The Office of the Tribal Liaison and USD Native Alumni Network's California Native American Day Event

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Virtual

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California Native American Day, celebrated the fourth Friday in September, was established as an official state holiday in 1998. The day celebrates the cultures, histories, and contributions of California tribal nations to the state and the country. In San Diego County, the Indigenous people include the Kumeyaay, Luiseño, Cupeño, and Cahuilla tribal nations. Please join us as alumnus Ethan Banegas ‘09 ‘17 MA will be a featured speaker for the virtual event. 

About Ethan Banegas: 
Ethan Banegas is a member of the Luiseño and Kumeyaay bands of Native Americans and grew up on the Barona Reservation in San Diego County. He is an alumnus having received both his B.A. in History, Religious Studies, and Political Science (2009) and his M.A. (2017) at USD. Currently, he is the owner and operator of Kumeyaay.com, teaches history courses at Grossmont/Cuyamaca College and Kumeyaay College, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Barona Museum and Cultural Center. As an independent contractor for the San Diego History Center and Barona Museum, he is also working on the Kumeyaay Oral History Project. The oral history project is a community-based research project working to collect thirty-one personal interviews, videoed oral histories, and photographs from San Diego’s First People.