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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024
Performance
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024
12 Oct 2024
Regular hours
- Sat, 12 Oct
- 11:00 – 16:00
Free admission
Address
- 1200 Getty Center Drive
- Los Angeles
California - 90049
- United States
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Getty hosts its third annual family event to learn about Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures. The theme this year celebrates flora, with activities sharing traditional and contemporary Indigenous perspectives and narratives.
About
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024
GETTY CENTER
Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 11 am - 4 pm
The Getty Center
Advance ticket required
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Getty hosts its third annual family event to learn about Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures. The theme this year celebrates flora, with activities sharing traditional and contemporary Indigenous perspectives and narratives.
ACTIVITIES
- Experiment with solar exposures in a cyanotype activity led by Metzli Projects
- Make your own Tongva clapper stick with Gabrielino artist, educator, and musician Lazaro Arvizu, Jr.
MUSIC
- Celebrate with performers from the Wildhorse Native American Association as they demonstrate traditional dance styles and songs
- Dance along to music performed by Flower Songs (Xochi Cuicatl in Nahuatl), musicians showcasing Indigenous instruments, poetry, and languages of Mesoamerica
FOOD
- Snack on a tasting menu inspired by the cookbook Cooking the Native Way: Chia Cafe Collective featuring cacao, chia seeds, maíz, and amaranth, and take a recipe card to try at home
FILM
- Experience films by performance artist, visual artist, and composer Suzanne Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta), screening throughout the day in the Museum Lecture Hall
POETRY
- Enjoy live readings by poets Solange Aguilar (Mescalero Apache, Yoeme, Kalinga, Kapampangan), Jessa Calderon (Tongva, Chumash, Yoeme), and Emily Clarke (Cahuilla)
TOURS
- Join Herb Club LA’s Andrea Jimenez (Chichimeca, Maya) for a garden tour highlighting how to identify native California plants
- Navigate the Getty Center gardens using a plant guide illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva, Scottish) and learn about preserving and protecting white sage (Latin: Salvia apiana; Tongva: Kasili)
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
- Learn more about community organizations The Chapter House, LA Skins Fest, the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians-Gabrielino/Tongva, and United American Indian Involvement (UAII)
SCHEDULE
11 a.m.Creative making stations available for drop-in participation
11–11:20 a.m. Performance by Wild Horse Native American Society
11:30 a.m. Films begin in Museum Lecture Hall
12–12:45 p.m.Poetry readings
1–1:20 p.m. Garden Tour
1–1:20 p.m.Performance by Flower Songs
1:30–2:15 p.m. Poetry readings
2–2:20 p.m.Performance Wild Horse Native American Society
3–3:20 p.m.Performance by Flower Songs
3–3:30 p.m.Garden Tour
4 p.m. Festival ends
Visit the Getty Research Institute's Exhibitions and Events page for more free programs.
