Gregg Castro
He/Him
Gregg Castro [t'rowt'raahl Salinan/rumsien Ohlone], has been involved in the preservation of his cultural heritage for more than three decades, for both his late Mother’s rumsien Ohlone heritage, and on his Father’s side, on the old Salinan Nation Tribal Council (serving as Tribal Chair for a number of years) and currently the non-profit organization, Salinan T’rowt’raahl. Gregg is a member of the Society for California Archaeology (SCA). He serves on SCA’s Native American Programs Committee (NAPC) as Chair. Gregg is a volunteer Facilitator for the annual California Indian Conference, a 30+ year traditional gathering of academia and culture about California Indigenous heritage. He is a past adviser with the California Indian Storytelling Association (CISA). Gregg was also on the Archaeology Resources Committee (ARC) of the State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC). He recently founded and advises the California Indian History Curriculum Coalition, with academics and native scholars across the state, to improve K-12 social studies education. Gregg is now the Culture Director of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone, the community and organization indigenous to the San Francisco Peninsula; ARO is deeply involved in consultation and advocacy of their homeland legacy. Gregg is a published writer and an activist within the California Indigenous community, on issues regarding cultural preservation and protection, education and traditional practices.
Sessions in which Gregg Castro participates
- How Do We Get Through It? San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 15:00 - 16:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- People of Color in Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Fandom - Is everyone invited? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 16:30 - 18:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Fandom often prides itself on being open and inclusive. Join us for a discussion about whether that is a universal truth or whether the experience ...
- Building Utopia (A Canticle for Liebowitz) San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 10:00 - 11:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Utopia- Technology Driven or Socially Driven? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Futurists discuss whether it will be technology or we ourselves that shape our own dystopian/utopian future. Come learn from futurists what we can ...
- Social Justice Dystopia San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning from History San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 16:00 - 17:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Death always wins San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- An exploration of how death is viewed and dealt with in contemporary society, past cultures and in fiction, We will contrast what some would say to...
- Historical Writing San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 16:00 - 17:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Appreciation vs. Appropriation San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 17:30 - 19:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- When using cultural and religious ideas and themes from cultures and societies other than your own, what obligations, if any, are parts of that “bo...
- The Eternal Importance of Research San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- SO, what would have happened if the Brits won the War of 1812? Well, actually - they kind of did. Research before you write alternatives to the wro...
- History and Anthropology for writers. San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes