Amplifying Native Voices | Lina Tejeda
Lina Tejeda, M.A., discusses her work elevating Native narratives and histories. She leverages museum curation to amplify Native voices in spaces that have historically silenced them. Ms. Tejeda emphasizes the critical importance of centering these narratives to achieve cultural equity and accurate historical representation.
Lina Tejeda, M.A., is half Pomo from her tribal homelands in Northern California and half Mexican from Nayarit, Mexico. She holds a Master's degree in History from California State University, San Bernardino, with a special focus on California Indian History and museum studies/public history. Lina is passionate about working within institutions to advocate for the return of sacred cultural items to the tribal nations to which they belong and for telling the true histories of the California Indian people. In her spare time, she is a traditional Pomo dancer who is actively learning about her cultural traditions, including basket weaving, regalia making, singing, and California's traditional ecological knowledge. While her primary passion lies in her own cultural heritage, she enjoys all areas of history, including British, French, and U.S. social histories.