News From Native California - Winter 2019-20 Volume 33, Issue 2 | Page 2

editor’s notes news from native california PUBLISHER: Steve Wasserman FOUNDERS: Malcolm Margolin, David W. Peri, Vera Mae Fredrickson EDITOR: Terria Smith CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Tiffany Adams, Lindsie Bear, Brian Bibby, Marina Drummer, L. Frank, Jeannine Gendar, Leanne Hinton, Julian Lang, William Madrigal Jr., Meyo Marrufo, Vincent Medina, Beverly R. Ortiz, Stan Rodriquez, Sage Romero, Ernest Siva, Terria Smith, Paula Tripp-Allen, Linda Yamane OUTREACH COORDINATOR: Vincent Medina GRAPHIC DESIGN: Tima Link PROOFREADING: Kim Hogeland PRINTING: Modern Litho, Jefferson City, MO NEWS FROM NATIVE CALIFORNIA Volume 33, Issue 2, Winter 2019/20 (ISSN 10405437) is published quarterly for $21.00 per year by Heyday, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational corporation, c/o Heyday, 1808 San Pablo Avenue, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94702 Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone] Mail address: P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709. Periodical postage paid at Berkeley, CA and additional mailing offices. Internet address: www.newsfromnativecalifornia.com [email protected] Subscription rates $21.00 per year. Single copies $5.95. International rates $41 per year. Copyright © 2020 by News from Native California except where otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without written permission, of editorial or pictorial content in any manner is prohibited. Opinions expressed in articles and columns are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. Printed on 10% post consumer waste recycled paper. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to News from Native California, P.O. Box 92707, Long Beach, CA 90809. USPS 002704 Questions? Email [email protected] or call 888-881-5861. Ac’ama! when we released the call for submissions for this issue of the magazine with a special focus on identity, we had no idea the overwhelming response that we would receive. WOW! Tribal people representing nations across the state came forth with poetry, artwork, essays, and personal stories with a multitude of perspectives focusing on identity. A huge number of those are from individuals who are contributing to News for the very first time. Thus, this issue of the magazine is longer than it has been in almost five years. I am so proud that we are able to facilitate a forum where we California Indian people can express ourselves. In this way, the magazine truly is a reflection of the community we serve. And this is a wonderful thing! Please take the time to read through the poems, including those by Tongva musician Kelly Caballero and Laura Mendoza (Concow/Little Lake Pomo) of the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center. We are so happy to feature the work of former Heyday Roundhouse writing intern—turned superstar artist—River Garza (Tongva). Most of all, I implore everyone to read the entire essay “California Indians and California Love” by the brilliant scholar Dr. Rose Soza War Soldier (Mountain Maidu/Cahuilla/Luiseño), as it truly encompasses the identity experience of so many of us California Indians. We also have a lot of our regular features, including “In Our Languages.” This time around we are happy to have a submission in the Northern Pomo language. This issue’s “With Respect” tribute is in honor of writer and friend to Heyday Janice Gould (Concow). We have a lot of reviews this time around, highlighting new books, TV programs, and documentary films with special focuses on California tribal people. Aside from our special feature on identity and the regular columns and reviews “In (Almost) Every Issue,” we have many other engaging articles. Writer Jeanne Ferris has compiled an extensive report on California’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). This was initiated after findings from the United Indian Health Institute ranked California sixth in the nation for cases of missing and murdered Native women and girls in a 2018 report. We are also featuring our final iteration of the year-long column on the UN’s International Year of Indigenous Language, an interview with one of my favorite people on the planet, master Kumeyaay speaker Stan—Oops! My apologies. Dr. Stanley Rodriguez (Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel). Congratula- tions on your recent receipt of an educational doctorate as well as receiving an appointment to a tenure-track faculty position at Cuyamaca College. We love you, Stan! We are so proud of you! Thank you so much to everyone across the state who reads, contributes to, spreads the word about, and in other ways supports News from Native California. We appreciate you all so very much. —Terria Smith FRONT COVER: Samuel Gensaw III (Yurok) at Fort Bragg, 2019. “Abalone is our sacred traditional food, and has traditional significance to California Indian people at large. The shells were traded throughout the Americas and are found in the oldest archaeological sites from Cahokia to Santa Fe.” Photo by Hillary Renick. BACK COVER: Sara Calvosa Olson invites some classic Native ingredients to the table: acorns and pine nuts. Your Holiday guests will love you for it!