Native American Heritage Month
November is National Native American Heritage Month! Join us in celebrating Native American history and culture at history tours and more in New York City's parks.
Native American Heritage Month Events
Friday, November 22, 2024
4th Friday Film Festival
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join us for our Fourth Friday Film Festival! Amá tells an important and untold story: the abuses committed against Native American women by the US Government during the 1960s and 70s.
Free!
Fourth Friday Film Festival: Amá
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join us as we screen this powerful documentary that uncovers the truth about the government’s abuses against Native American women in the 1960s and 70s.
Free!
Event
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape of Staten Island
at School Road and Bay Street (in Von Briesen Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
During Native American Heritage Month, explore the past and present experience of Native Americans.
Free!
Event
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Native American Heritage Month: The Siwanoy
at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Hike with the Urban Park Rangers along the SiwanoyTrail and learn about the Siwanoy’s history and way of life.
Free!
Roots and Relations: Strengthening Indigenous Community ties
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us in this workshop led by our Roots and Shoots Youth as we explore indigenous culture centered around identity, heritage, preservation of rituals and community based practices.
Free!