When circumstances prevented the appearance of a CSULB professor, an LBCC indigenous student stepped up to share her personal perspective on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement last Wednesday at PCC.

The student who led the event, Emma Manetta, is a Yurok Native and the Co-President of the Native American Indigenous Collaborative at LBCC. 

Manetta opened the discussion with a traditional introduction in Yurok language and included American sign language. A common saying in the tribe is “to’ ko’moyok’,” which means “I understand, you.” Her hope for the presentation was for attendees to feel seen.