Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & FutureThis October 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Deniale Urbina from the Acoma Pueblo tribe with a major in International Development Studies class of 2012.Raised in a military household, Deniale experienced a childhood marked by frequent relocations across the United States and Europe. She completed her high school education in … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This September 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Catie Galbraith from the Chickasaw Nation with an MA in American Indian Studies class of 2024. We are pleased to introduce our current Student Services Advisor in the American Indian Studies Department at UCLA and our September UCLA Native Bruin highlight. … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This August 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Eva Thomas from the Walpole Island First Nation, a MA graduate of 2009 in American Indians Studies. Eva Thomas is an accomplished director, writer, and producer, with a strong commitment to bringing diverse Indigenous stories to the forefront of film and … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This July 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Patricia Bengochia (also known as Petey) from the Bishop Paiute Tribal nation, a graduate of 1976. Patricia Bengochia, is one of the first group of Native students that was recruited to UCLA. Pat majored in History with a focus on American … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This June 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin, Lydia Yellow Hawk (Sicangu Lakota) class of 2023, MA in American Indian Studies. Lydia YellowHawk Lydia Yellow Hawk is Sicangu Lakota from the Rosebud Reservation, He Dog community in South Dakota. Lydia is a 2023 UCLA alum and received her M.A. … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This May 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin, Arlene Bowman (Diné), class of 1986, MA in Film & Television. Arlene Bowman discovered her passion for art at a young age, drawing faces and bodies in elementary school before transitioning to still photography at fourteen. She earned her Bachelor of … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This April 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin, Makela Yepez (Pomo), class of 2021 Makela Yepez, a member of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians located in rural Northern California, aspired of becoming an artist in Los Angeles from a young age. Upon gaining acceptance to the UCLA School … Read more
This March 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin, Vivian C. Garcia (Cherokee), class of 2011. Vivian C. Garcia, a proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is a dedicated advocate for the Native American community in Los Angeles. With ties to both Los Angeles and Oklahoma, she has devoted her career to promoting … Read more
Bruin Highlight: Past, Present & Future This February 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Lorenzo Baca, class of 1986. Lorenzo Baca describes himself as a “story-making visual, literary and performing CIMOC (creative Indigenous man of color) artist, of an endangered species along with Puebloan and Spanish origins,” which is his primary cultural identity. Although raised … Read more
This January 2024 we are highlighting Native Bruin Avory Wyatt (Wašiw & Nümu) class of 2023. Avory Wyatt is Wašiw (Washo) and Numu (Northern Paiute) and a member of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. Before entering higher education, Avory grew up on the Hungry Valley Reservation which is located about thirty minutes outside of Reno, Nevada. … Read more