally recognized expert on Ethnic Studies curriculum and program development. A highly sought after speaker and poet, he has spoken to thousands of students, faculty, administrators, non-profits, government agencies, and NGOs around the world from the United States to Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands.
November 30th, 2022
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. PST
Online
Register at https://rebrand.ly/0pi7cc6
Bio: Jennica is an Anishinaabe Kwe and a member of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation on Manitoulin Island (Mnidoo Mnising). She is a Senior Graphic Designer at Design de Plume. Design de Plume is a women-led, Indigenously-owned design firm focused on inclusive, approachable, and accessible design solutions.
Jennica is very passionate about the work she does at Design de Plume. We work with clients across Canada as well as internationally. We largely work with Indigenous clients across Turtle Island, as well as those who are looking to make a difference and strive to be inclusive and create change.
Through her work, Jennica is creating a voice for those who aren’t being heard, she’s creating awareness for those that are not looking in the right direction or listening to the right voices. When it comes to Indigenous audiences we design with our clients, not for them. We respect Indigenous pace and protocols and invite our clients to express their thoughts, stories and culture at every step of the design process. Designing for unique audiences takes a unique approach. Our approach veers from current trends and swiss design principles. Indigenous design tells a story about our history. It protects, nourishes and recognizes native ancestry, language and spiritual and traditional beliefs. With each new project, we strive to communicate those aspects of cultural and social well-being.
When Jennica’s not at the office she’s supporting her community and encouraging the value and development of accessible and inclusive design locally. She’s been a part of numerous design initiatives through mentoring, conferences, award exhibitions, and fundraisers, within a leadership role as Board Director and President of the Sudbury Design Society.