{"id":876,"date":"2025-11-13T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/?p=876"},"modified":"2025-11-17T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:04:54","slug":"native-american-heritage-month-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/2025\/11\/13\/native-american-heritage-month-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Heritage Month – November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States, honoring the enduring legacy of Native Americans, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. Current generations are working to honor the legacy of their ancestors through the <\/span>Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>We Are Still Here<\/span><\/a>, a short documentary on indigenous youth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An important element of heritage months is taking time to learn more about different peoples and cultures, historically and today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston Common, for example, was the site of a devastating moment during <\/span>King Phillip\u2019s War<\/span><\/a>, when the Wampanoag leader Metacom allied with the Nipmuc and Narragansett tribes to form a resistance against English settlers. Their defeat resulted in the executions of approximately 45 Native Americans on Boston Common and the internment of hundreds on Boston Harbor\u2019s Deer Island.<\/span><\/p>\n

In California, for thousands of years, the sprawling area of the Los Angeles river basin was home to <\/span>numerous indigenous tribes and communities<\/span><\/a> before the arrival of <\/span>44 pobladores<\/span><\/a> (settlers) from Mexico and Spain in 1781. <\/span>Learn more about the Tongva people.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

We encourage you to take a moment this month to explore the resources below and consider the impact of present day communities on the history of Native Americans, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cultural Engagement Center Visit to ICA\u2019s Exhibit \u201cAn Indigenous Present\u201d – Monday 11\/18<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"AJoin Emerson\u2019s Cultural Engagement Center for a visit to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) for the special exhibition <\/span>An Indigenous Present<\/span><\/a>, a collection of more than 60 contemporary Indigenous artists from across the United States and Canada. The exhibition reimagines Indigenous art, highlighting creativity, community, and cultural continuity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tours are limited to 19 participants. Register with the Cultural Engagement Center<\/a> to reserve a spot.<\/p>\n

Monday, November 18<\/strong>
\nMeet at the ICA, 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, for one of two sessions:<\/p>\n