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Community Organization Partners
Below are some community organizations who have partnered with Creando Raíces to educate and inspire our students and community!
Centro del Pueblo
United for the empowerment of migrant indigenous communities, Centro del Pueblo emerged as a meeting space for migrants from the South and Latinx students in Northern California.
Their main purpose and goal is to share the knowledge of idigenous migrants' rights in the United States.
At Centro del Pueblo they promote spaces for the cultural revitalization of our indigenous roots. They organize around problems that affect our community, such as; workers' rights, tenants' rights, food sovereignty and others.
"Al abordar estos problemas, y encontrar soluciones nos empoderamos, así, se generan los cambios." [By addressing these problems, and finding solutions, we empower ourselves, thus, changes are generated.]
Wiyot Tribe’s Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center
Da gou rou louwi' translates from Soulatluk, the language of the Wiyot Tribe, to "the ongoing return of all” (lit. ‘continuous again all the returning’). Marnie Atkins, the center's manager, talks about the meaning of the name like this: "The meaning encompasses the return of language and ceremonial and sacred practices just as much as healthy land, water, air, etc., Wiyot lifeways, our Ancestors still held in museums instead of being laid to rest, and a healthy and cohesive Wiyot community. And so much more!"
More about Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center
Eureka Chinatown Project/HAPI
The Eureka Chinatown Project is an initiative by community members and Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) to honor the history and culture of the first Chinese people in Humboldt County, California. As we delved into the history of the Chinese people in our community and the Expulsion of 1885, we learned that there was a side of the story that was untold -- the silenced voices of the Chinese people themselves. We learned to read for silences, explore contradictions, and seek out multiple perspectives.
The purpose of Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) is to build and empower our community by amplifying, supporting, and encouraging diverse voices and perspectives to foster a more engaged and inclusive community.
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Campus & Community Dialogue on Race
The Campus & Community Dialogue on Race (CDOR) is an annual event at Cal Poly Humboldt that invites students, staff, faculty, administrators, and community members to present and attend programs that relate to racial justice and its intersections with all forms of oppression and resistance. Our objective is to create spaces and structures for reflection, analysis, dialogue, and positive strategies for change.
Ethnic Studies Council
The Cal Poly Humboldt Ethnic Studies Council implements AB1460 (Ethnic Studies Requirement) through collaboration with committees across campus, the CSU Ethnic Studies Council, and the Native American Studies (NAS) and Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (CRGS) Department Chairs. Representation on the committee includes: Two (2) co-chairs (1 from CRGS and 1 from NAS); and faculty who teach in Ethnic Studies departments at Cal Poly Humboldt (Tenure Track or Lecturer faculty). All faculty who teach a course listed in an Ethnic Studies department (CRGS/NAS) or who teach an Area F approved course listed with an Ethnic Studies department are welcome to join the Cal Poly Humboldt Ethnic Studies Council. Co-chairs are elected by their representative departments (CRGS/NAS) and serve a term of two-years.
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Black Humboldt
Black Humboldt began as a response to Humboldt County's social climate and injustices, the overwhelming whiteness (or buzzphrase "lack of diversity"), and safe black spaces. They aim to provide a platform for all black and brown bodies who shared similar needs and interests while existing in Humboldt. Black Humboldt seeks to promote existing black businesses, professionals, and organizations, support Black navigation, and to help unify people of color (POC).
Their mission is to enlighten, empower, and entertain our Black community in Humboldt County through events made FOR US and BY US.
Food Sovereignty Lab
The Food Sovereignty Lab, which broke ground on October 8th 2021 following a student-led effort which raised over $250,000, is dedicated to the learning, research, hands-on practice and preservation of food sovereignty and Traditional Ecological Knowledges.
More about the Food Sovereignty Lab
Imagining an Indigenized Campus (NAS 331 Class Project)
This project was designed in Fall 2019 when students in NAS 331: Indigenous Natural Resource Management Practices imagined a class project that would have lasting benefits for the community beyond the scope of one semester. The proposed project was the development of a Food Sovereignty Lab at the BSS building in the former Hilltop Marketplace, adjacent to the Native American Forum.
Students worked collaboratively during the semester to conduct interviews, research, and identify funding for the project. Students interviewed Indigenous faculty and staff members about how they would (re)Indigenize the Humboldt campus. Interviewees agreed upon the need for workshops and space for making traditional foods, regalia, baskets, and medicines.
In December 2019 the NAS 331 class held a public stakeholders meeting to discuss how to best remodel the space, prioritizing the opinions of the stakeholders. Starting in the Spring of 2020, two student research assistants were hired through the Sponsored Programs Foundation to pursue further work on the implementation of the project. Once this project is completed Humboldt State University would become the first university in California with a space dedicated to the research, practice and preservation of food sovereignty.
More about imagining an Indigenized Campus