Events

Valentin Lopez – Amah Mutsun Tribal History & Importance of Traditional Land Stewardship
February 19 @ 9:30 am | Humanities 1, Room 210
Join us as we welcome Valentin Lopez, Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band for his talk “Amah Mutsun Tribal History & Importance of Traditional Land Stewardship.”
Valentin Lopez is the Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, one of three historic tribes that are recognized as Ohlone. The Amah Mutsun are comprised of the indigenous descendants forcibly taken to Missions San Juan Bautista and Santa Cruz. Chairman Lopez is also the President of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust which was established in 2012. He is a Native American Advisor to the University of California, Office of the President. He is also a Native American Adviser to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The Amah Mutsun are currently working to restore their traditional indigenous knowledge regarding land stewardship and ensuring that truthful history is taught. Consequently, the Amah Mutsun are very active in conservation and protection efforts within their traditional tribal territory. Chairman Lopez is working to restore the Mutsun Language and is a traditional Mutsun singer and dancer.
This event is presented by the THI More-Than-Human(ities) Laboratory Research Cluster.