May 5th marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
The MMIP crisis is often framed within legal and jurisdictional challenges, but its impact extends deeply into public health. It affects physical safety, mental health outcomes, access to care, and community wellbeing.
Recognizing MMIP as a public health crisis is critical. Healthcare professionals play an essential role in advancing awareness, improving data practices, and advocating for systems-level change.
This work cannot be siloed. Healthcare cannot stay silent.
#mmip #mmipawareness #publichealth #indigenous #healthequity
Honored to present at the AAIP Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop in New Mexico on “Honoring What Our Skin Holds: Integrating, Cultural Meaning in Native Clinical Practice.” 🌵🌶️☀️
This presentation centers the stories our skin carries—identity, resilience, and ancestry—and how we can integrate that cultural meaning into Native clinical practice.
Grounded in the values of the Native Dermatology National Society 🪶🏜️🌱 community, representation, cultural humility, and equity. Healing goes beyond the surface; it lives in honoring who we are. #nativehealth #nativehealthmatters #indigenous #indigenousdermatology #dermatology
Our Native communities are healthier and stronger when we honor our traditions medicines and ways 🌱🥼🩺🪶
#nativeinmedicine #native #medicine #healing #nativeamerican
What an absolute honor to provide cultural exchange and dermatological education to the Association of American Indian Physicians Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop attendees 🌵🪶🌶️🏜️🩺🥼(Physicians, Traditional Healer PhDs, Med Students, Premedical Students, Tribal leaders, Medical Administrators & community members)
Truly a beautiful collaboration between @nativedermsociety & @a_hnoven
What a wonderful week surrounded by amazing and trailblazing Indigenous PHDs, researchers, elders, tribal leaders, fellow Native youth, and beautiful native babies!
Leaving with lots of inspiration, community, and love! Thank you to the phenomenal @indigenousdataalliance for hosting this wonderful summit and providing me the opportunity to attend as a sponsored scholar 💕🪶🔬📊🌵🧬
Had the honor of attending the @indigenousdataalliance 2026 Summit, Coming Home: Indigenous Data Governance By Us For Us 🔬🪶🧬👩🏻💻📊
Honored to wear my @wearehealers Healers Community Circle Medallion with pride 🐬
Honored to be invited on Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham lands in the Sonora Desert 🏜️🪶🌵
#nativeland #nativesinstem #nativepride #datasovereignty #nativedata
Had the privilege of presenting a 2-part series at College of the Canyons for @cocnaia 🪶❤️
Incredibly honored to share my passion project: I am California Native Medicine, inspired by my Healers Community Circle fellowship with @wearehealers
Indigenous students received medicine bundles to support them through finals! 🧬🥼🩺🌱
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and medicine with our students today.
You guided us in such a good way.
Your presence and teachings are a powerful example for our students, and we are grateful for the way you make these moments meaningful.
Thank you for helping make this day truly special. ❤️
#NativeStudentSuccess #CommunityMedicine #InAGoodWay
Join us for “I Am California Native Medicine: Bundles, Teachings, and Healing Through a Native Lens”—an interactive 2‑hour workshop open to students, staff, and the entire community.
This engaging session offers an opportunity to connect with California Native understandings of medicine through a Native lens rooted in relationship, reciprocity, and responsibility.
📍 Intercultural Center
Bonelli Hall – Lower-Level Room 14
💻 Online
Zoom ID: 832 8198 3801
🗓 Date & Time
March 18th • 12 pm – 2 pm
All are welcome—we hope to see you there!
Honored to hold space with Desirae Barragan as they shared “Baskets of Indigenous Knowledge,” offering teachings from their journey into traditional healing.
Our students received knowledge that will carry them forward in their own stories and communities. Thank you, Desirae, for this meaningful exchange. 🧺
#NativeStudentSuccess #CulturalWorkshops #IndigenousHealing
🤎🌱Sharing Baskets of Indigenous Knowledge with College of the Canyons this past week with fellow Native Students and Faculty
🧬🪶My presentation honors how California Native perspectives can blend with STEM and Public Health
🌿✨ Join us for “STEM Pathway: Sharing Baskets of Knowledge” ✨🌿
We’re excited to welcome guest speaker Desirae Barragan (Gabrielino Band of Mission Indians) as she shares about Native voice in STEM, pathways into medicine, and becoming a future healer. 💛🌱
📅 February 18th
⏰ 12 PM – 1 PM
📍 Bonelli Hall – Lower Level (ICC Room 14)
🎓 FLEX Credit Available (#1799)
Come learn, connect, and be inspired by Indigenous perspectives in STEM.
🔗 Register: [email protected]
