{"id":133,"date":"2021-02-10T22:40:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T22:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?p=133"},"modified":"2022-04-08T19:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T19:50:57","slug":"building-our-own-community-exhibit-celebrates-uis-latino-native-american-cultural-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/2021\/02\/10\/building-our-own-community-exhibit-celebrates-uis-latino-native-american-cultural-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Our Own Community: Exhibit Celebrates UI’s Latino Native American Cultural Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From<\/em> Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971 in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1971, three University of Iowa students, Nancy \u201cRusty\u201d Barcel\u00f3, Ruth Pushetonequa, and Antonio Zavala, established what is now the Latino Native American Cultural Center<\/a> (LNACC) on campus. In 2021, the LNACC is celebrating 50 years of creating community and a home-away-from-home for Latinx and Native American students at the University of Iowa. An exhibition in the Main Library Gallery<\/a> at the University of Iowa Libraries is now open to share and honor the history of this important cultural house.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think many of us have heard the expression about a campus building being \u2018the heart of the campus.\u2019 I had never felt that way about a building until the LNACC,\u201d says Rachel Garza Carre\u00f3n, exhibit co-curator and outreach and research librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries. \u201cFor many, it brings a sense of home to our lives.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe history of the LNACC and the impact that Latinxs and Native Americans have had on this institution and this community are powerful stories that need to be told and need to be heard,\u201d says Christopher Ortega, exhibit co-curator and undergraduate engagement librarian.<\/p>\n

This exhibition, Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971<\/em><\/a>, shares the history of the center in depth. It explores its establishment in the 1970s, campus activism, and the many ways in which the LNACC has supported students over the years. Co-founder Antonio Zavala once said that the LNACC \u201chas provided shelter, friends, music, theater, dance, poetry, books, and many, many discussions that were useful to balance the one-sided education most Chicanos and Native Americans received elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LNACC continues to be an active advocate, supporter, and resource for Latinx and Native American students at the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971<\/em> will be on display in the University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery from February 8 through June 25, 2021. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

Visits to the Main Library Gallery by the general public are by appointment only<\/em> at this time due to COVID-19. Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and guests must book at least three days in advance. Campus visitors with Iowa One Card access to the Main Library may visit without<\/em> an appointment Wednesday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during walk-in hours.<\/p>\n

Guests can visit https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/<\/a> for additional information about the exhibition and about planning a visit. All are welcome, including classes, individuals, and small groups. Masks are required in all campus buildings.<\/p>\n

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Visit the Exhibition
\nSpring 2021 Main Library Gallery Hours: UI Campus Community (Students, Staff, Faculty)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday:<\/strong> By appointment only
\nTuesday:<\/strong> By appointment only
\nWednesday:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (walk-in)
\nThursday:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (walk-in)
\nFriday:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (walk-in)
\nSaturday:<\/strong> Closed
\nSunday:<\/strong> Closed<\/p>\n

For campus community appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays, or if you are a member of the general public who would like to visit the exhibit, please contact the Main Library Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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