President’s Native American Advisory Council
The University of California President’s Native American Advisory Council advises senior UC leadership on a broad range of issues that affect the the experience of Native American members of the UC community — students, faculty and staff. This council is convened by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Relevant areas include:
- Treatment of Native American human remains and cultural artifacts
- Recruitment and retention of Native American students, faculty and staff at UC
- Academic and co-curricular issues related to UC’s Native American community
- Opportunities for university engagement with Native American communities in California
PNAAC-supported efforts include:
- Guidance on UC Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation
- Advocacy for the development of the Native American Opportunity Plan
Membership
The Council comprises educators, scholars, tribal leaders, policy makers and UC faculty and staff who can speak on issues pertaining to the Native American community. Members are appointed by the president of the university. Council members serve two-year terms and may be reappointed to a successive term, not to exceed four years.
President's Native American Advisory Council Roster 2023–2024
Randall Akee (Native Hawaiian)
Associate Professor of American Indian Studies, UCLA
Phenocia Bauerle (Crow Nation)
Director, Native American Student Development,
UC Berkeley
Olivia Chilcote (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies,
San Diego State University
Wallace Cleaves (Gabrieleno-Tongva Tribe)
Associate Dean and Director, University Writing Program, UC Riverside
Johnny Hernandez (San Manuel Mission Band of Indians)
Vice Chairman San Manuel Mission Band of Indians
Elena Hood (Absentee Shawnee, Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians, Choctaw)
Asst. Professor, Faculty, American Indian Studies
Palomar College
Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk)
Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz
Jim McQuillen (Yurok Tribe)
Education Director,
California State Board of Education (SBE) Member
Rudy Ortega, Jr. (Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians)
President Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
Lorelle Ross (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)
Tribal Vice Chair
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Jesus Tarango (Wilton Rancheria)
Chairman Wilton Rancheria
Ricardo Torres (Winnemem Wintu)
Professor Emeritus, CSU Sacramento
President's Native American Advisory Council Roster 2022–2023
Randall Akee
(Native Hawaiian)
Associate Professor, Public Policy and American Indian Studies, UCLA
Cutcha Baldy
(Hoopa Valley Tribe)
Associate Professor, Native American Studies,
Humboldt State University
Phenocia Bauerle
(Crow Nation)
Director, Native American Student Development,
UC Berkeley
Olivia Chilcote
(San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies,
San Diego State University
Wallace Cleaves
(Tongva Tribe)
University Writing Program, Associate Director,
UC Riverside
Jeff Grubbe
(Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians)
Tribal Chair, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Elena Hood
(Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians)
Director of the Intertribal Resource Center,
UC San Diego
Amy Lonetree
(Ho-Chunk)
Associate Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz
Valentin Lopez
(Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)
Tribal Chair, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Merri Lopez-Keifer
(San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Director of the Office of Native American Affairs, California Dept. of Justice Attorney General's Office
Mark Macarro
(Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians)
Tribal Chair, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Cody J. Martinez
(Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation)
Tribal Chair, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Nicole Myers-Lim
(Pinoleville Tribal Nation)
Executive Director, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Terria Smith
(Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla)
California Indian Publishing Director, Heyday; Editor, News From Native California
Stanley Rodriguez
(Kumeyaay — Santa Ysabel Band of the Iipay Nation)
Tribal Council Member, Santa Ysabel Tribal Government
Niki Sandoval
(Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians)
Senior Strategic Development Manager, WestEd
Christina Snider
(Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians)
Executive Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission
Wendy Teeter
Curator of Archaeology, Fowler Museum, UCLA
Ricardo Torres
(Winnemem Wintu)
Faculty/Counselor, Cal State Sacramento
President's Native American Advisory Council Roster 2021–2022
Randall Akee
(Native Hawaiian)
Associate Professor, Public Policy and American Indian Studies, UCLA
Cutcha Baldy
(Hoopa Valley Tribe)
Associate Professor, Native American Studies, Humbolt State University
Phenocia Bauerle
(Crow Nation)
Director, Native American Student Development, UC Berkeley
Olivia Chilcote
(San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies, San Diego State University
Wallace Cleaves
(Tongva Tribe)
University Writing Program, Associate Director, UC Riverside
Jeff Grubbe
(Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians)
Tribal Chair, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Elena Hood
(Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians)
Director of the Intertribal Resource Center, UC San Diego
Amy Lonetree
(Ho-Chunk)
Associate Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz
Valentin Lopez
(Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)
Tribal Chair, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Merri Lopez-Keifer
(San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Director of the Office of Native American Affairs, California Dept. of Justice Attorney General's Office
Mark Macarro
(Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians)
Tribal Chair, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Cody J. Martinez
(Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation)
Tribal Chair, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Nicole Myers-Lim
(Pinoleville Tribal Nation)
Executive Director, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Terria Smith
(Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla)
California Indian Publishing Director, Heyday; Editor, News From Native California
Stanley Rodriguez
(Kumeyaay — Santa Ysabel Band of the Iipay Nation)
Tribal Council Member, Santa Ysabel Tribal Government
Niki Sandoval
(Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians)
Senior Strategic Development Manager, WestEd
Christina Snider
(Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians)
Executive Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission
Wendy Teeter
Curator of Archaeology, Fowler Museum, UCLA
Ricardo Torres
(Winnemem Wintu)
Faculty/Counselor, Cal State Sacramento
(Wyandot)
Professor of History, Chair in American Indian Affairs, UC Riverside
President's Native American Advisory Council Roster 2020–2021
Randall Akee
(Native Hawaiian)
Associate Professor, Public Policy and American Indian Studies, UCLA
Phenocia Bauerle
(Crow Nation)
Director, Native American Student Development, UC Berkeley
Joyce Burel
(Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians)
Marriage and Family Therapist
Jeff Grubbe
(Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians)
Tribal Chair, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Nicole Lim
(Pinoleville Tribal Nation)
Executive Director, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Amy Lonetree
(Ho-Chunk)
Associate Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz
Valentin Lopez
(Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)
Tribal Chair, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Merri Lopez-Keifer
(San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Director of the Office of Native American Affairs, California Dept. of Justice Attorney General’s Office
Mark Macarro
(Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians)
Tribal Chair, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Cody J. Martinez
(Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation)
Tribal Chair, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Greg Sarris
(Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)
Tribal Chair, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Terria Smith
(Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla)
California Indian Publishing Director, Heyday Editor, News From Native California
Christina Snider
(Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians)
Executive Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission
Wendy Teeter
Curator of Archaeology, Fowler Museum, UCLA
Ricardo Torres
(Winnemem Wintu)
Faculty/Counselor, Cal State Sacramento
Cliff Trafzer
(Wyandot)
Professor of History, Chair in American Indian Affairs, UC Riverside
President's Native American Advisory Council Roster 2019–2020
Randall Akee
(Native Hawaiian)
Associate Professor, Public Policy and American Indian Studies, UCLA
Phenocia Bauerle
(Crow Nation)
Director, Native American Student Development, UC Berkeley
Dino Beltran
(Koi Nation of the Lower Lake Rancheria)
Vice Chairman, Koi Nation of Northern California
Joyce Burel
(Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians)
Marriage and Family Therapist
Jeff Grubbe
(Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians)
Tribal Chair, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Matthew Hanks Leivas
(Chemehuevi Indian Tribe)
Director, Chemehuevi Cultural Center
Nicole Lim
(Pinoleville Tribal Nation)
Executive Director, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Amy Lonetree
(Ho-Chunk)
Associate Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz
Valentin Lopez
(Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)
Tribal Chair, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Merri Lopez-Keifer
(San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians)
Director of the Office of Native American Affairs, California Dept. of Justice Attorney General’s Office
Mark Macarro
(Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians)
Tribal Chair, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Cody J. Martinez
(Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation)
Tribal Chair, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Desiree Martinez
(Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe)
Archaeologist, Cogstone Resource Management
Marshall McKay
(Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation)
Commissioner, Native American Heritage Commission
Greg Sarris
(Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)
Tribal Chair, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Terria Smith
(Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla)
California Indian Publishing Director, Heyday Editor, News From Native California
Christina Snider
(Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians)
Executive Secretary, Native American Heritage Commission
Wendy Teeter
Curator of Archaeology, Fowler Museum, UCLA
Ricardo Torres
(Winnemem Wintu)
Faculty/Counselor, Cal State Sacramento
(Wyandot)
Professor of History, Chair in American Indian Affairs, UC Riverside
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Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Policy
UC’s systemwide Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Policy strengthens practices and procedures facilitating the repatriation of Native American and Native Hawaiian human remains and cultural items.
See UC Advisory Group on Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation of Human Remains and Cultural Items