“Our long term goal is for every student, every faculty member, every professor — everybody that's engaged with the university — to have a common understanding about Ohlone people and our living identity,” said Vincent Medina, co-leader of the campus-wide ‘ottoy initiative.
Director of Thriving, Native American Thriving Initiatives (NATI)
Phenocia Bauerle (she/they) is the Director of Native American Student Development (NASD) and the Native Community Center (NCC). A member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) tribe, she is a sixth generation descendant of Sits in the Middle of the Land, and a fifth generation descendant of Mountain Chief (Piegan). She had the privilege of working with her grandfather on editing a collection of Crow stories, The Way of the Warrior: Stories of the Crow People (2002). She has had the good fortune of being part of a rich cultural heritage and strong family grounded in the belief systems and worldview of...