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2024年11月12日

大学校长卢克·伍德（Luke Wood）宣布成立萨克拉门托州立印第安人学院（萨克拉门托 State Native American College），这是加州首个这样的学院，为学生提供包容性的、以土著为基础的教育，促进他们与社区和部落政府的联系。

Wood and Annette Reed, who is the new college’s inaugural dean of students, made the announcement Nov. 8 in the state Capitol’s Assembly chamber. 众议员詹姆斯·拉莫斯（James Ramos）也加入了他们的行列，他是第一位当选为州议会议员的加州印第安人； 威尔顿牧场（Wilton Rancheria）董事长杰西·塔兰戈（Jesus Tarango）； 和CSU董事会主席Jack B. Clark Jr。

“It’s a first initiative of its kind to serve Native and Indigenous students,” Wood said. “We’re not establishing a program or a center, this is a college that is designed for those interested in learning more about Native life, history and culture and is led by a powerful leader and respected educator in our Native community.

“We want to serve as the place where Native students want to come and study and learn and grow in an environment that is intentionally designed to serve them.”

萨克拉门托地区几个部落的成员载歌载舞，庆祝加州印第安文化教育日。

“They were there supporting California Indian Cultural Education Day and paving the way for this transformative announcement,” Wood said. “I expect that, through this initiative, we will have the largest population of Native students in all of California.”

拉莫斯强调了新学院的重要性。

“This new 萨克拉门托 State Native American College is a testament to the power of education in preserving and uplifting our tribal nations,” said Ramos, who is a member of the Serrano/Cahuilla Tribe.

“It’s inspiring to see a university take such bold action to provide culturally relevant opportunities for Native students while building bridges between academia and tribal communities. I commend 萨克拉门托 State for setting a precedent that I hope others will follow.”

“We’re not establishing a program or a center, this is a college that is designed for those interested in learning more about Native life, history and culture and is led by a powerful leader and respected educator in our Native community." ——博彩平台校长卢克·伍德

Reed, who is an enrolled member of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, addressed the children who were sitting at legislators’ desks.

“Each of you have superpowers,” she said. “Part of your superpowers could be education, and part of your superpowers can be knowing your Native culture.

“I’m really happy to see you. … I’m looking forward to seeing you one day at 萨克拉门托 State, hopefully, or any other college you want to go to.”

萨克拉门托州立印第安人学院的第一批学生将于2025年秋季学期入学。

新学院将提供多样化的课程，将卓越的学术成就与部落价值观、传统和社区参与相结合。

“I really look forward to focusing on educating and training young leaders so our tribal communities can be even more successful than they are now,” Reed said.

“We are going to keep connected with our Native communities, and they are going to be an integral part of this college.”

“We’re hopeful that this will spur other colleges and universities to go beyond the usual and lean into supporting Native communities,” Wood said.

Interested students can apply for the 萨克拉门托 State Native American College after being accepted into 囊状态 through CSU’s general application process. 该学院向一年级或转学生开放，也向大三开始的学生开放。

所有学生都将辅修美国原住民研究，重点是美国原住民的领导能力，并且可以选择大学提供的任何专业。

萨克拉门托州立印第安人学院除了提供学生支持服务外，还将提供以职业和领导力为重点的活动和培训。 学生支持服务将通过萨克拉门托州立印第安人学院获得，并提供更流畅的大学学习途径。 每个学生都将有一位教师导师，所有学生都将通过队列模式与同龄人合作，这种模式旨在创建支持系统，有可能成为终身网络和资源。

里德说，学生们也将有美国原住民教师导师。

“This will prepare the next generation of leaders,” she said.

根据国家政策，学院向所有种族和背景的学生开放，他们对学习土著生活，历史和文化感兴趣。

囊状态 also is home to the nation’s first 布莱克荣誉学院, which offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on the Black and African American experience and is open to students of all races, cultures and majors.