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Native American Heritage Month

men dressed in traditional Native American wear participates in a dance in the park

November is National Native American Heritage Month! Join us in celebrating Native American history and culture at history tours and more in New York City's parks.

Native American Heritage Month Events

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from October 14, 2025 to November 22, 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Nov 1

Native American Heritage Month: Stone Tools

at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join Urban Park Rangers and Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by honing your own tools from flint.
Free!

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Nov 2

Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Folktales

at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as they lead a walk around Snug Harbor to enjoy the beautiful landscape and learn about the Lenape’s traditional practice of oral storytelling.
Free!

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Nov 9

Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Botany

at Park Drive East and 73rd Street (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
During Native American Heritage Month, explore the past and present experience of Native Americans.
Free!

Nov 9

Native American Heritage Month: The Myth of Joe Two Trees

at Section 2 Orchard Beach (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers in a discussion about the Bronx classic The Last Algonquin while hiking through where the book is set, Pelham Bay Park!
Free!

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Nov15

Native American Heritage Month: Corn Husk Crafts

at Juniper South Playground (in Juniper Valley Park), Queens

10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month! Be creative while learning to create traditional dolls out of corn husks.
Free!

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Nov15

Native American Heritage Month: Turtle Island

at American Veterans Memorial Pier, Brooklyn

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we discuss the history and ongoing legacy of the first peoples who called this region home
Free!

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Nov16

Native American Heritage Month: The Lenape

at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
During Native American Heritage Month, explore the past and present experience of Native Americans.
Free!

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Nov22

Native American Heritage Month: Native American Flute Music Presentation

at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Enjoy the soothing sounds of Native American flute music inside the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Free!

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