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Native American & Indigenous Heritage Month

November 2025!

Historical Context:
Since time immemorial, long before this land came to be called the United States, the First Peoples lived in sacred relationship with Mother Earth and listened to the songs of the wind, the rhythm of the rivers, and the wisdom shared by our plant and animal relatives. Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month, honored each November, is a time for reflection, remembrance, and healing. This month was born out of the resiliency and persistence of our elders, who dreamed that future generations would celebrate our Native cultures openly and proudly. Officially recognized in 1990, this month is a reminder of our survival, our sovereignty, and our sacred connection to the land. Through storytelling, song, ceremony, healing, and learning, we come together to honor the languages, traditions, and wisdom that have carried us through centuries. 

 

Learning Outcomes for Native American & Indigenous Heritage Month 2025
  1. Healing and Resilience: Through reflection, participants will learn how Indigenous healing practices promote community wellness, intergenerational strength, and collective resilience.
  2. Storytelling as Knowledge and Resistance: Learners will recognize storytelling as a traditional and contemporary form of Indigenous knowledge-sharing, cultural preservation, and resistance to colonial erasure.
  3. Protecting and Honoring the Land: Participants will analyze examples of Indigenous-led land protection efforts and articulate the importance of land acknowledgment as an action-based practice.
  4. Intersectionality and Identity: Learners will examine how Indigeneity intersects with race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, and other identities, and discuss how these intersections shape experiences of belonging and advocacy.
  

November 2025 Events

Opening Ceremony

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Opening Ceremony 

Date: Mon, November 3, 2025
Time: 12pm -1:30pm
Location: Multicultural Center, Building 410- Room 2030
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Native Culture and Resiliency Exhibit in collaboration with Mt. SAC Library and the Multicultural Center
Date: November 1 - November 30, 2025
Location: Building 6, Library. For Library Hours,
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First Peoples Native Center

Fall & Spring Semester Hours:
M-Th 8:00A.M. - 5:00P.M.,
Fri. 8:00A.M. - 4:30P.M.

Summer Hours:
M-Th 8:00A.M.- 5:00P.M.,
Fri. Closed 
Building 16E-2032
(909) 274-4429
fpnc@mtsac.edu
www.mtsac.edu

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Wisdom Wednesdays with Professor Jake Teran
Date: Wed, November 5, 2025 
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: Multicultural Center,Building 410- Room 2030
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Dia De Muertos
Collaboration w/ El Centro
Date: Wed, November 5, 2025 
Time: 4pm -7pm
Location: Summit Event Center

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Decolonizing Gender Collaboration w/ Pride Center
Date: Fri, November 7, 2025
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Location: Pride Center, Building 6 Room-160
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Rock Your Mocs & Huaraches
#rockyourmocs2025
Date: Nov 10th - 14th
Location: Instagram

Check out our Instagram to view our #rockyourmocks2025 campaign.
Tag us at @Mtsac_FPNC to join in on the fun!
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Wisdom Wednesdays
Date: Wed, November 12, 2025 
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Multicultural Center, Building 410- Room 2030
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Ink and Identity: Centering Indigenous Storytelling Through Tattoos
Date: Thurs, November 13, 2025
Time: 4pm - 5:30pm 
Location: Multicultural Center, Building 410- Room 2030
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UPDATE: POSTPONED
Native Hike
Collaboration w/ Professor Lauren Greenberg
Date: Fri, November 14, 2025
Time: 9am -11am
Location: Wildlife Sanctuary
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Meet Your Native American Inter-Tribal Student Alliance Club (NAISA) 
Date: Fri, November 14, 2025
Time: 11:30am - 1pm
Location: Building 61, Room 2312
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Centering Mother Nature
Collaboration w/ Student Center
Date: Tues, November 18, 2025
Time: 3pm- 5pm
Location: Multicultural Center, Building 410 -Room 2030
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APACHE Skateboards 
Collaboration w/ Diana Berger Art Gallery & Equity Center
Date: Thurs, November 20, 2025
Time: 1pm- 3pm
Location: Multicultural Center, Building 410 -Room 2030

  
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Decolonizing Thanksgiving & Closing Ceremony 
Date: Thurs, November 20, 2025
Time: 4pm- 6:30pm
Location: Multicultural Center, Building 410 -Room 2030