american indian cultural nter w evaporate in the communities if not for the l program manager. d celly? [applause] >> i've known michael since we joke, reallyingly. native american health and indian ed program. we get to hire our youth and -- that come in through programs and now working at our organizations. michael is our program cord narrator and are does a lot of set and up bring our comi%munit in because he knows everybody and has family in the community. i'm grateful for michael and i want to give gratitude to him as well. [applause] >> i said earlier, there has been a lot going on as we got through n an election here. and there has been some feelings of just i'm trying not to be bad because i feel like as native people we have been so resilient throh many challenges we had throughout our community. our people survived boarding schools, genocide and we and it is through this mupa through the support of our city and county partners and our native organizations like it is native american health center. leaders center stand if you are here in the room. i love to amrud those l

of an american indian. ironically, lawyer named mary louise, who was active in the society of american indians and worked in washington and. one of the cities of her recent studies of life has kind of indicated when the census takers to her home and i think the census in 1910 or perhaps 1920, i can't which one to enumerate or her kind of but since the standing she informed them that she was indeed an american indian and had no space in the census. and what i write in here a little provocatively is that there was no space not only in the census, but in the imagination of. its taker for native american and to actually live in in an urban environment so that are we all have time thank you so much again. i'm happy to talk further. >> i'm jamie, and i welcome you to our first lecture in the jamestown foundation's talking history lecture series. tonight's presenter is diana gates who will speak to us

american indian?can we give it up fory? >> i've known michael we joke, reallyingly.can health an indian ed program. we getth and -- n through programs at our organizations. michael is our program cord narrator and are does the community out reach and a lot of set and up bring our community in because he kws everybody and has family in the conity. i'm grateful for michael and i want to give gratitude to him as well. [applause] >> i said earlier, there has been a lot going ons we an elec. and there has been some feelings of just i'm trying not to be bad ■>because i feel like as native through many challenges we had throughout our community. our people survived boarding schools, genocide and we are still through this municipality here in san francisco, it is through the support of our city andounty partners and our nive organizations like it is nate american health center. can i have leaders of that ceter stand if you are here in to amrud those leaders■d clien. i see michelle ma. leader our elder. >> and

everybody to do in a bit is to make noise for the amazing staff and the staff and team over at the american indian center. with much respect i invite executive director of the indian cultural center ms. april mc gill. put your hands together for april mc gill! [applause] i was going to call them out separately. >> i'm going to turn the mooishg over to april. she will talk about her herself or a lot about herself and a bit about her staff or vice verseasm again, folks please put your hands together for ms. april mc gill. [applause] >> yea. we -- we everybody. good evening. it is good to see everyone. is this has been a really exciting day for our staff. because this event is special to us. it is a time when we honor our community. and all of the great things our community does. that is -- that's the best thing about this event because there are many things happens in the world this are affecting us and a time we come together and celebrate. celebrate our communes each other so i don't want to talk too much. i want to hand it over to our team to introduce themselves. i'm executive director of the cu

so we set up this tribal supreme court project with the national congress of american indians to bringribal attorneys, all of the indian law professors, all of the supreme court practitioners to really focus on each case would come up and try to figure out how brief it, argue it, and make it more understandable to the more conservative supreme court it was very difficult fight to have to educate everybody there in indian country about the danger in the us supreme court and really encourage them not to anymore, because we were going to. and so we had to kind of put a damper everything and the tribal leaders said, if you need us to enforce and go stop a tribe from doing something, going to impact just us know. so everything changed. so with this supreme project started, we also started at that same what's called a judicial project. the tribal leaders said, well, how do these lawyers end up on the us supreme court? how does that process work? and so we explained how, you know, the justices nominate it by the president confirmed or rejected by the us senate and they said we need to get inv

native american health and indian ed program.nd now working at our organizations. michael is our program cord narrator and are does the community out reach and a lot of set and up bring our community in because he knows everybody and has family in the community. i'm grateful for michael and i want to give gratitude to him as well. [applause] >> i said earlier, there has been a lot going on as we got through n an election here. and there has been some feelings of just i'm trying not to bead because i feel like as native people we have been so resilient through many challengesroughout. our people survived boarding schools, genocide and we are still here. and it is through this municipality here in san francisco, it is through the support of our city and county partners and our native organizations like it is native american health center. can i have leaders of that center stand if you are here in the room. i love to amrud those leaders doing the work for our clients. i see michelle ma. she is a leader our elder. >> and aroaral be h

american indian, two spirits.abian works with these organizations to uplift native cultures. >> what we have been able to achieve is to build upon creating safer communities, especially here in the san francisco bay area, for american indian and alaska native and now indigenous communities throughout the americas. is angel fabian. the term spirit was coined in the early 90s as an umbrella term to describe lgbtq plus community members who are also indigenous or belong to american indian or alaska native communities. daetz exists to restore and recover the role of two spirit and indigiqueer community members back into their indigenous communities, into the sacred circle. the way that we do this is by providing activities or forums for the spiritual, cultural and social well-being of community members. american indian cultural district has been able to do is give a voice and also ask community, what is needed around housing, what is needed around education, what is needed around employment, and also what is needed ar

the primary indigenous activists were members of the society of american indians which was an reform organization founded in 1911 works closely with non- native reform groups to congress and thedr bureau to address corruption, policy changes, and the general well-being of native american nations and individuals. we spent a lot of time in these halls. for many of the leaders of this sought society since president charles eastman, citizenship in the u.s. was the beste away to protect f and ensure the futuref native americans. citizenship would open up greater access to the courts, would allow many native americans to serve on juries and would make suffrage a greater possibility. they traveled around the nation and galvanizing not native americans to write to their congressional leaders urging them to support native american citizenship. as society members chickasaw citizens that has long been due to him." their efforts were incredibly successful. i really think they are the linchpin and turning non- native american sentiment pro citizenship in this. their efforts led to the passage of t

and it will be located within the american indian cultural district in san francisco, so that it willo provide a gathering place for american indian alaska natives to come and participate in cultural activities. currently, there are 18,000 individuals who identify as being american indian and alaska natives in san francisco, so bringing that service is very vital for the wellness of the community. >> so they could easily come into san francisco and identify that that's familiar to me. i can connect with this, but it also costs money. >> yes. so the building is in the works, but we're still in the process of collecting donations, and we need all the viewers out there to, to, you know, if they're in the in a position of giving to donate to the village. and they could do that by going to the website the village sf. org to contribute any amount to help the village and make it happen. >> and if you would like to donate to friendship house, we've made it easy for you to do. just scan the qr code that is right there on your screen, or you can head to ktvu.com/giving day. >> turning now. now

the society of american indians, which was a pan indian reform organization founded in 1911. and it worked closely. non-native reform groups, congress and the bureau to address corruption policy changes and the well-being of native american nations and individuals. they spent a lot of time in these halls for many of, the leaders of the societies, such as president charles eastman citizenship in the u.s. was the best way to protect and ensure the future of native americans for citizenship would open up greater access to the courts, which allowed many native americans to serve on juries and make suffrage a greater possibility. they traveled around the nation, galvanizing americans to write to their congressional leaders, urging them to support native americans citizenship as society member, chickasaw citizen and, u.s. congressman from oklahoma charles carter wrote citizen in ship would be a, quote, simple of justice to render to the indian, that which has long been due to him, end quote. very efforts were incredibly success civil. i really think that they are the linchpin and tu

and it will be located within the american indian cultural district in san francisco, so that it willlso provide a gathering place for american indian alaska natives to come and participate in cultural activities. currently, there are 18,000 individuals who identify as being american indian and alaska natives in san francisco. so bringing that service is very vital for the wellness of the community. >> so they could easily come into san francisco and identify that that's familiar to me. i can connect with this, but it also costs money. >> yes. so the building is in the works, but we're still in the process of collecting donations, and we need all the viewers out there to, to, you know, if they're in the, in a position of giving to donate to the village and they could do that by going to the website, the village sf org to contribute any amount to help the village and make it happen. >> i'm going to claim it on credit because you're a good representative, emery, to be the house manager of friendship house in san francisco. those villages are going to happen. you watch? yes. >> yes. yeah

the american indian has is a very disadvantaged group of people. the american indian is suffering from from all types of hardships, from suicide rates, high infant mortality rates, high unemployment, and it's really difficult for them. so i'm really looking forward to the opportunity of going back to the sioux indian reservation and to talk to the relatives of my forefathers and to see if i can be of assistance to the people there. etc. martinez. martinez is an inventor with a background in engineering and missile. he turned from technology to medicine, specifically knee implants for victims of arthritis knee implants. on the market today have a fairly low success rate. mr. martinez's on an implant could revolutionize technology in developing artificial components. mining is and is designed to produce a long journey within patient allow him complete freedom of his knee and in the normal abduction abduction and extension and flexion of the knee is the most pivotal important joint in the body. and without you cannot be able to live a near-normal life

and alaska native women. 2023 over 5800 american indians and alaskan indian females 34% were ildren. this is tragic and unacceptable. i see this in my own home state of idaho missing persons clearinghouse 202379 missing native americans indigenous people is almost 19 per 100,000 people. double the rate for non- native americans in idaho. again it's completely unacceptable i will continue to use my role in congress to address this issue. fiscal year 2025 house interior appropriations bill provided 100 $91 million increase for the bureau of indian's affairs public safety justice programs included in that additional want her to 41 million for criminal investigations and police services. 13.5 million for a total of $30 million for the missing and murdered indigenous women's initiative to help address this crisis including resources for criminal investigators, software platforms evidence recovery equipment. bill expanded on the work being done to combat drug abuse distribution in indian country by creating narcotics this task force will dismantle disrupt opioid other dangerous drug

indian. the genocide of native americans of north america lead to a demographic catastrophe. the exact number of deaths is still unknown, but the number of victims in millions having been a majority on the continent before the indigenous people make up less than 3 percent of the us population today. the this is confirmed by documents found in the premises of most and then goes called the senior associate, border juniors, a city of juniors, and they said it still updated with you to let us we will definitely get him, does it? the bus is supposed to go sure. a should. i'm pretty sure ocean or for semester. and i mean, i know i'm in ocean 100, is this the middle? alice are still the way it was right there. split up old charlotte ocean just i'm pretty sure i'm gonna need you to bundle out. awesome. faith this a shot. i'm sure. is that correct? yes. going to get that has been to, i'll separate out that it needs to show the daughter she has all. but if i knew she was just talking about a post, the shift, the remaining year, she's doing the new credit is still, the officials were be

american indians were deprived of their land. local residents were driven into reservation, given the worst agricultural territories, while the best land was appropriated by white colonizers, the strongest blow to american indian tribes was the extermination of by some native americans lived by hunting these wild animals. colonists slaughtered the buys in, and in fact, made them nearly extinct. every buffalo dead is in india and gone, said colonel richard dogs, a veteran of the bloody and vicious indian wars cynically. the indigenous population was simply exterminated us army general phillips sheridan express the evidence of this policy in the infamous words. the only good india is that dead indians, the genocide of native americans of north america, lead to a demographic catastrophe. the exact number of deaths is still unknown, but the number of victims is in millions. having been a majority on the continent before the indigenous people make up less than 3 percent of the us population today. thank of the, the welcome back to goi

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oh, okay, well, well, i want to ask all things considered how significant do you think the indian american vote really is in this election specifically? i say indians to be out of the most bottom point, the best florida in the united states and the books book on the lot. there is no doubt about that that the, the us, what the, the indian model is important and it does have an impact, especially indians have the capacity to influence even other waters. and that, to my mind is a significant factor. and that's why the trump is, i think, trying to read the way this, both of because indians, cindy, cindy, have voted for them. okay. but the majority of the deals, what are the types of workers at least a few decades back, and the number of indian supporting democrats have been using consistently in the last 2? as you mentioned, the indian demographic, of course, has been largely democrat over the years. but do you think carrots has background, specifically as a woman from south asia, has some sort of bearing on popularity in the indian american voting base. a little that should have been the fees

what has worked for american indians in the states, what has worked for indigenous people in the states, what has worked for indigenous people in canada, how do we share that and level some of the good and wise practices across different places. we should see government to government facilitation in terms b i think still struggling in terms of figuring out their own relationships within their own borders. one example, indigenous travel counsel. i know them well. they owned the largest paper mill, lumber mill. probably the largest owned in the world. but it is a significant one in canada. they have been hit here in the united states and they are trying to get past. they have been pushing for some washington legislative to think about could they trade with the tribe in the united states. with that, you know, exclude custom tariffs or taxes. with the day treaty, i think you could make the case that a first nation in a tried -- tried could be cross-border and exempted from taxes. there could be ramifications and implications of that. testing the waters of the treaty otherwise we don't have

we are joined by tribal leaders from across the country here with the national conference of american indiansheers and applause] and i have to say, i strongly believe that the relationship between tribal nations and the united states is sacred, and that we must honor tribal sovereignty always and embrace our trust and treaty obligations, and to ensure tribal self-determination. and as president, i will defend these principles always. [cheers and applause] nevada, tomorrow, friday, november 1, is the last day to vote early in person. nevada, if you are voting by mail, please do not wait. to sign the envelope and return your ballot as soon as possible. your ballot must be returned to a dropbox or postmarked by election day, next tuesday, november 5. go to iwillvote.com. please get the word out. we need you to vote. we have just five days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime. and we have work to do. but we like hard work. [cheers and applause] hard work is good work! [cheers and applause] hard work is joyful work. [cheers and applause] and make no mistake, we will win.

which is where the national museum of american indian is located in lower manhattan. >> so, you are all invited. 2:00 p.m. we have a few hundred people signed up. and what i want to say is i will be one of the speakers. very different kind of a talk. perhaps i am going to give today. and i need to cut this off. i wanted to make you very aware of that special event. after all, one final point, ray, who is the nation representative that is the head of the united nations, he will also be giving a speech at that particular point about relationship among native americans and lafayette. i am cutting it off. thank you very much. please join these activities. it's a very, very special time and lafayette was a very, very special person in the history, not only of france, but in the history of the united states. thank you. [ applause ] >> great. thank you, everyone. okay. we have time to field a couple of questions. >> i want to add that new york is where it's going to start. we have been working on the new york project longer than you guys have. he will be arriving in staten island, which was no

the city hosted its annual american indian heritage month celebration, which included several dance performancesou're seeing here, a traditional native blessing ceremony, the theme of this year's celebration, awakening the spirit of indigenous resistance and a bright new landmark will light up golden gate park starting tomorrow night. this large arch will officially be unveiled. it's 26ft wide, 13ft tall, and runs on solar power. the arch is located at the starting point on the park's golden mile project. a mile of sculptures, large scale murals, and other works of art as part of the unveiling, the bay area ridge trail will be rerouted to run directly through the new arch, creating a location where art and nature can intersect. all right, it's time to get a check on our weather. lots of things going to be going on outside this weekend. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with some rain that may be coming our way. sandhya. >> yeah, but i don't think it's going to affect too many people's outdoor plans because most of it's going to come in early sunday morning when you're hopefully sleep

the city hosted its annual american indian heritage month celebration, which included several dance performances you're seeing here, a traditional native blessing ceremony, the theme of this year's celebration, awakening the spirit of indigenous resistance and a bright new landmark will light up golden gate park starting tomorrow night. this large arch will officially be unveiled. it's 26ft wide, 13ft tall, and runs on solar power. the arch is located at the starting point on the park's golden mile project. a mile of sculptures, large scale murals, and other works of art as part of the unveiling, the bay area ridge trail will be rerouted to run directly through the new arch, creating a location where art and nature can intersect. all right, it's time to get a check on our weather. lots of things going to be going on outside this weekend. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with some rain that may be coming our way. sandhya. >> yeah, but i don't think it's going to affect too many people's outdoor plans because most of it's going to come in early sunday morning when you're hopefully sle

environment in san francisco, committed to supporting the traditional and contempary evolution of the american indianam now calling on item 2, which is approval of the minutes. i remind commissioners to say their name after they respond to a motion. i will ask for a to approve the october 7, 2024 minutes. >> so moved, commissioner ferras. >> thank you. >> second, commissioner musleh. >> thank you so much. is there any public comment on item 2? approval of the minutes. >> for those in person please proceed to the public comment podium and fill out the information card. we are currently on item 2. your time will start when you begin sp you will receive a 30 second warning before your time concludes. requesting those in person. anyone who would like to make a public comment on the current agenda item? i see no request for public comment. public comment is now closed. >> thank you. are there any commissioner discussions or comments on seeing none, may i have a final motion? all in favor say yea. >> yea. >> all oppose, nay. seeing none, the motion passes unanimously. thank you. now calling item 3, general

it is named after a native american indian healer and that was transmitted to the columnists. they used it for anti-inflammatory, to a certain extent antiseptic. jopai is one of the few plants that has leaves that are whirled. there are only three or four. anyway, it has more leaves. on the stem each leaf has three or four or five. the jopai plant is distinctive in itself, but that is an additional thing about jopai. what else. when you were kids did anybody have those darn little dolls and other things. they would stick to everything. before they had legos and lincoln logs. >> horse's tail. >> they stick. getting it out is a challenge. same thing. you can use it as a bandage. it is very important. we didn't have rite-aid or walgreens. tooth aches. there were not any dentists back then. teeth have problems. what was the common cure. pull the tooth. before you get to that stage people would take lemon balm. if you have a little bit of it, you will have it because it smells so good. you could take the leaves and put them in your mouth and leave them there. apparently it works an

san francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the american indian community. public to comment generally on matters within the committee's purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the committee's consideration. calling for general public comment on item 2? >> is there any general public comment. >> like to make a public comment fill out an information item as a reminder your timer will start. and anyone like to make public comment on the current agenda items. >> no public comment at this time. >> great. thanks tara and. >> 3. consent calendar. discussion and possible action. commissioners any i'll take all the consent calendar together and is there any discussion? or comments from the commissioners seeing none, call for public comment any public comment on item 3 the consent calendar. >> if i like to make the public comment fill out on information card as a reminder your time start when you begin speaking and receive a 30-second accountable tone anyone want to make a public comment on the agenda items and no public comment at this time. >>

they may not the largest percentage of asian american motors here in georgia. these indian americans one harris to make history as the 1st president of south asian descent. but not everyone is won over by her identity. it doesn't really matter to me what her background is. connie has previously voted democratic, this is her 1st year voting 3rd party. i plan to vote for sign because of her support for a cease fire and gaza. if parents lose in trump wins, then it's the fault of the democrats. survey show older asian motors are more likely than younger ones to lead. republican sunny park is a korean immigrant who supports transport or policies. we need quality quality image or the we are not saving the award. there are sick people coming to work here . i don't like that this in my country, despite political differences, asian americans are united in their will to exercise their growing political power on a cook. alda 0, atlanta, georgia, spain is government says dozens of people are still missing in the aftermath of the is weeks. flash floods, a 158 people are not known to hav

and then to good, solid general academic histories that deal with american indians or native american during the civil war. there's other stuff out there. there's not a body of literature on this. i'm hoping that maybe ten years from now we'll have a lot more recommendations to make for you. but that's kind of what i have the moment, i think there's a lot of work here to be done. if anyone don't. we do have about 5 minutes for questions. so if anyone a question now, we can do that. i've also been told i'm supposed to make my way to the book table afterwards. so if you want to just find me over, we can do that as well. go go. okay. do we have any questions. hi. i just want to thank you. a fantastic talk. i learned so i wanted to ask specifically about your discussion of how the memories, obviously quite traumatic memories of being impressed to work on the wilmington fortifications how that remains apparently alive today. and there is historical research being done and you mention including in pension and i'm just wondering it's really a point of clarification did people who were impres