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Street art and graffiti cover walls in Indian Alley in Los Angeles, California. The alley’s history includes Native people who once lived there on the streets. Native people still face housing and other challenges living in the city, but many are going to Indian centers for services, a place to find a network of support, and reconnect to their Native culture. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)
Native parents in Los Angeles County are turning to the Southern California Indian Center for support. Families face a number of challenges living in a large urban area, and some parents may not have access to services and help with necessities or raising their children with their extended family members or their tribe.
Through a fellowship with the USC Annenberg-Center for Health Journalism, we travel to LA and looked at a program, which is helping ensure babies and parents are safe, healthy, and at the same time connecting them to other Native Americans in the big city.
