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[email protected]. Vol. XLIV, No. 4 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE Monday, October 25, 2010 OFCoyote CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOR 44 YEARS Chronicle www.coyotechronicle.comwww.coyotechronicle.com SMSU hosts Native American activist By KATHERINE ORR Staff Writer The Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU) is a mere symbol of the Native American Teters is an activist against the misuse and misrepresentation of Native Americans culture and infl uence here on campus. The Pow Wow that was held earlier this month was and their symbols in contemporary society. a welcome celebration of several different Native American cultures. She is also a member of the Spokane Tribes, and as such, said she felt there was no However, the Native American culture is oftentimes mocked in popular culture and safe place when the mascot of her school - University of Illinois, was Chief Illiniwek. media. “Indian imagery [was] connected to different things,” said Teters. On Tuesday, Oct. 19, nearly four hundred staff and students welcomed guest lecturer, While still a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Teters said she brought her Charlene Teters, who spoke on behalf of such circumstances in the SMSU Events Center.