Linoleum Block Printing Workshop & Live Paint with River Garza
Ethnobotanical Garden
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Discover the art of linoleum block printing, using designs created by artist River Tikwi Garza (Tongva), who was inspired by Tongva iconography, basket patterns and elements of his own artistic practice.

River will be live painting a new art piece on site throughout the festival, and you can also see some of his completed work in our exhibitions, California Continued: Human Nature and Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond.

Waging Words: Poetry by Indigenous Women
Sprague Gallery | Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond
Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

In-gallery poetry readings by established and emerging Native poets, exploring their lived-experience as Indigenous women living in Los Angeles and responding to the themes and ideas in the exhibition Reclaiming El Camino. Curated by Pamela J. Peters (Navajo)

Sundance Institute Short Film Screenings 
Autry Theatre
Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

The 2024 Sundance Institute Indigenous Short Film Tour is a 75-minute theatrical program featuring short films from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and from alumni of Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program. Introduction by Adam Piron (Kiowa/Mohawk) Director, Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program.

PERFORMANCES
Heritage Court (inside the museum)

12:30 p.m. Tongva Flute Music
Tongva culture-bearer and artist, Lazaro Arvizu, plays the flute and sings traditional songs to open the afternoon performances on our Festival Stage.

1 p.m. Wildhorse Singers and Dancers
Since 1989, Wildhorse Native American Association has been assisting urban Native American children and adolescents with cultural preservation. Gather around the drum with these talented youth as they demonstrate traditional powwow dance styles and traditional songs.

2 p.m. Hoop Dance Workshop
The art of hoop dance honors cultural traditions from multiple Indigenous communities that first employed hoop dance as a healing ceremony. Today, hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression to celebrate, share and honor Indigenous traditions. Try your skills in a workshop with world champion hoop dancer, Terry L. Goedel (Yakama/Tulalip).

3 p.m. Wildhorse Singers and Dancers

4 p.m. Hoop Dancing with Terry L Goedel (Yakama/Tulalip) and n8tivehoop
See an extraordinary display of artistry, athleticism and tradition in a multigenerational performance by renowned hoop dancers from the Goedel Family. Each dancer presents their own variation of the intertribal hoop dance, weaving in aspects of tradition and culture.
 

EXPLORE THE MUSEUM 

Admission to the museum is included with the ticket price, where you will find works on display that explore the visual diversity and excellence of Native American arts including pieces from California Native artists Rick Bartow (Wiyot), Gerald Clarke Jr. (Cahuilla Band of Indians), Harry Fonseca (Nisenan Maidu), River Garza (Tongva), Leah Mata Fragua (yak tityu yak tithini Northern Chumash), Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) and Fritz Scholder (Luiseño). See these and other works, contemporary and traditional, by Native artists from across the country, integrated throughout our galleries.