Antelope Valley Indian Museum to Screen Documentary ‘Our Water Ways’
Contact:
Peggy Ronning
Museum Curator III
(661) 946-3055
LANCASTER – California State Park’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park (SHP) will host a special screening of the documentary ‘Our Water Ways’ 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 (SPI) 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 our rivers, coastlines, and watersheds. The movie is 1 hour 10 minutes long and will be played on a loop throughout the day. SPI Program Manager Isaiah Mendoza will introduce the movie each time and answer visitor questions.
Here are details about the event:
WHAT: ‘Our Water Ways: California Tribal Stories’ documentary screening
WHEN: 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.
WHERE: Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP
15701 East Avenue M, Lancaster.
DIRECTIONS: 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.
SPI is a California Indigenous-led, grassroots organization working to protect sacred lands, waters, and cultures. Founded in 2012, SPI 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, click here or scan the QR code below.
Please note: Pets are not allowed in the museum. Service animals are welcome per California State Parks' Service Animals Policy.
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.
California State Parks supports equal access. If you need reasonable modification or special accommodation for the event, please contact Peggy Ronning at (661) 946-3055.
About Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP
Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP showcases over 4,000 objects created by the Native American peoples of Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Visitors also enjoy the museum’s nature trail, gift shop and picnic area.
Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP displays artifacts of the American Indian groups of
three major cultural regions—the Southwest, the Great Basin, and California.
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