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Los Angeles County Library American Indian Resource Center

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) was established in 1979 by the Los Angeles County Library to address informational needs for and about American Indians in Los Angeles County. The AIRC collection is the largest public library collection of its kind in the U.S. AIRC is also an information center that announces events, classes, and conferences pertaining to American Indians—local, regional, and national—on topics ranging from health issues to education, legal issues, economic issues, politics, and culture.
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/american-indian-resource-center
Event Date
Event Location

Huntington Park Library
6518 Miles Ave.
Huntington Park, 90255
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9803535, -118.2186682

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.583.1461
Event ID
10343277
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Native Land Digital Map

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Native Land Digital is the largest free interactive map of Indigenous territories available online. It strives to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources such as our map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide. We strive to go beyond old ways of talking about Indigenous people and to develop a platform where Indigenous communities can represent themselves and their histories on their own terms. In doing so, Native Land Digital creates spaces where non-Indigenous people can be invited and challenged to learn more about the lands they inhabit, the history of those lands, and how to actively be part of a better future going forward together.
Website Link
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/tongva-gabrieleno
Event Date
Event Location

Online
Online
Online, NY 10001
United States

Event Lat/Long
40.7136487, -74.0087126

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(800) 805 5385
Event ID
10346689
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SHADES OF LA PHOTO COLLECTION

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The library has an archive of over 7,000 photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and copied in a project sponsored by Photo Friends, a library support group. They include daily life, social organizations, work, personal, and holiday celebrations. In addition to the images, there are oral histories about living in Southern California.
Website Link
lapl.org/collections-resources/photo-collection/shades-la
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10344494
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Hollywood’s Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Celebrate Native Americans in LA’s film industry with author Angela Aleiss as she discusses her new book Hollywood’s Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance.
Website Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apIqtCnamh8
Event Date
Event Location

Online – Los Angeles County Library
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10345930
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Native American ALOUD Podcasts

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Numerous Native American-related events have taken place at the Mark Taper Auditorium as part of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ ALOUD series. Explore the best of those conversations online.
Website Link
lapl.org/native-american/aloud
Event Date
Event Location

Online at the Los Angeles Central Library
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10342236
Event Main Image

Welcome to Tongvaland

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
A video poem about a Navajo learning more about the traditional tribal people in Los Angeles known as the Tongva people. They are not gone, but very much alive all over Los Angeles.
Website Link
https://pamelajpeters.com/
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10342205
Event Main Image

Celebrating the Art of L. Frank — Holding Hands Across Time

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
L. Frank Manriquez is a Two-Spirit person of Tongva, Ajachmem, and Rarámuri descent. Her art has been featured worldwide in museums and art galleries. We sat down with L. Frank to hear about her art and how it speaks to communities typically erased from mainstream L.A. culture.
Website Link
nhm.org/stories/holding-hands-across-time
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, Los Angeles Natural History Museum
900 W. Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0173004, -118.2888392

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.763.3466
Event ID
10342115
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Kids Path — Book Bundles to Go

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Are you looking for children’s books but don’t know where to start? Let the library surprise your child (and you!) with a beautiful selection of books from Book Bundles To Go. Each Bundle consists of five books based on interest level, theme, or type of book. Every bundle is different! We will choose exciting books for you from our libraries throughout Los Angeles. To receive your personalized Book Bundle To Go, fill out the form on the website.
Website Link
lapl.org/kids/book-bundles
Event Date
Event Location

Your local branch library
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10341900
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CELEBRATE LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH WITH BOOKS AND MOVIES ON KANOPY, HOOPLA AND LIBBY

Event Type
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
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 Latin American and Spanish language books, cinema, and documentaries that are free with your city of Los Angeles or Los Angeles County library card.
Website Link
kanopy.com, hoopladigital.com/collection/3929, libbyapp.com
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10329333
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NEW AMERICANS INITIATIVE

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

As the second-largest city in the United States, Los Angeles is home to immigrants from more than 140 countries. New Americans Initiative is working with our community partners to bring important immigration and citizenship information to you. Do you want to make an appointment or have questions? Call us and leave a message in English or Spanish at 213.228.7390. A library staff member will return your call within two days.

 

New Americans Centers are located at the following libraries: Central Library,
Echo Park Branch Library, Junipero Serra Branch Library, Pacoima Branch Library,
Pio Pico – Koreatown Branch Library, Wilmington Branch Library

Website Link
lapl.org/newamericans
Event Date
Event Location

United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10330345
Event Main Image
Free