Inaugural California Native American Heritage Parade
November is Native American Heritage Month. To celebrate this special month, the California Legislative Native American Caucus is organizing a first-ever parade in Sacramento with tribes from around the state, music, and supporters. Click here for the Parade Participant Registration Form.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
10 AM
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Ramos youth, education and public safety bills move forward after key fiscal committee hearing
SACRAMENTO— Assemblymember James C. Ramos’s (D-San Bernardino) legislation ranging from children and youth to public safety and tribes cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense file today. The approved measures will be voted on by the full Senate by the close of session on Aug. 31.
State audits of UC and CSU for decades-long failure to return Native American human remains and objects lead to continued oversight
SACRAMENTO—Exasperated and impatient California tribal leaders and lawmakers today listened to state university system leaders lay out the steps they are taking to meet the requirements of 1990 and 2001 federal and state laws to return Native American human remains and artifacts to the appropriate tribes. The hearing follows three scathing state audits of the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems since 2019.
Ramos comments on findings of his Prop 47 Inland Empire Audit
SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) reiterated his position today that the 2014 state proposition that changed sentencing in California needs attention after receiving findings from the state auditor today. Last year, Ramos requested the audit about the impact of Proposition 47 on San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
Ramos bills to ensure greater safety on tribal reservations, combat numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous people cases move forward
SACRAMENTO—Three bills aimed at confronting the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) epidemic will move forward after the Senate Public Safety Committee today approved measures granting state peace officer status for the first time in California history to tribal law enforcement, streamlining the alert system when Native Americans are missing and improving state tracking of violence on tribal lands. Assemblymember James C.