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Nuestra Fiesta Latina

The Multicultural Student Union organized a Nuestra Fiesta Latina or “Our Latin Party” celebration, Friday, May 15. The event featured live salsa, merengue, and bachata music in the plaza by performers Conjunto Alegre, along with games and a photo booth. Following was a speech about bilingual education by assistant superintendent of the Oregon Department of Education, David Bautista. The night concluded with a dinner, dancing, and more performances by Mariachi Calavera and Ballet Folklorico Tlanese.

Western Oregon University’s Land Acknowledgement
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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