the indian education programming title vi supports the academic needs of the american indian students in the san francisco unified school district. the parent advisory council is a group of parents and teachers that help determine the indian education goals and advices on distribution of funds for the program services that will be provided. they elect new representatives each year. currently, our elected pac members for the 2019-2020 year. lisa miller, chair, secretary is me, student representative is kai anderson. teacher representative amy anderson, parent representativ representatives. indian education program staff coordinator flores and mentor/tutor lucas agular. you can see some of our brief timeline of native-american history. i am going to go over a few. you can read the rest. in 1879, carlisle indian school was the first established boarding school to colonize american indian children. it was a great experiment led by general richard pratt. in 1924 indian citizenship act. we as native people were the last people to have citizenship for our own land. not even all states honore

i believe it's called san francisco american indian center, and then later on, it's called the nativemerican center. i think it's important for different leaders who have lived in this community have correctly represented. it's a bit of a sad to me that we can only go by archaeological positions and not fact. another thing that commissioner matsuda said, we need to be focused on the community representation process because community representation are the ones that have the resources to show up in the meetings, but that might not be the community representation of the entire native community. so organizations that i'm aware of, in addition to what's being listed in this ordinance are this one called the association of ramatush ohlone, which is an acronym. i'm probably missing a lot of the groups that i'm not aware of at this moment. i really believe we're doing the right thing, and i believe we need to be inclusive. this community has been displaced systematically, and i think we need to do the right thing and be the trailblazer in this. the other part of it is i also need to be placi

. >> today i'm introducing legislation to establish the first ever american indian cultural district in the city and county of san francisco. i want to thank, especially, the co-sponsorship of supervisors brown, part of the american indian community, and supervisor mannedalman who will share the cultural district that spans both districts eight and nine. thank you very much. i would like to thank supervisors fewer, peskin, and marr for your co-sponsorship as well. not only the november american heritage month, it's a historic week -- by the way, our colleague, supervisor brown, was honored by the community at the mayor's celebration that was gorgeous the other night at city hall. so congratulations, supervisor brown, for that honor. it was very, very beautiful. sorry. just an interlude. during this historic week, it is my immense honor to bring forward this effort in partnership with incredible leaders from the american indian community. cultural districts are one of the most important tools that we have as a city to proactively strengthen the cultural identities of neighborhoods and

american here. we are within 90 miles of the pine ridge indian reservation.all accounts, it is one of -- pooerst places to live poorest place to live in nation. the addiction rate is very high. the unemployment is very high, as well. part ofvery challenged the country. >> the county i come from on the reservation, cheyenne river, is inay the poorest county america. it has the highest unemployment rate, the lowest per capita income. if you look at all of the other five reservations of the lakota and southern south dakota, they will be in the bottom 20 of the united states. >> conflict is a good way to describe the relationship between the early non-native settlers and the current native american inhabitants of this area. there was conflict then and there is conflict today, but it is not as much direct conflict as it is influenced by historical trauma. there was development here. it was not in the best interest of the native people. style,ly not in the same with the same intended use of the land as the original native people. we are 20 miles from not rushmore,

well, next, a look at some big events coming up, including the indian-american celebration of diwali, which we said hello to everybody on that. and the golden gate international film festival, that's all coming up next. indian-americans and anyone who likes to party and celebrate. today, it's time for the diwali celebration, india's most significant festival, which we have featured here on this show many times. it's the festival of lights, a five-day celebration that culminates with the hindu new year. one big celebration is going on from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 1430 california circle in milpitas. if you're watching us on nbc bay area, you can start getting ready to go. if you're seeing us on cozi tv, well, hopefully, you just got back from the celebration. and today, it's the final day of the golden gate international film festival. you can still catch some of the talented filmmakers at the amc saratoga 14 at 700 el paseo de saratoga in san jose. for tickets and the lineup, check it out on nbcbayarea.com. and you can get more information on all of these events as well as the silicon val

here's what he had to say at the inception of the national museum of the american indian. this is a national museum that takes the permanence, the authenticity, the vitality and the self-determination of native american voices at the fundamental reality it must represent. we move decisively from the older image of the museum as a temple with its superior self-governing priesthood to a forum committed not to the promulgation of receipt was dumb, but to the encouragement of a multicultural dialogue. -- not the promulgation of received wisdom, but encouragement of multicultural dialogue. embedded art difficult memories in particular. i want to talk about them with two aims. first to discuss from the perspective of a museum director, the process and substance of memories and difficult ones. essential, i want to discuss the transformative impact of the invocation of a voice in memory, as i will describe it, uneasy m's and that when he first century. museums in the 21st century. from the beginning the nest museum of the native american indian at a three-pronged statement. --st th

thank you for introducing the american indian cultural district. i'm working with them now to make sure that they understand as it goes forward what that means for them. so thank you so much for stepping up to that. because i know it's difficult, especially in communities that are just so ravaged, getting them to work together. so i will definitely be part of that. but thank you for bringing that forward. so i really appreciate it. and it's been wonderful to work with you now at this capacity, moving from legislation aid to supervisor. and even though ahsha is not here and is probably having whiskey in his office, i'm not sure what he's doing. >> it's his son's birthday. >> i want to thank him because of the vehicle navigation center. i will be there tomorrow with him. but that was something that when i approached him, he was going for a ban, a straight ban, and for him to back up, and his constituents were not happy, showed me right there that he was willing to work for what i thought was something that we needed to create a solution -- creative s

we will ask the district to step up to meet the needs of the american indian pac. thank you. >> any comments or questions from commissioners? >> thank you for presenting and for sharing information with us. i was wondering about the jusd curriculum. how long you have been asking for that to be implemented? i see here that it is intended for next school year to be implemented at all grade levels. i assume you have been asking for some time. i wonder the length of years it has been. >> the curriculum was purchased the previous school year to be piloted school year 2018-19. k through 8 for the joint unified school district centers the voice of hoopa, the california indian tribes around land management. we would be the first urban district to bring it into our schooling system. it was cre created by the hoopa community and teachers they work with at the reservation school. >> i would love to include that in the next curriculum committee meeting. if you can follow up with me or the commissioners on that committee to get that started. >> commissioner collins. >> thank yo

we worked on indian health care. the native americans were told that we were going to provide them the health care they need. we have not. the indian health service is, just in a terrible mess. in some places corrupt. in other places a terrible mess that does not deliver the service that most americans have expected. host: what kind of funding goes to the indian health service and other of these trust funds? where does that money come from? senator dorgan: half as much as is necessary. we spend more money for health care for federal prisoners, substantially more money for health care for federal prisoners because they are in our charge. we have responsibility for their health care. but we have responsibility for the health care of native americans and we spend much more per person for federal prisoners than we do for native americans. host: about how much? senator dorgan: i don't recall the exact number. it has been a while. host: sacramento of, california. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a question for your gue st. speaking t

a lot of american indian tribes in this area were not happy about it. the great war chief tecumseh decided to band together with a bunch of native american tribes and allied himself with the british to fight that encroachment into their territory. construction of the fort began in 1813. it is winter in northwest ohio at the time. it was a really hard thing to do, build a fort of those size. whoe were 3500 men here worked night and day. they got it finished by the end of april of the same year. the cold was bad at the fort. there were no derricks for the soldiers -- barracks for the soldiers. they put up things that would be used tfor defense. it was a really rough place to be in this territory. there are all kinds of threats. you have hostile native american tribes. and with 3500 men here, you have disease, injuries, on top of everything else they are dealing with. this sort in particular -- fort in particular is of different design than typical forts of the time. if you look at the overview of the fort, it follows the lay of the land. foot bluff on a 40

reporter: they have a sense of the diversity of the church, praising american indians for perfectly adapting the dogma to their culture. he said the same of the japanese. but this form of the bible is somethining he will n not be abo accept. negotiations with china are lilikely to drag on. yena: people across asia witnessed an annual solar eclipse today, also o known as a ringng of fire. crowds gathered d to watch the national -- the natutural phenomenon in countries including sri lanka, india, and saudi arabia. you can s see the moon coveverig the cecenter of thee sun, giving the appearanance of a brightht . everye are u usually two year, and they occur only when the earth is in the moon's shadow. we will leave you with ststunnig images from thailand. ststay tununed for more news and analysis, coming up. ♪ ♪ >> under cover of darkness, joey steers his boat toward the sea. a few timeses a month, when the tides are calm, he sets off to meet shipsps from the middle eat and asia. the is a critical player in east african drug trade, carrying contraband by boat into kenya. >> i get a call from my

he is the first indian-american to serve in the california legislature, but before that, he was a deputy public defender, san jose council member, and throughout it all a dedicated community activist. we'll talk to him about his life and get his insights on what is

he is the first indian-american to serve in the california legislature, but before that, he was a deputy public defender, san jose council member, and throughout it all a dedicated community activist. we'll talk to him about his life and get his insights on what is happening in our world today. and finally, we will highlight some other big events coming up, including the big indian festival diwali, all on our show today. well, i've had the pleasure of attending the silicon valley asian pacific film festival. i have hosted some q&a sessions with filmmakers. the event is a project of cats, contemporary asian theater scene, and is still growing and evolving. joining me now is an old friend, he is co-founder of cats and the co-chair of the silicon valley asian pacific film festival, steve yamaguma. and also with us, i have the privilege of welcoming filmmaker andrea yu-chieh chung. born in taipei, she is a trained classical musician who found she had a passion for documentary filmmaking and on a global scale. she is presenting her latest work, "finding nasseebi," a film where she turns the c

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indian. so this was one, this was just one aspect of native cultand americane that i've never seen in books or in media. so i very much wanted to write into that lack. [smith] you are the child of a native father and a white mother. you self-describe or self-identify, though, as native american. that's your own, and i mean that from the perspective of your art. you are a native that american novelist.mean that you're not a novelist who happens to be native american. you vira that identity as ce to your art and to your place as an artist. [orange] wou know, i was a native person before i was an arst. i grew up with my dad, very much knowing that i'm native. [smith] and you'd go back to his, go back to oklahoma with him, right? and it was just part of what i was. i knew i was sort of, you know, i was the two things. i'm biracial. but ths really nothing to speak of. [smith] well, the fact is you point out in the book, you're as indian ariobama is african-an. [orange] but there is no cultural side on the whi side and there is on the native side. you know, my mom fell for my dad in a teepee in nort

it's noted in a book, democracy on the road, unlike americans, indians don't primarily vote based on the economy. he finds from 1990 to 2019, 32 indian state leaders delivered economic growth of 8% or more in the first temples but 53% of the time they've lost their reelection bid. that's because the economy gets dwarfed among a raft of other concerns, perhaps most prom mentally, culture and identity. that's why modi, a self-avowed hindu nationalist has pursued the politics of sectarianism. legendary or notorious for having presided over a state government when it experienced a wave of anti-muslim massacres, he has never apologized for the events. on the eve of the last election, modi seized on an act of terror to accuse the opposition of being propakistan, a charge he had to know would rouse anti- -- critics say it violates the secular nature of india's constitution by specifying for the first time a religious basis for granting citizenship to migrants. though this policy was pushed through in his second term. modi was never shy about signaling his intent. his reelection was in part

we worked on indian health care. the native americanse told that we were going to provide them the health care they need. we have not. the indian health service is, just in a terrible mess. in some places corrupt. in other places a terrible mess that does not deliver the service that most americans have expected. host: what kind of funding goes to the indian health service and other of these trust funds? where does that money come from? senator dorgan: half as much as is necessary. we spend more money for health care for federal prisoners, substantially more money for health care for federal prisoners because they are in our charge. we have responsibility for their health care. but we have responsibility for the health care of native americans and we spend much more per person for federal prisoners than we do for native americans. host: about how much? senator dorgan: i don't recall the exact number. it has been a while. host: sacramento of, california. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a question for your gue st. speaking to th

was she a native american indian. or was she fired because she was pregnant. nothing she tells you comports with the preexisting narrative she tells you she was. she is a completely 100% inauthentic. and that's the most damaging political narrative of all. you nailed it. >> i think that's a death nel kl for her. dan, thank you for joining us. happy new year. last week it was the pastry shop. tonight judge jeanine gives you an exclusive look inside the white house kitchen. she is the darling of the democrats. but are some in the party look at aoc as a possible presidential candidate? charlie kirk joins me next to discuss that and more. you are watching "justice." what are you doing back there, junior? since we're obviously lost, i'm rescheduling my xfinity customer service appointment. ah, relax. i got this. which gps are you using anyway? a little something called instinct. been using it for years. yeah, that's what i'm afraid of. he knows exactly where we're going. my whole body is a compass. oh boy... the my account app makes today's xfinity customer service

she worked with american indians back in the 1950's. frequent adversary of the federal government at that time. she put me to bed at night reading things like the odyssey and the elliott, german mythology. wonderful series of history books. those that were my age remember the landmark books. random house, absolutely terrific books and i would love to see a comparable series done again today. i must have read 100 of them. first they were read to me and i read them myself. there was really no turning back after that. i burrowed into -- whatever they published a book on i read. i got a little older, i 1950's bruce the kaplan's wonderful books on the civil war. i'm thinking particularly of a great trilogy on the army of the potomac. the workload to me in a dramatic literary fashion. at the same time, my grandmother, who was born in 1882, and had grown up among men war,ad fought in the civil father who fought in the 88th new york, the irish brigade and so on. i'm here today because he ducked at the right moment at fredericksburg. when i was

reservation , a veryacred bear butte spiritual place where not only lakota, but people of many american indianbes and nationalities visited. aroundhe time period of 1800, we will say up to the win's as a time period, our henota and cheyenne -- are w lakota and cheyenne dominated this area. they moved with the buffalo and game, which supplied them with food, shelter, and everything that the people know was provided by the creator. spiritual,ificant you know, area. if you look at the bigger picture, you see bear butte surrounded by prairie, but the black hills are about 80 miles long. it is totally surrounded by prairie itself, so it just rises veryt of the prairie, unique area. very beautiful. very sacred. >> taking you back a few years to the fort laramie treaty signed in 1868, everything in the black hills was treaty land for native american community members. a few years later in 1874, the custer expedition cuts through on officiallls orders of seeking a passageway for immigrants into the montana area. in their way through the black hills, they discover gold. that is the game changer. the fo

to really think about this community that's even more underserved than the american indian community, as well. thank you again for amazing leadership and all the amazing resolutions i've seen you come up with so far this year, and again thank you for the free child year for my kid who are sitting happily and not running around and destroying anything in your room. thank you very much. [applause] >> president cook: that concludes public comment on the item. any comments from the commissioners or the superintendent? commissioner lopez? [speaking spanish language] [applause] >> commissioner lopez: so this resolution, first and foremost, was lifted and driven by community members and the majority of them are in the room now. i was simply invited to participate, and i am so grateful for that. the language and the heavy lifting was done by -- by all of you who are here, and i think that is the point of the resolution, to ensure that we are making decisions that are data driven, that are community driven, and -- and we did that throughout this process. it began april 1, so this is an 8.5-mon

was she a native american indian. or was she fired because she was pregnant. nothing she tells you comports with the preexisting narrative she tells you she was. she is a completely 100% inauthentic. and that's the most damaging political narrative of all. you nailed it. >> i think that's a death nel kl for her. dan, thank you for joining us. happy new year. last week it was the pastry shop. tonight judge jeanine gives you an exclusive look inside the white house kitchen. she is the darling of the democrats. but are some in the party look at aoc as a possible presidential candidate? charlie kirk joins me next to discuss that and more. you are watching "justice." >> what we are living in right now is not an advanced society. a society that allows people different is fascism that we have we are evolving into as well. jason: welcome back. that's alexandria ocasio-cortez riling up the sanders supporters with cries of fascism at a recent bernie rally. some on the left are trumpeting the fairly newly minuted congress woman as not only a face of the democratic party,