Under general supervision of the Chief Deputy Executive Secretary, the Office Technician is responsible for a broad spectrum of clerical and administrative duties in order to support the Environmental and Cultural Division, Administrative Division, Chief Deputy Executive Secretary, and Executive Secretary. The OT will be required to work closely with Cultural and Environmental staff to perform education and outreach efforts and be expected to complete tasks utilizing high originality of creativity to contribute to NAHC strategic goals. The OT (T) will need to have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and independent judgment to carry out assigned tasks with minimal supervision and direction. The OT (T) must work in a team environment, have strong communication skills, work well under pressure, and meet short deadlines.
CalCareers: JC-390210 Office Technician (Typing)
The 56th Annual Native American Day is returning to the West Steps of the Capitol on September 22, 2023. This year’s theme is “Protecting Our People Through Sovereignty: Past, Present, and Future”. This event is free and open to the public.
We are happy to share this year’s official poster, featuring artwork by Eric Wilder/Kashaya Pomo.
We hope to see you there!
On June 29, 2023, the State Auditor completed and filed its findings regarding the California State University System’s progress in repatriating its collections. The audit found that out of 21 CSU’s with NAGPRA collections, more than half have not repatriated any remains or cultural items to Tribes. More than half don’t know the extent of the remains and cultural items in their collections, and as a whole, the system has only repatriated 6 percent of its collections.
A full report on the findings and the State Auditor’s recommendations can be found at the following link: http://auditor.ca.gov/reports/2022-107/index.html#section3
In October of 2021, San Jose State Professor Elizabeth Weiss posted a picture of herself posing with a skull and handling it without gloves. This post stirred outrage in the Native community and received heavy backlash, as well as a response from the Native American Heritage Commission deeming the post unacceptable. She had originally been locked out of the school’s collection of skeletal remains and filed a lawsuit, claiming the University retaliated against her; however, she lost her battle to regain access to the collection. Instead, she and the University have reached a settlement to have her voluntarily submit her resignation. She will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
The full story can be read at the following link: https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/06/26/controversial-san-jose-state-prof-who-posed-with-native-american-skull-to-resign-after-settlement-reached/
The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) has launched a $101 million grant program. This program, developed in response to consultations with tribes and backed with funding approved by Governor Newsom and the Legislature, supports tribal initiatives that benefit their communities while progressing the state’s climate and conservation goals. The Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Grant Program will support tribes in reacquiring ancestral land, addressing climate change’s impact on their communities, and protecting the environment’s biodiversity.
To learn more, please visit the following link: Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Program (ca.gov)
Under the administrative direction of the Executive Secretary, the Chief Counsel serves as the principal legal adviser to the Executive Secretary and the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) providing advice and counsel to ensure internal compliance with control agency laws, regulations, and policies.
The Chief Counsel plans, directs, organizes, and manages NAHC’s Legal Department staff in enforcing state laws that protect Native American cultural resources on public and private lands; approves high-level policy decisions for the rule making process; responsible for overseeing administrative hearings required under CalNAGPRA and enacting policy and regulations implementing those administrative hearings; and oversees outside litigation counsel regarding any NAHC litigation matters.
CalCareers: Chief Counsel CEA JC-380272
Under the administrative direction of the Executive Secretary, the Chief Counsel serves as the principal legal adviser to the Executive Secretary and the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) providing advice and counsel to ensure internal compliance with control agency laws, regulations, and policies.
The Chief Counsel plans, directs, organizes, and manages NAHC’s Legal Department staff in enforcing state laws that protect Native American cultural resources on public and private lands; approves high-level policy decisions for the rule making process; responsible for overseeing administrative hearings required under CalNAGPRA and enacting policy and regulations implementing those administrative hearings; and oversees outside litigation counsel regarding any NAHC litigation matters.
CalCareers: Chief Counsel CEA JC-380272
The deadline to submit an exhibitor application for the 56th annual California Native American Day has been extended to August 18, 2023. Please complete this form if interested in becoming an exhibitor.
The 56th annual California Native American Day is coming back to the State Capitol on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. This event is hosted by the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association in partnership with the State of California, and is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich history and culture of California Tribes. This year’s theme is “Protecting Our People Through Sovereignty: Past, Present, and Future.” The Native American Heritage Commission is looking for more exhibitor applications to help make this another fantastic Native American Day.
For more information, please visit https://californianativeamericanday.com/ or contact us at nahc@nahc.ca.gov.
The California Water Boards is looking for applicants to showcase cultural practices at the 56th Annual California Native American Day Cultural Heritage Pavilion.
The Cultural Heritage Pavilion is an opportunity for cultural practitioners to share cultural practices, wisdom, language, and history with Native American Day attendees. Cultural Practitioners will prepare a cultural practice demonstration to attendees in a spacious tent on the capitol grounds, as well as receive an honorarium for their time and expertise. Day-of logistics and planning will be provided. This is a great opportunity to bring the rich and diverse cultural knowledge of California Native American Tribes to Native American Day.
There will be ten cultural practitioners selected. The deadline to submit an application for consideration is August 18, and selected practitioners will be notified by late August. The form to apply can be accessed using this link.
For more information, please read the below flyer.
Cultural Practitioners Invite – NAD 2023
Under the administrative direction of the Executive Secretary, the Chief Counsel serves as the principal legal adviser to the Executive Secretary and the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) providing advice and counsel to ensure internal compliance with control agency laws, regulations, and policies.
The Chief Counsel plans, directs, organizes, and manages NAHC’s Legal Department staff in enforcing state laws that protect Native American cultural resources on public and private lands; approves high-level policy decisions for the rule making process; responsible for overseeing administrative hearings required under CalNAGPRA and enacting policy and regulations implementing those administrative hearings; and oversees outside litigation counsel regarding any NAHC litigation matters.
CalCareers: Chief Counsel CEA JC-380272
The 56th annual California Native American Day is coming back to the State Capitol on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. This event is hosted by the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association in partnership with the State of California, and is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich history and culture of California Tribes. This year’s theme is “Protecting Our People Through Sovereignty: Past, Present, and Future.” To facilitate making this another great event, the Native American Heritage Commission is requesting exhibitor and retail vendor applications. If interested in becoming an exhibitor or retail vendor, please complete this form.
For more information, please visit https://californianativeamericanday.com/ or contact us at nahc@nahc.ca.gov. We appreciate your interest in making this another fantastic Native American Day.
As noted in a previous Announcement, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) has updated and listed Inventories & Summaries (Collections) found in the Tribal Resource: Collections – Database page on the NAHC Website (Site) to the Preliminary Inventories & Summaries page and Final Inventories & Summaries page on the Site that meet the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 8013(b) or (c). The Collections’ progression to Preliminary Status initiates the 30-Day Tribal Review Period set forth in HSC section 8013(j).
The NAHC will also posted all Unverified Pending Claims, Verified Pending Claims, Accepted Claims, and Disputed Claims beginning June 2023 in the Claims/Request for Repatriation tab on the Site.
