Built on decades of significant advocacy and efforts of faculty, staff, students, alumni and tribal entities to enact positive change for Native people at UC Berkeley, Native American Thriving Initiatives (NATI) exists to create institutional change that supports Native people and make visible the issues impacting Native American communities.
While we chart the path forward, NATI also endeavors to ensure that UC Berkeley acknowledges all of its history with Native people, including a legacy of harm, exploitation and extractive research practices that had deep and long lasting impacts on Native American peoples. In order to move forward, we must hold and face the responsibilities of our past.
In alignment with the broader Thriving efforts, NATI envisions an institution that is ready and able to serve and support the needs of faculty, staff, students, alumni and Native Nations across the state.
