Speaker Series: Desirae Barragan

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CIM Speaker Series Presents: “Healing Through Land: California Native Perspectives on Plant Medicine, Culture, and Wellness”

This interactive presentation explores the relationship between land, plant medicines, cultural identity, and wellness within California Native communities. Participants will learn how traditional ecological knowledge, healing plants, and cultural practices continue to support community wellness and resilience today. Through an Native public health lens, the presentation will honor how Native communities protect ancestral knowledge while navigating modern conversations around holistic health and healing.

About the Speaker:

Desirae Barragan is an enrolled member of the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians of Southern California, and an emerging advocate for Indigenous public health and cultural wellness. She received her B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles and is currently pursuing her…