Family Friendly

Waterways

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
A waterway is a river, canal, or ocean passage that serves as a route of travel or transport, like veins or highways. Waterways are sacred lifelines, essential for survival, and what connects us all. The Waterways exhibition will focus on the ongoing and interdependent relationships between California’s people and natural environments. It will highlight cultural history, traditional ecological knowledge, and contemporary practices to address environmental problems facing Californians today.

 

Adults — $18, Students and Seniors — $14, Children (3–12) — $8, Free hours Tuesday and Wednesday from 1—4 p.m. Advanced registration is required for free days.

 

Tuesdays – Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
theautry.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1487135, -118.2812551

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$18
Contact Phone
323.667.2000
Event ID
10346981
Event Main Image

Stirs Up the Dust

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
In Stirs Up the Dust, Wendy Red Star creates a series of celestial couture garments titled Thunder Up Above. Red Star reimagines the regalia associated with Pow Wow in futuristic terms. Performed within a Martian landscape, Red Star’s regalia projects the wearer into the future, bringing her high-style, cosmic Pow Wow to outer space and worlds beyond.

 

Tuesdays – Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

Adults—$18, Students and Seniors—$14, Children (3–12)—$8. Free hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. Advanced registration is required for free days.
Website Link
theautry.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1486202, -118.2812132

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$14 – $18
Contact Phone
323.667.2000
Event ID
10346714
Event Main Image

Human Nature Event

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Focusing on four key California stories – Salmon, Fire, Desert, and Waterways – Human Nature reveals how traditional ecological knowledge can help current residents understand and care for the environment. Vividly illustrated with Native American objects and contemporary artworks, photography, soundscapes, and multimedia displays, the exhibition investigates how culture and ecology merge in the California landscape.

 

Adults—$18, Students and Seniors—$14, Children (3–12)—$8. Free hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Advanced registration is required for free days.

 

Tuesdays – Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Website Link
theautry.org/exhibitions/human-nature
Event Date
-
Event Location

Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1487135, -118.2812551

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$18
Contact Phone
323.667.2000
Event ID
10342042
Event Main Image

The American French Film Festival

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The American French Film Festival will be a week of French films and Series premieres in Hollywood. It will be one of the biggest events dedicated to French cinema and series in the world, with an exclusive program of sixty programs, including world and North American premieres. All films will be presented with English subtitles.
Website Link
theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Directors Guild of America Theater Complex
7920 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0975387, -118.362589

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check website for ticket prices, free screenings and free events.
Event ID
10336921
Event Main Image

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Lando Hall of California History at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County starts with a section on the First Californians including a dwelling and household implements, before moving through 400 years of history to the present day.

 

Adults — $15, Seniors and Students — $12, Children 3 to 12 — $7
Website Link
nhm.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0170769, -118.2886818

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$12 – $15
Event ID
10342120
Event Main Image

Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Future Imaginaries delves into the emergence of Futurism in modern Indigenous art. The exhibit showcases over 50 artworks that interweave elements of science fiction, self-determination, and Indigenous technologies from various Native cultures. The show also envisions sovereign futures. It challenges historical myths and the enduring impact of colonization, including environmental degradation and harmful stereotypes, offering a transformative experience that inspires hope for the future.

 

Adults — $18, Students and Seniors — $14, Children (3–12) — $8, Free hours Tuesday and Wednesday from 1—4 p.m. Advanced registration is required for free days.

 

Tuesdays – Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
theautry.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1487135, -118.2812551

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Contact Phone
323.667.2000
Event ID
10342342
Event Main Image

LIVING RESISTANCE PANEL DISCUSSION: COMMUNITY HEALING, A DECOLONIZED APPROACH FROM RADICAL WOMEN OF COLOR

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Jocelyn Ramirez moderated Community Healing: A Decolonized Approach from Radical Women of Color as part of The Ford’s Living Resistance festival. This panel discusses ways to heal minds, bodies, and spirits through alternative approaches with wellness practitioners Claudia Serrato, Adriana Alejandre, and Dania Cabello.
Website Link
theford.com/about/watch-and-listen/ford-digital-festivals-living-resistance?watch-and-listen=
Event Date
Event Location

Online at the Ford
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10340735
Event Main Image

Indian Alley: Pamela J. Peters on the Urban Migration of American Indians

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The work of Diné artist and documentarian Pamela J. Peters addresses the complex relationship between Native Americans and the US government, exploring the history of coercive assimilation, displacement, and cultural erasure. In this program, Peters screens her short film Indian Alley (2021) to discuss the migration of American Indians to urban centers such as Los Angeles under the false promises of government relocation programs.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=h1-0m6bYmOM
Event Date
Event Location

Online at the Getty Center
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.440.7300
Event ID
10345173
Event Main Image

The American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The online archive encompasses over 2,000 primary and secondary sources. Centering American Indian voices and perspectives, The American Indian Experience engages students with the historical experiences and contemporary practices of more than 150 Native American tribes across North America.   This electronic resource includes biographies of famous political and social figures, primary and secondary sources, and includes speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, photographs, maps, and other images.
Website Link
americanindian-abc-clio-com.ezproxy.lapl.org/
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free with Library Card
Event ID
10340369
Event Main Image

Celebrate Native American History Month with Books and Movies on KANOPY, HOOPLA and LIBBY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
You can stream films for free and on-demand on Kanopy and Hoopla and download e-books and audiobooks on Libby. The services have an extensive library of American Indian books, cinema, and documentaries that are free with your city of Los Angeles or Los Angeles County library card.

 

kanopy.com/en/lapl/category/67095
hoopladigital.com/collection/9967
libbylife.com/2023-11-06-books-to-read-during-native-american-heritage-month
Website Link
https://www.lapl.org/
Event Date
Event Location

Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10342886
Event Main Image
Family Friendly