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Administration Equity Council Newsletter - Fall 2024

November 12, 2024

Indigenous Ingenuity - How Native American inventions shape our world today

By Hilda Valdez

Native American knowledge and innovation have impacted many facets of life. Among them: traditional medicine’s influence on Western healthcare, the creation of kayaks, baby bottles, snow goggles, and other items, and the impact of Native American scholars in myriad professions and academic fields.

November 12, 2024

Upcoming Events

Explore culture, expand your knowledge, enjoy yourself and meet new people. Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming up, including CicLAvia: the Valley, art and museum exhibits, and the Hollywood Pow Wow and LA Skins Fest sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center.

November 12, 2024

Terminology Tools

Language is crucial for fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about respectful language to use when speaking to and about people from North, Central and South America who identify as American Indian, Indian, Native American, Indigenous or Native. 

November 12, 2024

Resources

Learning about the lives of others and the ways we can help create stronger workplaces and communities as community-builders and allies is a year-round opportunity. Take advantage of your free LinkedIn Learning account, UCLA Library privileges and other community resources. 

November 12, 2024

Quick Tip

An ally is someone who is not a member of an underrepresented group and who actively supports and purposefully promotes a marginalized group to advance change. If you want to be an ally at work, here are some ways.