Office of Tribal Relations
Rachel McBride-Praetorius, Director
Meriam Library, Room #143
530-898-6241
rmcbride@csuchico.edu
Amber Noel-Camacho, Tribal Relations Specialist
Meriam Library, Room #143
530-898-3162
anoel-camacho@csuchico.edu
Office Hours
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday–Friday
tribalrelations@csuchico.edu
Mailing Address
Office of Tribal Relations
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Native American Staff & Faculty Association
Purpose
By disrupting settler-colonial constructs at California State University, Chico, the Native American staff and faculty association provides space and place for self-identified Native American staff and faculty to build community. The association aims to provide a collective impact on issues that concern strategic planning and sense of belongingness for Native American staff and faculty at the university.
Vision
The Native American staff and faculty association will elevate visibility and participation of Native American staff and faculty at the university. Through engaged and meaningful conversations and structures of support, the association will help with;
- Recruitment and retention of Native American staff and faculty
- Visibility
- Curriculum input and inclusivity
- Collective voice
| Position | Name | Tribal Affiliation | Contact | Title |
| Officer | Rachel Praetorius-McBride | Yurok | rmcbride@csuchico.edu | Director of Tribal Relations |
| Officer | Vanessa Esquvido | Nor Rel Muk Wintu | vesquivido@csuchico.edu | Multicultural & Gender Studies |
| Member | Amber Noel-Camacho | Maidu | anoel-camacho@csuchico.edu | Tribal Relations Specialist |
| Member | Browning Neddeau | Citizen Potawatomi Nation | bmneddeau@csuchico.edu | Assistant Professor of Elementary Teacher Education, School of Education & Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies, Department of Multicultural & Gender Studies |
| Member | Don Hankins | Miwok | dhankins@csuchico.edu | Professor, Department of Geography and Planning & Field Director, CSU Chico Ecological Reserves |
| Member | Dr. Heidi C. Erickson | Cherokee Nation | hcerickson@csuchico.edu | Part-time Lecturer - Kinesiology Dept. |
| Member | Laurence Gammell | Anishnaabe Ojibwe | lgammell@csuchico.edu | Admissions Outreach Counselor |
| Member | Miranda Robinson | Mescalero Apache/Mexican American | mlrobinson@csuchico.edu | Financial Aid Advisor - Financial Aid & Scholarship Office |
| Member | Sharleen Krater | Maidu/Pit River/Washo | skrater@csuchico.edu | Associate Director of Training & Development -Associated Students |
