Where Indigenous Communities Matter

Apr 25, 2024 · 1h 37s
Where Indigenous Communities Matter
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TIMESTAMPS: (04:12) — Land Acknowledgement, and why we do them (16:20) — Federally-recognized tribes vs. non-federally recognized tribe –- what protections do they receive? (24:30) — The costs of becoming...

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TIMESTAMPS:
(04:12) — Land Acknowledgement, and why we do them
(16:20) — Federally-recognized tribes vs. non-federally recognized tribe –- what protections do they receive?
(24:30) — The costs of becoming a “tribe”
(27:10) The difference between a reservation vs. a tribe. Maintain Sovereignty vs keeping land’’
(30:50) — Why is the “I” in Indigenous capitalized?
(34:22) — What is the difference between Native American, American Indian, and other terminology? 
(36:50) — The racism of fire suppression policy
(38:05) — Indigenous Language revitalization
(40:00) — The history of the name “San Luis Obispo”, and how it relates to Indigenous history
(43:34) — What has Cal Poly done to educate and help respect Indigenous land?
(49:22) — What are challenges tribes face today?
(59:06) — Dr. Heberling’s final point

Different Matters highlights and amplifies underrepresented voices in Cal Poly’s community.
 
In today’s episode, our hosts Kate and Amy discuss Indigenous culture in San Luis Obispo with three distinguished guests.
 
Becca Lucas is a lecture in the Ethnic Studies and Natural Resources departments. Her academia focuses on Indigenous Land Management and Agriculture Policy. She graduated with a. B.A in Sociology and Italian from UC Davis, and then went on to achieve two Masters degrees at Tufts University: a M.S in Agriculture Food and Environment as well as a M.A in Environmental Policy. She is also a tribal member of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region (YTT Tribe).
 
Dr. Lydia Heberling is an Assistant Professor in the Ethnic Studies department at Cal Poly’ She received a Ph.D in English from the University of Washington in 2021, where her focus was on literatures from Indigenous California cultures. She also is passionate in surf culture, specifically in how that impacts indigenous cultures around the world.
 
Sophie Martyross is a 4th Year Computer Science Major with a minor in Ethnic Studies. She has been involved with the Indigenous Walking Tours program at Cal Poly for a couple years, that we delve into in this episode.

For more information on the YTT Tribe, click here!

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This episode was produced by Kate Hernandez, Amy Contreras, and Sam Kohn.
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