Phenocia Bauerle

UC Berkeley doctoral candidates Ataya Cesspooch and Sierra Edd and doctoral student Breylan Martin published a collective statement Nov. 11 about campus associate professor Elizabeth Hoover, who released a statement Oct. 20 rescinding her previous claim to Native American ancestry.

California Native American students from both federally and non-federally recognized tribes will have their university tuition and fees waived for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

On a patch of land at the northwest corner of campus, a garden brimming with indigenous plants has sprung to life and connected students to their heritage.

During its Thursday meeting, the Graduate Assembly discussed a partnership with the Native American campus community to share Anthony Hall.

On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a press release proclaiming November 2020 as Native American Heritage Month.

UC Berkeley and other UC campuses have been slow to return Native American tribal artifacts kept in their collections and have failed to comply with federal law, a recent audit found.

A UC Berkeley study to be published this month shows that out of more than 1,000 Native Americans surveyed, at least half were offended by the Washington Redskins' name and Native mascots, according to a UC Berkeley press release.

AB 2836 requires the UC system and its campuses to adopt policies that meet the intent of existing state and federal laws and incorporate the input of Native American tribes.

From Emeryville to Berkeley, the Ohlone tribe, one of the dominant Native American tribe in the Bay Area, has protested development on what they believe to be sacred land. But according to Phenocia Bauerle, director of the Native American Student Development, they have yet to be federally recognized.