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Cultural Connections The Southwestern Museum The Southwest Museum holds one of the nation's most important museum, library, and archive collections related to the American Indian. In addition it has extensive holdings of Prehispanic, Spanish Colonial, Latino, and Western American art and artifacts. For eighty years it has supported research, publications, exhibitions, and other educational activities to advance the public's understanding and appreciation of the Americas, with particular emphasis on the Western United States and Mesoamerica. American Indian Resource Center The AIRC collection is the largest public library collection in the U.S. that focuses on American Indians. AIRC materials include audiocassettes, books, compact discs, films, magazines, microfilm, newsletters, newspapers, and videocassettes. Most of these materials can be checked out. Natural History Museum The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is L.A.'s second oldest cultural institution, opening its doors in
1913. The Times Mirror Hall of Native American Cultures showcases more than
800 pieces from the Museum's permanent collections in 16 different
interpretive areas. Highlights include Navajo textiles from the William
Randolph Hearst Collection, California and Great basin baskets, Southwest
pottery and jewelry, Plains beadwork, and replicas of a two-story Pueblo cliff
dwelling and a collector's California Craftsman house. The Autry Museum of Western Heritage offers many opportunities for teachers and families to learn about the Native American experience through their rotating exhibitions and special events. One mission of the museum is to explore the interwoven histories and myths of the American West and its diverse peoples. Malki Museum The purpose of the Malki Museum is to promote scholarship, cultural
awareness and understanding of Southern California Indian tribes. The museum
features materials from the San Gorgonio Pass area but collects and displays
materials from all other Southern California Indian groups. The Malki Museum
encourages and perpetuates these cultures by publishing works on the past and
present California Indian cultures. As part of the Santa Monica Mountain Range, the Chumash Center is
surrounded with the natural beauty of lush overgrown meadows and creeks, large
oak groves and native vegetation. A variety of fowl and wildlife can be seen
throughout the park. Unique landscapes and rock formations as well as Chumash
Indian sights can be observed on our guided nature walks. Interpreters
and tour guides share valuable information about these natural surroundings
and the Chumash People who lived there. Festivals and Pow Wows What are Pow Wows? http://www.powwows.com/gathering/pw_calendar/
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