Anawakalmekak

Anawakalmekak Los Angeles' First and Only Autonomous Indigenous Peoples World School

2 DAYS AWAY! Our 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples College Fair is happening this Wednesday from 4pm - 6pm. Take advantage o...
08/17/2026

2 DAYS AWAY! Our 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples College Fair is happening this Wednesday from 4pm - 6pm. Take advantage of this great opportunity curated just for Indigenous youth!

This event is open to all self-identified Indigenous, California Native, and American Indian high school students across Los Angeles County and bordering lands, traditionally a part of the Tovangaar territories known as the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Meet with representatives, alumni, and current students from education institutions and organizations from all over California! This is a great opportunity to ask questions, make connections, and receive guidance for your higher education journey!

For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.nw2c-la.org/ipcf or go to the link in our bio!

Join us for the 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples College Fair on August 19, 4pm-7pm. Meet students and alumni from Stanford...
08/13/2026

Join us for the 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples College Fair on August 19, 4pm-7pm. Meet students and alumni from Stanford, UCLA UC Berkeley USC Cal State Fullerton and more! Call 323-352-3148 for more information.

For more information or to RSVP, visit www.nw2c-la.org/ipcf!

Open to all self-identified Indigenous, California Native, and American Indian High School Students across Los Angeles county and bordering lands, traditionally a part of the territories now known as the Los Angeles Basin & Southern Channel Islands.

OPEN TO ALL!

Joins us for the 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples College Fair on August 19, 4pm-7pm. Meet students and alumni from Stanfor...
08/13/2026

Joins us for the 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples College Fair on August 19, 4pm-7pm. Meet students and alumni from Stanford, UCLA UC Berkeley Caltech Admissions USC Cal State Fullerton San José State University and more! Call 323-352-3148 for more information.

Open to all self-identified Indigenous American, California Native, and American Indian High School Students across Los Angeles county and bordering lands, traditionally a part of the territories now known as the Los Angeles Basin & Southern Channel Islands.

OPEN TO ALL!

08/12/2026

Xtlaxtlawi! Today we begin the 25th year of educational self-determination at Anawakalmekak. For the past 24 academic years, our children and youth have found safe haven to be who they truly are and grow into who they are to become. We are grateful to the community that has sustained us, the indigenous students, parents, educators, and elders, who over the decades have upheld the righteous struggle for an education rich in maternal languages, experiential learning, Indigenous art and expression and powerful community. We think all of our allies and supporters and those who have become new relatives. a Kalmekak understands education to be more than about training a workforce or conditioning the children of a workforce, we are in relationship in the act of our mutual liberation.

08/10/2026

For 25 years, Anawakalmekak has hosted conversations with partners, allies, and relatives to discuss topics ranging from Indigenous Education to investment in Native Language revitalization in public schools to the importance of supporting innovative educational models that center environmental stewardship and Indigenous Self-determination. California State Legislators and Gov Newsom created California Collaborative for Educational Excellence initiative to launch the Secondary School Redesign pilot project to identify the most innovative and effective educational models for public schools. California collaborative for Educational Excellence chose Anawakalmekak’s Learning Lands Collaborative partnership as a potential template for delivering on the promise of quality, equitable education for every student.

This contact your state rep by clicking on our bio to demand that the state fund California Native Language revitalization for public schools in California and ensure that Native and Indigenous Students receive equal access to quality education.

08/06/2026

Listen to the voices of and educators in California and you begin to understand the importance  of federal, state, and local investment in . Their perspectives pierce through the same misinformation and echoes of White Supremacy that birthed Native American boarding schools 130 years ago, and today call for the closure of schools like Anawakalmekak. Jamie Rocha shares her perspectives about compulsory education in our state.

In 2025, California also set aside funding to launch a Secondary Schools Redesign Pilot Project across the state to identify schools that are rethinking and reorganizing secondary school design. Anawakalmekak’s Learning Lands Collaborative was selected as one such model to help lead the way for community-based schools as part of California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (California Collaborative for Educational Excellence ). State Senator María Elena Durazo (María Elena Durazo) and  Assemblymember Jessica Calozaz (Assemblymember Jessica Caloza) support Indigenous Education and have taken a stand for educational equality. We also need help from  our extended online community. Stand in support of Indigenous Education and demand that California fund Native language revitalization. Click on our bio to contact your State representative.

Anawakalmekak is beginning its 25th academic year against all odds. We have many partners, allies and supporters. Famili...
08/06/2026

Anawakalmekak is beginning its 25th academic year against all odds. We have many partners, allies and supporters. Families have kept our school community alive and alumni continue to replenish our educational praxis. Learning that Osage has chosen to close their school just like Yurok tribal leadership did over a decade ago is disappointing. Billionaires like Chan-Zuckerberg closed their school too. Our children deserve better.

Tomorrow Thursday 6 pm  at the Highland Park Recreation Center volunteer organizers are hosting a Back to School Night w...
08/06/2026

Tomorrow Thursday 6 pm  at the Highland Park Recreation Center volunteer organizers are hosting a Back to School Night with 800 backpacks ready for community children. Food will be provided by the Summer Night Lights Program. Bob Barker Marrionetts will perform at 730 pm
It’s community and volunteer driven…
backpacks to giveaway and school supplies

Academia Anawakalmekak abogando por estudiantes indígenas en todo California. Las escuelas del gobierno aunque parezcan ...
08/04/2026

Academia Anawakalmekak abogando por estudiantes indígenas en todo California. Las escuelas del gobierno aunque parezcan públicas en realidad siguen ejerciendo una agenda colonizadora. Sin embargo los pueblos indígenas a través de California y escuelas autónomas como la nuestra. Dan una respuesta y alternativa. Venimos a contradecir. No abandonaremos a nuestres hijes en manos ajenas. Sin el respeto por el derecho a la libredeterminación y soberanía cultural en la educación la escolarización sigue siendo opresora. Las lenguas indígenas no son un anécdota del pasado - son la ley de armonía de nuestros futuros. El cambio climático en el mundo no es sólo un evento natural. También implica el levantamiento de los pueblos originarios y guardianes de estas tierras. Padres y madres. Por favor recuerden que mandar a sus hijos a la escuela no define la educación, los padres y las madres son los primeros maestros y deberán seguir siendo quienes controlan la educación de las semillas del pueblo. 25 años de experiencia vivencial en la educación autónoma, indígena y regeneradora y ya no regresaremos. Academia Anawakalmekak advocating for Indigenous students throughout California. Although government schools may appear to be public, they actually continue to carry out a colonizing agenda. However, Indigenous peoples across California and autonomous schools like ours provide a response and an alternative. We have come to challenge that. We will not abandon our children into others’ hands. Without respect for the right to self-determination and cultural sovereignty in education, schooling continues to be oppressive. Indigenous languages are not an anecdote of the past—they are the law of harmony for our futures. Climate change in the world is not only a natural event. It also involves the rising up of the original peoples and guardians of these lands. Fathers and mothers, please remember that sending your children to school does not define education; fathers and mothers are the first teachers and must continue to be the ones who control the education of our people’s seeds. 25 years of lived experience in autonomous, Indigenous, and regenerative education, and we will not go back.

07/29/2026

Since the pandemic, California has made a historic investment of billions in community schools as a model to remove the barriers to success for all students. In 2025, California also set aside funding to launch a Secondary Schools Redesign Pilot Project across the state to identify schools that are rethinking and reorganizing secondary school design. Anawakalmekak’s Learning Lands Collaborative was selected as one such model to help lead the way for community- based schools as part of California Collaborative for Educational Excellence’s (California Collaborative for Educational Excellence). Our educational model has established a community-based Indigenous ecosystem grounded in Native Language revitalization, environmental stewardship, and Indigenous Self-determination. The results speak for themselves, high levels of cultural wellness, 100% graduation and among the highest rates of college readiness in the state.

While this year’s state budget has largely been settled, there are still opportunities to invest in in ways the state never has before. Will state legislators ensure that historic investment in schools include students and too? Senator María Elena Durazo has supported our school and we couldn’t be more proud of our Senator plus we have support from Assemblymember Jessica Calozaz. We need your help. Stand with Anawakalmekak and demand that CA fund Indigenous Education and Native language revitalization. Click on our bio to contact your State representative.

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4736 Huntington Drive South
Los Angeles, CA
90032

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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+3233523148

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