Native American Heritage Month Event
Wednesday, November 13 | 11 am – 1 pm | SSC Quad
Explore local vendors and cultural displays that highlight the heritage and traditions of Native American communities.
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time dedicated to celebrating Native Americans and their diverse cultures, histories, and traditions. America is a vast land of many cultures dating back thousands of years to the original inhabitants of the land.
Native American Heritage Month is a time to raise awareness of injustices faced by native persons, both historically and contemporarily, and the ways in which we can support tribal citizens, natural land conservation, and honor the traditions and values of native people.
We honor and recognize the traditions, languages, and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Island communities and ensure their rich histories and contributions continue to thrive with each passing generation.
IVC Land Acknowledgement
Please take a moment as we honor, acknowledge, reflect, and express our sincere gratitude for, and appreciation of, the peoples, ancestors, and sacred land that we gather upon today.
We honor the ancestral homelands and traditional territories of Indigenous peoples who have been here since time immemorial, and to recognize that we must continue to build solidarity, and kinship, with Native Indigenous communities.
At Irvine Valley College we honor the Kizh Nation, the Acjachemen Nation, and the Gabrieleño/Tongva Tribe. We would also like to pay our respects to the land and life of Indigenous people, the ancestors, elders, and our relatives/relations past, present and emerging.
What is a Land Acknowledgment
A land acknowledgement is a formal statement typically presented at the beginning of public events and gatherings that recognizes and honors the original residents of a given land; Indigenous groups.
We highly encourage campus members to open meetings and events with the IVC land acknowledgement, especially during this month and beyond. Download Slide (IVC login required) »
Featured IVC Event
Events in Our Community
HMOC & RedBoy Productions Powwow celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Saturday, November 16 | 10 am – 6 pm | Heritage Museum of Orange County, Santa Ana
Join us for the 1st Annual HMOC x RedBoy Productions Powwow celebrating Native American Heritage Month!
Native American Heritage Festival 2024
Saturday, November 16 | 11 am – 4 pm | Thornton Park, Santa Ana
This event is family-friendly and free to the public. This festival will celebrate the rich diverse cultures and traditions of Native Americans.
IVC Communities
IVC FELLAS: IVC Fellowship Exchange of Lessons Learned & Academic Support
IVC FELLAS is a DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) driven male initiative focused on student success and community engagement for the college’s self-identified men of color students, staff, and faculty. This brotherhood was created to encourage college completion and transfer and to establish a sense of belonging. All are welcome. Learn More »
Womxn of Color Collective (WoCC)
The WoCC is a group dedicated to building community and empowering self-identified womxn of color students, staff, and faculty. Womxn is used in place of “women” to be inclusive of all gender experiences surrounding femininity. Non-female-identifying students, such as non-binary and gender-expansive, are explicitly invited and welcome. Learn More »
IVC Puente Program
The Puente Program is an academic, counseling, and mentoring program that has improved college persistence and success rates for thousands of California’s educationally under-served students. The program's mission is to increase the number of community college students who transfer and enroll in four-year colleges and universities. Learn More »
IVC Library Resources
Community Resources
- Books to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
- California Cultural Resources Preservation Alliance, Inc. (CCRPA)
- California Native American Heritage Commission
- Gabrielino-Tongva Indian Tribe: A California Indian Tribe know as San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians
- Indigenous Communities Honor Culture and Heritage Year-Round
- Native American Heritage Month National Site
- Southern California Indian Center, Inc.