ICWA Letter - ASCSU's Signature

[Ritter,Mia]

Hello Mr. Kefalas,

It was really great to see your presentation on Wednesday evening this week. My name is Mia Ritter, and you gave me your card after my ICWA presentation so I could forward you my letter. I have attached it to this email. I hope to hear from you sometime in the near future!

All the best,

This email was sent from the ancestral and traditional land of the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Hinono'eiteen (Arapahoe) Nations and peoples. With honor, respect and gratitude I reside on, work from and heal within this land.

MIA RITTER Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Tohono O'odham/Papago Nation Major: Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary Minor: Spanish Chairwoman of the Budgetary Affairs Committee Senator for the Native American Cultural Center  ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY at the Lory Student Center, Room 206 EMAIL: ascsu_senate_bud...@colostate.edu WEBSITE: https://ascsu.colostate.edu/ Check in what's happening at the Native American Cultural Center! Website - https://nacc.colostate.edu/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nacc.csu/ HUNGRY? Rams Against Hunger can help! For food resources, visit: RamsAgainstHunger.colostate.edu NEED FOOD DELIVERED? Off-Campus Life can deliver via Food-Ops! For residents within the Fort Collins area: https://ramride.colostate.edu/food-ops-request-a-box/ For residents outside the Fort Collins area: email ramride...@gmail.com

[Ritter,Mia]

Hello Mr. Kefalas,

It's been a while! My name is Mia Ritter and we met a few weeks ago when you presented to ASCSU Student Government and I presented my Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Bill right after! I wanted to reach out to your because I am running for elections for Student Body President of ASCSU at CSU. I am running with Sammy Trout who is another Senator/Chair in ASCSU was wondering if you would be willing to give us your endorsement for our campaign? I'm attaching our flyer and our social media if you would also like to keep up with what we're up to. Sammy and I have been as part of ASCSU for 5+ years and we see so much potential for incredible change with: Transparency, Accountability, and Inclusion. If you would also like to chat over the phone or set up a meeting, I would love to connect with you again!

cell/text: 479-770-4873

This email was sent from the ancestral and traditional land of the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Hinono'eiteen (Arapahoe) Nations and peoples. With honor, respect and gratitude I reside on, work from and heal within this land.

MIA RITTER

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Tohono O'odham/Papago Nation Major: Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary

Minor: Spanish and Chemistry Housing & Dining Inclusive Community Assistant

Chairwoman of the Budgetary Affairs Committee

Senator for the Native American Cultural Center  ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY at the Lory Student Center, Room 206

EMAIL: ascsu_senate_bud...@colostate.edu WEBSITE: https://ascsu.colostate.edu/ Check in what's happening at the Native American Cultural Center! Website - https://nacc.colostate.edu/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nacc.csu/ HUNGRY? Rams Against Hunger can help! For food resources, visit: RamsAgainstHunger.colostate.edu NEED FOOD DELIVERED? Off-Campus Life can deliver via Food-Ops! For residents within the Fort Collins area: https://ramride.colostate.edu/food-ops-request-a-box/ For residents outside the Fort Collins area: email ramride...@gmail.com

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From: John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>
Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2023 3:49 PM
To: Ritter,Mia <Mia.R...@colostate.edu>
Subject: Re: ICWA Letter - ASCSU's Signature

 

** Caution: EXTERNAL Sender **

Hello Mia,

I read the ICWA letter, and congratulate you and your native colleagues for preparing a well-written and compelling document. I am more than willing to add my name to this letter, if you think such an addition would be helpful to this important cause and noting that the letter refers to student government associations. I suggest you list me as John Kefalas, CSU Alum and Larimer County Commissioner. I have attached my electronic signature if needed and would welcome an opportunity to meet with the Native American Cultural Center folks to continue our dialogue and conversation about equity, diversity and inclusion. I know that I have much to learn about the lived experience of Native American Indigenous people, and thank you for your consideration of my request and for this opportunity to participate in your advocacy work to protect the ICWA of 1978.

We, the Student Government Associations of [number universities] colleges and universities have written this letter to support the protection and maintaining of the Indian Child Welfare Act,
and the continued protection of Native families, Native land, and tribal sovereignty.

	John Kefalas County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org