Speaker: Kanyon "Coyote Woman" Sayers-Roods, Co-Founder - CEO | Kanyon Konsulting, LLC - Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan Ohlone People

"Coyote Woman" a Ohlone & Chumash California Native will guide the audience through a conversation focusing on Native American culture, language revitalization and guide participants through relevant cultural competence strategies and the importance of cultural sensitivity.  This hour will focus on honoring our history in food, language and culture while reconnecting to indigeneity, decolonization  and indigenization, addressing our responsibility as citizens to the earth and future  ancestors in training. "Coyote Woman" will use humor, pop culture references to reexamine our history, navigating our truth and reconnecting our culture to future generations.

NAHM 2020 programming at Sonoma State University is a collaboration between the Department of Native American Studies (NAMS), the HUB Cultural Center, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and Native American Progressive Students (NAPS) Follow @ssunativeamericanstudies, @ssunaps, and @ssuhub for any event updates, and for local artist features throughout the month!