News From Native California - Winter 2015-16 Volume 29, Issue 2 | Page 3

contents FEATURES 4 Cover Story: A Word with Chiitaanibah Johnson Vincent Medina 8 9 The Sermon at ‘O’rekw Annelia Hillman Kumeyaay Community College: Strengthening students with a Culturally Based Education Terria Smith 11 Nisenan Heritage Day 2015 Samuel White Swan-Perkins 2 2 24 Tomol Evening Terra Trevor 29 Art and Language in Wonder Valley Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival Retelling Our Histories, Imprinting Our Futures Carolyn Dunn 37 Grizzly Bear Eats the Moon Linda Yamane 14 A Tribute to Morongo’s Indian Cowboy Heritage Terria Smith 17 Weaving through the College Experience River Garza IN (ALMOST) EVERY ISSUE 3 In Our Languages: Kawaiisu Lucille Girado-Hicks 13 20 Recipe Meagan Baldy Book Reviews: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States Ishmael Elias A Chemehuevi Song Ruth Nolan 34 38 42 Big Times/Little Times Vincent Medina With Respect: April Moore, Pat Parker Calendar of events W INT E R 2 015 / 16 ▼ 1 NNC_W1516_interior_tl.indd 1 1/4/16 11:14 AM