The Autry will be closed for a private event June 5. Buy your tickets for another day and enjoy our great exhibitions and events. 

A close-up of numerous colorful beads on a basket with various charms, including circular pieces with numbers "N 31" and "O 75." The necklaces rest on a textured red surface.

Linda Aguilar (Chumash), 2013.

Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience

Sept. 2026 - Sept. 2028

Samuel & Minna Grodin Gallery

About the Exhibition

This exhibition explores the history of federal treaties and the complexities of treaty history in California. Through archival materials, contemporary objects, images and voices from local tribal communities, visitors will gain a more nuanced understanding of our state's history as well as an appreciation for the strong sense of place felt by community members.

Promised Lands: Federal Treaties and Native Nations is created by the Autry Museum of the American West in collaboration with the National Museum of American Indian and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

The Autry Museum in Griffith Park

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Located northeast of downtown, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
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MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS
Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

DINING
Food Trucks are available on select days, contact us for details at 323.495.4252.
The cafe is temporarily closed until further notice.