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A little about meee

My name is Isabel Satala and I am Navajo and Hopi. I am from Arizona the Hoonaghaahnii (ones who walk around) clan and the first mesa. I currently live in Long Beach and attend Millikan High School. I am very passionate about my education in school I plan to some day become an orthopedist surgeon. An escape for me from anything on my mind is to run I love cross-country, running long distances without stopping for a long period of time. My family is very large and they are all very loving and love to have a great time. When I get to have some time with friends I love to go hang out and just have a great time. I chose to attend this pipeline because it seemed like a great opportunity to me and thought it would help me with my goal for my future. My first day has been overall nice and I hope to have a great experience for the next two weeks.

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Capryl Carrillo

July 29, 2013

 

 

 

            My name is Capryl, I know its unique and it gets mispronounced A LOT, but if you were to ask anyone that knows me about me they would say…..

 

C- Creative

 

A- Artistic

 

P- Picky

 

R-  Really quite

 

Y- Yokut

 

L- Little

 

 

           My tribe is on the Tule River Indian Reservation and is located on the Foot Hills of a small town names Porterville California, The sunshine state. Sadly I don’t live on the reservation, I live in town with my grandma and grandpa while my mom works and my dad is going back to school to better both his and his family’s life.

I go to Porterville high school, third generation of my family to go there. My grandpa, dad and now me, Capryl. My high school is pretty…..small big and has many students go there. I hang out with my best friend Adena, been best friends since 6th grade and now we are seniors in high school. When we turn 18 we plan to get our own place and move in together, but…..most likely not. We get into way to much trouble together, which are all her ideas, most off the time.

            When I finish high school I plan to go to college and either be an art teacher or a corner, I really have no idea which one yet. Two Way different things I know, but I really just cant choose. One day though I will find what I want to do and love my job so much it wont even seem like a job.

 

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just me say’in waz up!!!

Waz up me bloggers!

 

My name is Jenna Bautista and I am from the Tohono O’Odham Nation.  This is my first time at Pitzer College native youth pipeline and having a blast meeting new peeps. This is my first time blog’in anything and I like to be hilarious with my words. I hate pressure!!!!!!!! I’ve got 2-1 minutes and don’t what ta say. My biggest goal is ta become a marine biologist.

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The Color Blue

Today as my parents were dropping me off here for the Pipeline 2 week trip. My Mother starting ‘balling in tears’. Saying she was going to miss me the whole time I’ll be gone and it reminded me of the time I got my first hair cut at age 6 when she cried as the salon stylist cut of my braid. I laughed at her when she did this because my Mom was always the one to be overdramatic. Maybe its because I’m the last child but she had a hard time coping with how long I’ll be gone for. And now this time it was my Dad who cried like a baby in the car before he had to face everyone. And I actually like the color Blue.(:

 

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Johnathan’s Blog #1 What an awesome start!

Today was the first day at the Native American Pipeline at Pitzer collage, before I continue let me tell you about me self. My name is Johnathan Mcgowan, I am from Claremont California and 15 years old, turning 16 in a month. So about me I am going into my 3rd year at high school, so I’m going to be a junior, also I’m affiliated with the Iowa tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, which is the tribe I descend from on my mothers side. In my free time I mostly play video games competitively, I also run a gaming community as a co-founder, and that takes up most of my time besides school Speaking of school, when I graduate from high school, I plan on going to Cal Poly Pomona, or Cal tech to earn an Engineering Degree, as a Aerospace engineer. I also played in my high schools marching band, as a percussion mallet player. Some interests that I have are: listening to music, playing games, playing music, and be an active member in my Native American community. 

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Hello from Rose Henry

Welcome to the Pitzer pipeline participants of 2013. I believe that for most of you this is your first time attending college and mostly your first time a way from your community and all your supports. So I welcome you with all my heart and wisdom as I was also on a similar journey as you are because I started my own journey of a strong desire for a a better education in hopes of creating a better future for my little family.

I am from the Sliammon Nation which is where my mother is from. My father is from AlertBay / Squirrel cove area. We follow the matriarch role so I am a apart of the killer whale clan. My father is a part of the mountain goat. Both of these nations are a small part of the Salish Nation.  I have reside in Mutula for the past 29 years. Mutula is what is currently known as Victoria BC., Canada. I moved to Victoria in 1983 as a mature single parent from my hometown to attended college.

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Pipeline Receieves Grant from San Manuel

 

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July 1st, 2013

PIPELINE PROGRAM RECIEVES GRANT FROM SAN MANUEL TRIBAL COUNCIL

Pitzer’s Native American Summer Pipeline to College Summer Program 2013 (The Pipeline Program) is honored to receive a generous grant from the San Manuel Tribal Council, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians based in Highland, CA.

This is the second year that San Manuel has provided financial support for the Program; San Manuel has also been active in supporting the academic programming. For the past four years, former Chair Deron Marquez has come to talk to the Pipeline Students about on tribal governance, how it interacts with U.S. government officials, and opens up student’s minds to the possibility of serving on their own tribal councils and governments.

The Pipeline Program, partnered with Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA, is a two-week, on-campus program for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade Native students from July 29th – August 12th, 2013 at Pitzer College. It allows them to experience college life, as well as preparing for academic achievement and leadership roles from both western and traditional Native American perspectives through classes, workshops, and field trips in the Los Angeles area.

We are grateful for the vision of the San Manuel Tribal Council in supporting Native educational access and programming, as it means that we are able to continue to provide the Pipeline experience to our new and returning students; the 3-day camping trip at the Wishtoyo’s Chumash Cultural Village in Malibu, visiting the Hawaiian Gardens Powwow and Bear Ceremony, meeting Dr Lori Alvord, the first woman Diné surgeon, and the SAT Prep intensive taught by a certified instructor.

For more information, please contact Scott Scoggins, Pipeline Program Director at Pitzer College, at 909.706.5948 or email at scott_scoggins@pitzer.edu or sscoggins@westernu.edu.

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2013 Pipeline Program 2013

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Dear Pipeline Community,
I am honored to introduce to you the 4 mentors who we have chosen for the 2013 Pipeline Program session! Our mentors were chosen from a pool of very-well qualified applicants so they bring many good skills and qualities to the Program. These mentors will be responsible for taking care of your child/children during the Pipeline Program; please feel free to contact them with any concerns/questions you may have before and during the Program.
Anna Tiger (Diné)
Anna Mae Tiger was born in Santa Ana to parents Gloria Jensen and Michael Tiger, both of Native American full-blooded descent. Named after both her parents’ grandmothers, Anna Mae, she grew up enriched with the knowledge of the Dine (Navajo) culture. After losing her father at the young age of four, her mother raised her single handedly, in a small town called Apple Valley, a desert area of Southern California. Certainly watching her mother work hard, and play fair made her the young woman she is today. Proud of her culture, values and traditions she tries to exemplify everything that her grandmother and mother taught her. Taking classes at CSU, Fullerton and meeting fellow students of color helped Anna create a community of support and comfort. As the President of the Inter-Tribal Student Council, Anna created Native American events addressing stereotypes, tribal contemporary views of urban life, forum for discussing Native American identity and roles, and the impact of boarding schools. As well as outreaching to young Native American students in Reservation, Rural and Urban areas, networking with fellow Native Americans organizations at other universities, and displaying the cultural singing and dancing traditions new and old for the CSU Fullerton campus. One of her largest accomplishments is planning two successful Native American cultural events, the Powwow during the spring semesters, as well as the Indigenous Film Festival, in which her organization collaborated with a strong, encouraging and now great group of friends, MeCha de CSUF.
Amanda Leon
Amanda León has just finished her freshman year at Pitzer College in Claremont, Ca where she is a premed student majoring in Human Biology, with a minor in Spanish. Upon entering Pitzer College, Amanda found enjoyment in being an active participant in her school community. She spends her Saturdays at Pitzer tutoring the children of Pitzer’s dining hall staff, works in the Seaver Theater costume shop at Pomona College, and has acted as a host for Pitzer’s Diversity weekends. Amanda was recently selected to serve on the Pitzer Student Senate Diversity Committee and as a Mentor for the Chicano/Latino Student Association for the 2013-2014 school year. Currently, Amanda works as summer intern at UCLA Harbor Medical Center’s Neurology Department researching neurocysticercosis. She also volunteers at Whittier Presbyterian Hospital and works at the La Habra Community Center. Amanda, who is originally from La Habra, California, enjoys swimming, hiking and napping when outdoors. Her favorite hobbies include reading, sewing, and drawing; she loves good coffee and making new friends. Amanda is very excited to participate as a mentor in this year’s Summer Pipeline Program.
Charles Herman
Chuck grew up in Bethel, Alaska. He attended Ayaprun Elitnaurik, a Yup’ik Immersion elemaentary school where, until the third grade, the full school day was taught in Yup’ik and then from third grade to sixth grade, half of the day was in Yup’ik. He grew up fishing during the summers and dog mushing during the winters. He spent last semester studying Kiswahili and politics in Kenya and then the summer as a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow at Berkeley. He is currently a rising senior at Pomona College majoring in Public Policy Analysis with a focus on Sociology.
Sean Begay (Diné)
I am half Navajo and half Filipino.  My dad is from the Kinlichi’nii (Red House) Clan.  I graduated from the University of California, San Diego with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Ethnic Studies and Sociology: Science and Medicine this past June 2012.  In 2011, I had the pleasure to conduct archival research on Navajo uranium mining for the Robert McNair Scholar Program and got to present my research at the University of California, Berkeley McNair Research Symposium.  After learning about how uranium mining has affected Navajo health, I gained an interest in healthcare.  Recently, I was accepted into Northern Arizona University’s American Indian Nursing Program where only 10 individuals are chosen for the program each year. As a future nurse (and hopefully Nurse Practitioner), I hope to make an impact on the Navajo people, not only in terms of providing direct healthcare, but educationally as well.
Please help us welcome and congratulate our new 2013 Pipeline Program Mentors!
 Scott Scoggins, Pipeline Director
The Pipeline Team