Rebecca Hernandez: American Indian Culture and Christian Sacred Art

Rebecca Hernandez, PhD is Community Archivist at the UC Santa Cruz University Library where she partners with local stakeholders to promote the acquisition, preservation, and use of archival materials that document the communities of Santa Cruz County. She served as Director of the UCSC American Indian Resource Center from 2014-2021 where she worked with the team to create collaborative programs across campus including the People of Color Sustainability Collective and the UCSC Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Series. Rebecca also serves as a consultant for nonprofits and museums, offers workshops and presentations on Native Americans in the United States and assists educators at all levels with curriculum and training development. She is driven by the desire to create equitable, creative spaces for people to learn and share ideas, stories and histories. She holds an MFA in Exhibition Design and Museum Studies from CSU Fullerton, is a graduate of the UCLA American Indian Studies MA Program and earned her PhD in American Studies at the University of New Mexico.

Rebecca is Mescalero and Warm Springs Apache.

Music heard during this episode:

  • Alleluia - Recorded at Sandcreek Eufaula Indian Baptist Church in Wewoka, Okla. Songs led by Pastor Houston Tiger

  • "ESTVMVN ESTOMEN FULLATSKIS" performed by Wotko Long, Tootsie Brown, and Wisey Brown from the film "This May Be the Last Time"

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