Kenneth Lopez (Mixteco) is a photographer and cultural worker based in Los Angeles. He serves as the Program Manager for Meztli Projects, an Indigenous-led arts collaborative working on the ancestral homelands of the Tongva, Tataviam, and Chumash Tribal Nations. Kenneth’s creative practice has contributed to documenting significant conversations surrounding monuments and civic memory in Los Angeles. His work has gained international publication and will be featured in the upcoming Monument Lab book that captures their ReGeneration initiative. His approach has enabled him to establish trust with LA’s Tribal communities and support their initiatives, such as the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa (pronounced Tar-a-haht pah-hava) Conservancy.