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Representation Matters State Council observance marks American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month Calm in the New Year Through CTA's partnership with Calm, you can provide free access to the Calm app for up to five of your dependents (16+ years old). Calm provides guided meditations, sleep stories, breathing exercises, relaxing music and kids' content to support mental well-being. Visit CTAMemberBenefits.org/Calm to register for your free, premium Calm subscription and for detailed instructions to share Calm with your family. Questions? Contact CTA Member Benefits at (650) 552-5200. CTA's Racial Equity Affairs Committee (REAC), which monitors BIPOC representation within our union and pro- vides BIPOC input on CTA programs and policies, marked American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month in November at CTA's October State Council with a special observance. Through a multimedia presentation of information and facts about indigenous peoples in the United States and California, including photos and images documenting diverse tribes and customs, important historical events and note-worthy Native Americans in the arts, govern- ment and more, the observance honored the resilience of Native peoples and their remarkable contributions to American life and culture. REAC is composed of representatives from four CTA caucuses: American Indian/Alaska Native, African Amer- ican, Hispanic and Pacific Asian American. To learn more, visit cta.org/reac. To view the presentation, go to bit.ly/CTAREAC_AIANpresentation_2024. Saundra Antonio, Alvord Educators Assn., and Naqiba Gregory at the American Indian/Alaska Native Caucus table at October State Council. Gregory is a REAC member, chair of the AI/ AN Caucus and member of West Sacramento Teachers Assn. Slide from the October 2024 State Council observance. 43 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 5 O