Jayden Lim – My Culture Is Not a Costume

Award-winning young Pomo activist Jayden Lim of the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center’s Tribal Youth Ambassadors program illuminates the hidden history of California and how she has had to grapple with stereotypes and historical trauma to find her identity as a Native youth.

This speech was given at the 2018 Bioneers Conference. Read the full text version.

To learn more about Jayden and her work, visit the The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center.

View more keynotes, transcripts, and more from the 2018 Bioneers Conference.

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