November 2024 Native American & Indigenous Heritage Month

November 07, 2024 - 11:45 AM

November is Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month, and this year Mt. SAC’s First People’s Native Center will be hosting 25 events to celebrate.

Be sure to come by and honor the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples. The center celebrated its opening ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 6 with a Dine (Navajo) Tribe sacred dance presentation. This is the first time Mt. SAC has celebrated an opening ceremony for Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month. 

"Our Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month is celebrated with the perspective that Native nations have lived on these lands now known as the United States for thousands of years, well before the arrival of European settlers.

Native American Heritage Month was officially designated in 1990 and the month recognizes the resilience and cultural heritage of Indigenous communities. Through educational programs and cultural events, the month addresses important issues like sovereignty, environmental justice, and language preservation, ensuring Indigenous voices are heard and valued in broader cultural conversations," says Primavera Reza-Nakonechny, director of the First Peoples Native Center.

Here are the remaining events this month:

Native Culture and Resiliency Exhibit in collaboration with Mt. SAC Library and the Multicultural Center
📅Dates: Nov. 1-30, 2024
📍Location: Building 6, Library. Click Here for Library hours.

Giving Tuesday in collaboration with Mt. SAC Foundation Office
📅Dates: Nov. 1 – Dec. 3, 2024 
📍Location: First Peoples Native Center Foundation Website

Wisdom Wednesdays
📅Dates: Wednesdays, Nov. 6, 13, 20, and Dec. 4, 2024  
⏰Time: 2-3 p.m.
📍Location: Building 410, Room 2030, Multicultural Center
Note: Dec. 4 presentation will be held in the Equity Center, Building 16E

Miccailhuitl (Dia de Muertos) in collaboration with El Centro
📅Date: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
⏰Time: 4-7 p.m.
📍Location: Building 410, Room 2030, Multicultural Center

I am 1st Gen Panel in collaboration with Native American Inter-Tribal Student Alliance (NAISA)
📅Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
⏰Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
📍Location: Building 61, Room 2312

#RockYourMocs
📅Date: Nov. 10-16, 2024
📍Location: Instagram

Meet and Greet with PRIDE in collaboration with the Pride Center
📅Date: Wednesdays, Nov. 13 and 20, 2024
⏰Time: 3-4 p.m.
📍Location: Building 26A, Room 1640, Pride Center

Windtalkers Film Screening and Panel Discussion in collaboration with the Veteran's Resource Center (VRC)
📅Date: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
⏰Time: 4-6 p.m.
📍Location: Building 10, Founder's Hall

Imagining the Indian Film Documentary and a Panel Discussion with filmakers, Yancey Burns and Ben West in collaboration with the Equity Center
📅Date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024
⏰Time: 3-6 p.m.
📍Location: Building 13, DTC, Room 1700

Dreamcatcher in collaboration with EOPS CARE  
📅Date: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024
⏰Time: 4-6 p.m.
📍Location: Building 10, Founder's Hall

Planting Roots in collaboration with El Centro and the Center for Black Cultural Student Success (CBCSS)
📅Date: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024
⏰Time: 4-6 p.m.
📍Location: Building 410, Room 2030, Multicultural Center

Decolonizing Thanksgiving Dinner
📅Date: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
⏰Time: 4-6 p.m.
📍Location: Building 410, Room 2030, Multicultural Center

Meet Your Native American Inter-Tribal Student Alliance Club (NAISA)
📅Date: Fridays, Nov. 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2024
⏰Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.  
📍Location: Building 61, Room 2312

Sage Blessings
📅Date: Fridays, Nov. 8, 15, and 22, 2024
⏰Time: 1-1:30 p.m.
📍Location: Meet in Building 61, Room 2312, and walk to ceremony space behind Building 7

For more on the First Peoples Native Center, visit its website.