Native American Cultural Awareness Training

The goal of the Native American Cultural Awareness Training is to provide a broad understanding of Native history and its impact in the present. The training focuses on California Native history and dives deeper into the history and heritage of local Chumash people. We will discuss historical trauma, various protective factors, cultural resiliency and current issues. This is a safe space to ask questions, engage in dialogue, grow together and create meaningful partnerships for a much-needed change and allyship.

Our keynote speaker Dayna Barrios, a Native community leader and the former chairwoman for the Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians, has a master’s degree in socio-cultural anthropology, for which her research focused on human rights issues among California Native populations.

Barrios has done local, state and national conferences to bring awareness to various Native issues, including historical and intergenerational trauma, California Native history, etc. Moreover, she has facilitated numerous Native Cultural Awareness Training sessions across the state and has worked within California Native communities for over a decade.

The event is free and open to the public.

Reservations requested below for faculty, staff and students.

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