Indigenous Peoples' Day Party (10/19)

We're still here even after our language was made illegal to speak
and our sustainable way of life was destroyed to assimilate us.

Party: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, 11:00 am-4:00 pm, Jerry Moss Plaza, The Music Center, DTLA

"Native American Day" in Berkeley, California, became the first Indigenous Peoples Day.

We're here to conquer, so get in line and wait for welfare checks, and say, "Thank you, sir."

Native American foods on Indigenous Peoples' Day: Three Sisters of amaranth, beans, squash

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The Music Center presents: The Chapter House Indigenous Peoples' Day Party

Native American blended beauty (Fiiliia)

Celebrate Los Angeles’ Indigenous communities on October 19th, 2024, at Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center. FREE.

The Music Center’s programming arm, TMC Arts, in partnership with The Chapter House, create a space on two Saturdays in October for cultural affirmation and joy among the county’s Indigenous communities.

We were the guardians of this land.

The goal is to foster greater awareness, respect, and understanding of the ongoing cultural contributions of Indigenous people among Los Angeles County residents.

These events are by and for Indigenous Peoples. ALL are welcome to join in.

Coinciding with Grand Ave Arts: All Access, one of L.A.’s longest-running, FREE open house experiences for arts and culture exploration in Downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center will host a live drumming performance, live DJ sets, art workshops as well as the return of the marketplace — on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center.

Performances by:

Full Circle Indigenous Planning + Design (ABC)

• DJ Brian Frejo; Hale & Company Drum Group; Native Voices in residence with Center Theatre Group; comedians and storytellers: Joey Clift, Solange Aguilar and Gigi Modrich

Marketplace Vendors:

• Solange Aguilar, Joolie Fiveash, Sierra Edd, and Tekenya Sanchez

Art Workshops:

Native American march (photo by Dulcey Lima)

• Coloring with Blue Bird Flour design outlines with The Chapter House; block printing workshop with meztli projects; “Tovaa'ngar - Toongvey Tribal Ancestral Lands” workshop with Virginia Carmelo; Ethical Sage Harvesting workshop with Nolan Eskeets

Artwork by:

• Mercedes Dorame

Let us know you're coming: The Chapter House Indigenous Peoples' Day Party RSVP (typeform.com).

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“All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

21 myths about American Indians debunked

Authors Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker have 4.7 out of 5 stars with 380 ratings. This book is part of: Myths Made in America (a series of nine books).

This book unpacks the 21 most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans.

In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations.

Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as:

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  The classic history explainer

  “Columbus discovered America”
• “Thanksgiving proves the Indians welcomed Pilgrims”
• “Indians were savage and warlike”
• “Europeans brought civilization to backward Indians”
• “The United States did not have a policy of genocide”
• “Sports mascots honor Native Americans”
• “Most Indians are on government welfare”
• “Indian casinos make them all rich”
• “Indians are naturally predisposed to alcohol”

We set the record straight for everyone to know

Each chapter deftly shows how these myths are rooted in the fears and prejudice of invading European settlers and in the larger political agendas of a settler colonial state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance.

Accessibly written and revelatory, “All the Real Indians Died Off” challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history. More