Audience(s): Tribes, non-tribal government partners, NGO partners
Tribal Stewardship Policy Priorities: California History
Objectives: This toolkit entry houses the recordings and resources from the CNRA “A History of Native California Webinar Series." Each month, beginning in December 2025, Agency is hosting a virtual discussion of a chapter of We Are the Land: A History of Native California with co-author Professor William J. Bauer Jr.
This series was developed to support the implementation of California Natural Resources Agency’s Tribal Stewardship Policy and Toolkit. The Toolkit is intended to increase the capacity of tribes, state agencies, and non-tribal entities to advance tribal stewardship, including tribal access, collaboration, and ancestral land return according to the CNRA Tribal Stewardship Policy.
This toolkit entry houses the recordings and resources from the CNRA “A History of Native California Webinar Series." Agency hosts a monthly discussion of each chapter from We Are the Land: A History of Native California with co-author Professor William J. Bauer Jr. In these lunchtime sessions, the audience hears from the author about the chapter’s content, gets a deeper look into the history of Native California, and can participate in a Q&A moderated by the Deputy Secretary of Tribal Affairs, Geneva E.B. Thompson. After each session, webinar recordings and associated materials will be uploaded here.
Meet Professor Bauer:
Professor William Bauer Jr. is an enrolled citizen of the Round Valley Indian Tribes and a professor of history at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of three books on California Indian history, including the co-authored book We Are The Land: A Native History of California.
Chapter 1: A People of the Land, a Land for the People webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UT5eguOmWY
