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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Alberto Jasso
February 27, 2024

Alumnus Alberto Jasso ’15, director of strategic philanthropy for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, was recognized with the Emerging Leader Award at the 2024 Alumni Hall of Fame celebration. Jasso was honored for his contributions in the community and at CSUSB.

Traditional dancers perform at the 2023 Pow Wow
September 19, 2023

The San Manuel Pow Wow was once again held at CSUSB — a three-day celebration featuring traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada.

Photo from the 2022 California Native American Day celebration.
September 18, 2023

The celebration, free and open to the public, caps the week-long California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference, which will see more than 1,500 elementary school students and their teachers from throughout the Inland Empire visit the campus to learn firsthand about California’s Native American culture, history and customs.

A photo from last year’s Pow Wow at CSUSB.
September 11, 2023

The San Manuel Pow Wow is a three-day celebration free to the public, featuring traditional bird singers and dancers, drum singing groups and vending from artisans representing Indian tribal nations from across North America and Canada.

CSUSB’s Molly Springer, Robert Levi Jr. and Danny Sosa Aguilar
November 21, 2022

The California Truth & Healing Council’s Nov. 18 quarterly meeting included a blessing by San Manuel Band of Mission Indian bird singers, community testimonials, a panel discussion, and speaker Kimberly Cluff, legal director of California Tribal Families Coalition.

A woman speaking on stage to a crowd of people at CSUSB on California Native American Day
September 26, 2022

Attendees learned about Native American music, art and food of the Native peoples in this region at the free event on Friday, Sept. 23.

Members of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians at the 2019 California Native American Day.
September 19, 2022

Attendees will learn about Native American music, art and food of the Native peoples in this region at the free event on Friday, Sept. 23, starting at 6 p.m.

Santos Manuel
March 17, 2022

Santos Manuel is revered by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians as a visionary man who arose in their darkest hour through extraordinary leadership, ensuring the survival of their ancestors and tribe.

Faculty in the News
October 29, 2021

Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the identity of the Capitol Riot bomb suspect and challenges in the ‘Unite the Right’ jury selection; Sally McGill (geology) talked about the Banning fault strand; and Kimberly Collins (William and Barbara Leonard Transportation Center) was quoted about the $25,000 grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for the Pathway to Logistics program.