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Join us for a free virtual event:

Land Acknowledgement: Indigenous Regional History

Hosted by the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, College of Medicine–Tucson, this free virtual event will consider ways in which we can explore the cultural history of the region and recognize the Indigenous communities of the area.

Speakers: Carlos Gonzales, MD, FAAFP [of Yaqui and Mexican descent], Justin Kaye 4th-year COM-T medical student [Diné (Navajo) and Hopi] and Mark Andres Bigbey 2nd-year COM-T medical student [Cherokee and of Pascua Yaqui decent]

Date and time: Wednesday, August 11, 2021. 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Location: Join this live virtual event via Zoom at:
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88179079916?pwd=dHp2UGJmNm9iWFlVWjNubzdpa0VJQT09

Password: DEI

Open to all COM-T faculty, staff, residents, and students

Credit: This event has been approved for 1 hour of DEI credit by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion Office, College of Medicine–Tucson, The University of Arizona.

Learning Objectives:

To learn about the longstanding cultural history of the land upon which The University of Arizona exists so that we may acknowledge and honor those peoples and cultures who have lived in this region prior to, during and since colonization and land displacement.

To become informed about the region’s cultural history as a way to support and celebrate the Indigenous communities of this region.

To learn of ways in which we can take action to support the Indigenous communities of this region.

To gain familiarity with, and understand the importance of, appropriate land acknowledgment statements.

The Speakers

Carlos R. Gonzales, M.D., Assistant Dean Curricular Affairs and Associate Professor of FCM- UofA College of Medicine-Tucson. Carlos advises on Traditional Indian-Western Medicine Collaboration at the College. He received his B.A. from Carleton College- Northfield, MN- 1977; M.D. from University of Arizona, College of Medicine- Tucson, AZ- 1981; an FM Residency at UNMH- Albuquerque, NM- 1984. Carlos is a sixth-generation Tucsonan of Yaqui and Mexican descent. He participates in the Traditional Easter Ceremonies at the New Pascua Yaqui Pueblo. He also leads Yaqui-Inipi Way Sweat Lodge Ceremonies.

Justin Kaye: Justin is Diné (Navajo) and Hopi and is from Tuba City and Moenkopi, Arizona on the Navajo and Hopi reservation. His interest in medicine began from attending and participating in various ceremonies growing up. He is from a long line of Dine healers known as Hataałii. He holds a Professional Science Masters in Applied Biosciences from the University of New Mexico and an MS in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Arizona. He is currently a 4th-year medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson.

Mark Andres Bigbey: Mark is a registered member of the Cherokee Nation and a Descendant of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. He is the President of the Assoc. of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS) Chapter of the UA COM-T. Mark's interest in medicine began primarily through mentorships affiliated with the Indian Health Service, where he and his family received healthcare. He is currently a 2nd-year medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson. Mark is an advocate for rural health disparities impacting Native American culture and populations and is participating in a general surgery summer-clerkship, serving primarily members of the Navajo Nation (Diné) in Tuba City and Moenkopi Arizona on the Navajo and Hopi reservation.

For more information, contact Christina Renteria (crenteria@arizona.edu) or Keith LaBaw (klabaw@arizona.edu).

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