Santa Clara University to Host Symposium on Challenges of the Federal Recognition Process
Santa Clara University will hold its inaugural Native American Symposium on Friday, May 5, 2023, from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
- Santa Clara University will hold its inaugural Native American Symposium on Friday, May 5, 2023, from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
- The symposium is being planned in collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area .
- Attendees will hear from Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh; learn about the history of Bay Area indigenous peoples and gain a greater understanding of the federal recognition process and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe’s efforts to re-establish their federal recognition.
- Santa Clara University is located on the ancestral homeland of the Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone people and the site of Mission Santa Clara, the eighth of the 21 Alta California missions.