The Getty  hosts its third annual family event celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.

Guests can learn about Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures. The theme this year celebrates flora, with activities sharing traditional and contemporary Indigenous perspectives and narratives.

Art projects include experimenting with solar exposures in a cyanotype activity, and making a Tongva clapper stick. Guests can snack on a tasting menu inspired by the cookbook Cooking the Native Way: Chia Cafe Collective featuring cacao, chia seeds, maíz, and amaranth, and take a recipe card to try at home

Performers from the Wildhorse Native American Association demonstrate traditional dance styles and songs; musical performances by Flower Songs (Xochi Cuicatl in Nahuatl), showcase Indigenous instruments, poetry, and languages of Mesoamerica.

There are live poetry reading by  Solange Aguilar (Mescalero Apache, Yoeme, Kalinga, Kapampangan), Jessa Calderon (Tongva, Chumash, Yoeme), and Emily Clarke (Cahuilla). Films by performance artist, visual artist, and composer Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta), screening throughout the day in the Museum Lecture Hall.  

Additional event highlights include themed tours of the Getty's gardens, and representatives from community organizations.