Eighteen treaties were negotiated with California tribes and none were ratified, and the consequences of that shape land and sovereignty questions in the state to this day. Hearing the curator who assembled the show walk through the archival documents and contemporary works is a different experience from reading the wall text on your own, and going at 9 a.m. means an empty gallery rather than a Sunday crowd. It falls on Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend, which is the point.
What to expect
Coffee in the museum for the first half hour, then a 60-minute walk through the exhibition with Amanda Wixon, Assistant Curator of Native History and Culture. The group is small by design, so there is room to ask questions. The rest of the museum is open afterward on the same ticket.
Good to know
- Coffee runs 9 to 9:30 a.m.; the tour itself starts at 9:30 a.m.
- Members pay $5; nonmembers pay general admission, which covers the museum for the day.
- Capacity is limited and the museum recommends registering in advance.
- The Autry is in Griffith Park across from the Los Angeles Zoo, with parking in its own lot.
- The Fall Fantasy Book Faire is on the museum lawn the same morning from 10 a.m.
Going? Keep it.
Common questions
Who leads the tour?
Amanda Wixon, the Autry's Assistant Curator of Native History and Culture.
Does the ticket include the museum?
Yes. Museum admission is included with the tour.