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Native Bruin- Past, Present, & Emerging – Joseph Nelson

June 23, 2023 Native Bruins Eyak, NativeBruin, NativeBruins, Tlingit, UCLA, UCLAAISC

This June we are highlighting Native Bruin Joseph Nelson / Kaaxúxgu from the Tlingit/Eyak Nation, Class of 1996. Joseph is a Native Bruin Class of 1996. BA in Political Science with a minor in American Indian Studies UCLA 1996, MA in American Indian Studies UCLA 1998, JD from Loyola Law School 2001. While at UCLA, … Read more

Native Bruins: Past, Present & Emerging – Jessica Fremland

March 3, 2022January 10, 2022 Native Bruins, News lakota, NativeBruin, NativeBruins, UCLA, UCLA AISC

This December we are highlighting Native Bruin Jessica Fremland, from the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Nation. Jessica Fremland (she/her/hers) is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota currently living on Kumeyaay land in what is often referred to as San Diego, California. She obtained her BA from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in American Indian Studies and a Master’s Degree in Sociology from … Read more