Social Impact Leader Spotlight: Cheyenne Reynoso
Title:
Director of Ocean Protector’s Program and Movement-Building , Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples
Focus Area:
Los Angeles, California
Causes:
Indigenous People & Communities Rights
Community Work:
-Building the capacity of Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples to protect sacred lands, waters, and cultures.
-Centering local Native Nations’ perspectives and issues within social and environmental justice advocacy efforts and building long-term relationships with Native communities and communities of color.
Fellowships & Awards:
-2021 Weingart Fellow: The John W. Mack Movement Building Fellows Program.
-2020–21 David Putter Scholarship Fund
-Inaugural Emory Sekaquaptewa Memorial Scholarship.
Community Involvement:
-Worked to ensure that future generations of Indigenous People would find an easier pathway to college.
-For over 10 years, she has worked in California in diverse roles ranging from organizing community and cultural events that celebrate tradition, resiliency, and promote empowerment to environmental and social justice advocacy for cultural wellbeing, representation, and sustainability.
-Cheyenne’s research interests include Indigenous and Black community healing through collaborative land reclamation efforts.
-President of the American Indian Student Association.
-Represents AISA on the Cross-Cultural Center’s Umbrella Council and Southern California universities at the statewide Intertribal Collegiate Alliance.
Reynoso also organizes the annual AISA powwow, which attracts nearly 3,000 participants and requires five months of intense planning. But the hard work is worth it. “It’s so rewarding when you see the final product and the relationships that are built in the community,” says Reynoso.
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