Native American Heritage Month Resource Hub
Learn
- Visit the Antelope Valley Indian Museum
- Read about Returning the People’s Land to the Tongva Community
- Watch “Tending the Wild,” a series shining a light on how Indigenous knowledge can inspire a new generation of Californians to find a balance between humans and nature, produced by KCET and the Autry Museum.
Act
Support LA-based indigenous businesses:
Celebrate
Refractions
Opening Reception Sunday, November 3, 2024
Annenberg Community Beach House
Refractions is a collection of contemporary artworks by Native and Indigenous artists from or connected to the Los Angeles region.
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Antikoni
November 8 - 24, 2024
Southwest Campus at the Autry Museum of the American West)
In this timely retelling of a Greek classic, a Nez Perce family is caught between the pressures of the outside world—where a Nationalist Party threatens to silence their history. produced by Native Voices theater group.
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LA County Public Library Programming
November 1 - 30
Various free adult & children's programs through the month of November across LA County Public Libraries.
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3rd Annual Indigenous Drag Show
November 18, 2024
The Chapter House
Enjoy drag performances by acclaimed Native Drag Queens Lady Shug (Diné), Landa Lakes (Chikasaw), Bohenne Arreaux (Jena Choctaw), and more. The event is 18+.
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18th Annual LA Skins Fest: A Native American Film Festival
November 19 - 24, 2024
TCL Chinese Theaters
The film festival is a 6-day multicultural event celebrating the art of film, TV and new media, offering a new voice in cinema and providing a unique perspective from the indigenous community.
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39th Annual CSUN Powwow
November 30, 2024
Cal State Northridge
Annual free event featuring native music and dance, local vendors, fry bread and more.
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Chef Pyet DeSpain Residency at Abernathy’s
Now until Spring 2025
Pyet DeSpain is bringing the first indigenous menu to Los Angeles with a residency at Abernathy’s. Chef Pyet’s menu will feature Native American-Mexican fusion, inspired by her roots, her community and her family.
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Give
A Tongva led organization whose mission includes receiving and managing land back, building community for Native people, practicing traditional ceremonies, creating a native archive, and rematriating the lands by returning our native culture and ecosystems.
A community center where chapter residents of all ages meet, discuss community issues, attend classes, participate in walks and runs, and receive assistance like food, water, or medical and veterinary services.
A dedicated Residential Recovery Program that serves American Indian men and women who are battling alcohol and/or drug addiction.
Indigenous based arts & culture collaborative centering Indigeneity into the creative practice of Los Angeles by using arts-based strategies to support, advocate for, and organize to highlight Native and Indigenous Artists and systems-impacted youth.
An Indigenous women-led, intergenerational organization that is combating racism towards Indigenous people by bringing visibility and resources to the Indigenous migrant communities.