American Indian Heritage Month

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

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free with Library Card
Event ID
10340380
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

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10342897
Event Main Image

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
10343263
Event Main Image

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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(800) 805 5385
Event ID
10346675
Event Main Image

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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10344480
Event Main Image

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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10345916
Event Main Image

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

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10342222
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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10342191
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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.763.3466
Event ID
10342101
Event Main Image

Red Nation International Film Festival

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Red Nation International Film Festival™ is dedicated to breaking the barrier of racism. The Film Festival places Native American Filmmakers at the forefront of the entertainment industry and introduces them to larger, global mainstream audiences. We also champion Native Women in Film & Television and give voice to and inspire native youth with our dedicated program Native Youth Matter™ – If I Can See It, I Can Be It.™.
Website Link
RedNationFF.com
Event Date
Event Location

AMC The Grove 14
189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
(323) 879-6948
Event ID
10341931
Event Main Image
American Indian Heritage Month