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UC San Diego\u2019s investment in the Indigenous communities extends far beyond legislative compliance, supporting Indigenous health, storytelling and leadership across the campus and region. This includes:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Training for UC San Diego Community<\/p>\n
Repatriation Coordinator Eva Trujillo \u201920 (Siny ‘Iipay, Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians), under Chancellor Khosla\u2019s direction with UC San Diego\u2019s Office of Organizational Transformation, developed the university\u2019s groundbreaking Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Compliance Training.<\/p>\n
Created in direct collaboration with the local Tribal community, this training advances campuswide awareness of and strengthens adherence to NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA standards, aligning with the Chancellor\u2019s vision of stronger and more reciprocal relationships with San Diego\u2019s Native and Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n
This training, accessible to anyone with UC credentials through an online learning platform, is the first of its kind in the University of California system. It focuses on creating a shared understanding of NAGPRA\u2019s basic requirements for reporting the research and collection of Native American and Native Hawaiian cultural resources.<\/p>\n
Indigenous Futures Institute<\/p>\n
Established in 2020, the Indigenous Futures Institute<\/a> (IFI) in the UC San Diego Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science builds Native health capacity through respectful research and community partnerships. Led by Executive Director Chag Lowry (Yurok\/Maidu\/Pit River), the Institute uplifts Indigenous knowledge, cultural practices and stewardship by amplifying the work of community knowledge-keepers.<\/p>\n \tIndigi-Con and Symposiums: Every July during San Diego Comic-Con, Indigi-Con<\/a> honors Indigenous creativity with a three-day festival at UC San Diego\u2019s Park and Market. Organized by the IFI, the event brings together creators, culture-keepers and fans for panels, exhibitions and conversations about Native futurism and ancestral storytelling. In February 2026, the Indigenous Futures Institute partnered with the Rincon Band of Luise\u00f1o Indians and the Eyaay Ahuun Foundation to host the Indigi-Con Creators Symposium<\/a>, a celebration of local history and Indigenous storytelling held on Native land. The symposium was the first in California to be hosted by a local Tribe. Campus Community and Academic Pathways<\/p>\n Looking ahead, Chancellor Khosla acknowledged that, while UC San Diego has made good progress in supporting its Indigenous ancestors and current community members, repatriation is a continuous duty: \u201cI am committed to this work, the Native Nations, and the ancestors who are waiting to be returned home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UC San Diego\u2019s investment in the Indigenous communities extends far beyond legislative compliance, supporting Indigenous health, storytelling and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-444982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tTribal Leadership Gatherings: In December 2025, the IFI hosted \u201cAll Together Now: California Native Women\u2019s Leadership.\u201d This on-campus symposium strengthened cultural and professional networks among Native nations across California. It featured panelists such as Chairwoman of the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Angela Elliott-Santos, California Rural Indian Health Board Executive Director Virginia Hedrick and Alison Richardson \u201924, who shared their work, personal perspectives and insights on how UC San Diego can be a meaningful partner to local Tribes and Native families.<\/p>\n