California State Park’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park will host a special screening of the documentary “Our Water Ways: California Tribal Stories” on Saturday, Dec. 6.
“Our Water Ways: California Tribal Stories”‘ is a powerful feature documentary that illuminates the sacred relationships between Native communities and California’s waterways.
Produced by Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples with support from Patagonia, Weingart Foundation and Climate Science Alliance, the film centers Indigenous voices, knowledge and resilience amidst ongoing environmental injustice and the legacy of settler colonialism.
This film seeks to deepen the understanding of Indigenous stewardship and the critical role Native Nations play in protecting the health of rivers, coastlines and watersheds.
The movie is one hour 10 minutes long and will be played on a loop throughout the day.
Sacred Places Institute Program Manager Isaiah Mendoza will introduce the movie each time and answer visitor questions.
Sunday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $3 for ages 13 and older, free for children 12 and under.
California fourth-grade students attending a public school and their families can attend for free with the California State Park Adventure Pass. Learn more about the pass and how you can download it at parks.ca.gov/adventurepass.
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
15701 East Avenue M,
Lancaster, CA 93535
From State Route 14 in Lancaster, go east on Avenue K to 150th Street East. Turn right and go south for two miles to Avenue M. Turn left and go east on Avenue M for one mile to reach the museum.
Sacred Places Institute is a California Indigenous-led, grassroots organization working to protect sacred lands, waters and cultures.
Founded in 2012, Sacred Places Institute builds the capacity of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples through community-rooted programs that combine grassroots organizing, research justice and direct action to promote environmental and cultural resilience.
For more information on the documentary and the team behind it, visit www.sacredplacesinstitute.org/indigenous-media-1.
The Antelope Valley Indian Museum exhibits more than 4,000 objects created by the American Indian peoples of southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Visitors can also enjoy the nature trail, gift shop and picnic area.
For more information, please call the museum at (661) 946-3055 (711 TTY relay service) or visit its website at avim.parks.ca.gov.
Follow the museum on Facebook at facebook.com/AVIndianMuseum.
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I am a registered Cherokee of Oklahoma & an antelope valley native . I have visited the Indian Museum since I was a child in the 1970s. The museum is often overlooked even though it is a hidden away treasure of our Valley . I love that the Museum holds special events to draw new goers & return visitors alike . It is very important especially for Natives like me to feel like I can connect to my heritage & multiple tribal peoples through the museum & special events held there . Being many miles away from my own peoples home lands visiting the museum always fills my heart with a feeling of Pride & a satisfaction that I have connected & payed my respects to the ancestors by attending a place like the museum that honors our first peoples. Thank you for continuing to run & operate the museum ensuring many generations to come may learn , connect & admire our history .