Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

November 2, 2026

Dear Campus Community,

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time when we celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Indigenous peoples. Chaffey College is located on land that is part of the ancestral home of the Gabrieleño-Tongva people, whose traditional territory spans approximately 1.5 million acres from the western Inland Empire to the Los Angeles Basin.

Native Americans are also an important part of our campus community. I invite you to join us this month as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with our Intertribal Pow Wow from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 3. The event will include the following:

• Contemporary Native American music
• Arts, crafts, games and vendors
• Bird singers and dancers
• Intertribal dancing
• Hoop dance performance
• Native American zine workshop

You can also learn more about Native American history through the Chaffey College libguides.

We hope to see you at this month’s event to keep the stories, cultures and histories of Native Americans alive.

Sincerely,

Lisa Bailey
Acting Superintendent/President

Michael L. McClellan, Ed.D.
Associate Superintendent of Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness  

Alisha Rosas, Ed.D. 
Associate Superintendent of Student Services and Strategic Communications