The Getty to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day!
NDN Girls Book Club to host a poetry reading at The Getty Center in Los Angeles for Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations on Saturday, October 11th, 2025.
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Getty hosts its fourth annual family event to learn about Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures. The theme this year celebrates libraries and storytelling, with activities sharing traditional and contemporary Indigenous perspectives and narratives. This year’s celebration is presented in partnership with The Chapter House.
Activities
Zine-making led by Meztli Projects
Create original collages with The Chapter House
Performances
Music performance by Gabrielino artist, educator, and musician Lazaro Arvizu, Jr. (Gabrielino/Tongva)
Comedy by Jana Schmieding (Lakota)
Old style and contemporary jingle dance performance curated by Candido Cornejo (Tlaxcalan/Nahua), featuring Maxine Orozco-Begay (Pasqua Yaqui/Lipan Apache), Teresa Littlebird (Northern Cheyenne), Erica Razo (Choctaw), Kiara Flores (Kuupangaxwichem/Northern Ute), Dylan Goodwill(Diné, Hunkpapa/Lakota, Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), Lucy Garza (Annishnabe), Sonya Flores(Kuupangaxwichem/Northern Ute), Amethyst Vasquez(Saponi/Zapotec), and Auria Rose Begay (Diné)
Drumming and singing by the Bearspring Singers
Poetry
Live poetry readings curated by NDN Girls Book Club
Solange Aguilar (Mescalero Apache/Yoeme/Kalinga/Kapampangan)
Megan Dorame (Tongva)
Erin Marie Lynch (Standing Rock Sioux/Dakota)
Tabitha Smith (North Fork Mono/Concow Maidu/Wailaki)
Storytime
Drag story time with Bohenne Arreaux (Jena Choctaw) and Johnny Gentleman (Guatemalan Maya and Nicaraguan Ocanxiu)
Schedule
11–11:10am: Kick-off with emcee Jana Schmieding
Drop-in collage & zine-making and info stations (ongoing)
11:10–11:30am: Performance by Lazaro Arvizu Jr.
11:30am–12pm: Performance by Candido Cornejo
12–12:30pm: DJ Deesco set (Terrace)
12:30–1:30pm: Poetry readings (Terrace)
Drag story time (Garden)
1:30–2pm: DJ Deesco set
2–2:30pm: Performance by Candido Cornejo
2:30–3pm: DJ Deesco set (Terrace)
Drag story time (Garden)
3–4pm: Closing poetry readings
Schedule subject to change.
Visit the Getty Research Institute's Exhibitions and Events page for more free programs.
