Long before Los Angeles made its name as the entertainment capital of the world and became known for traffic, diversity, great weather and coveted In-N-Out burgers, it was home to an indigenous ...

In California, the study of pre-Columbian settlements and people is introduced in the fourth grade, and while the state’s framework for social science instruction does not mention Tongva, the lives of ...

Citlali Arvizu, a descendant of Southern California’s Gabrielino-Tongva Indians, didn’t grow up speaking the Tongva language, but she’s hoping her children do. "It’s a dream that one day we will have ...

KCRW listener Araceli Argueta wanted to know more about the history of Los Angeles’ indigenous people and submitted this question to Curious Coast. “What Native Tribes’ lands are we on? Are there ...

For the record: 11:15 p.m. Oct. 10, 2022: A previous version of this article incorrectly identified Sharon Alexander as Sharon Alexander Dreyfus. A previous version of this article said the California ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tongva community leaders say the Indigenous practices implemented on their Altadena property helped lessen damage from the Eaton ...

The land USC occupies belongs to the Tongva people, the Indigenous community of the Los Angeles Basin. For over 9,000 years, they ruled Tovaangar, which covered almost 4,000 square miles. Independent ...

Tongva educator Julia Bogany was interviewed recently by her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda for a school report. The 11-year-old asked her great-grandmother: “How do you feel to be a Native ...

This story details how the Gabrielino-Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, among others, lost a round to prevent what they consider shoddy treatment of their ancestors' remains amid home ...

Tongva descendants work to keep their culture alive For Craig Torres, keeping Tongva culture alive means educating today’s Angelenos, young and old, about the earth and treating it with respect and ...

LOS ANGELES — With murals on the streets and art in the library, Tongva artist River Garza actively engages in what a Land Acknowledgment is and can be. His researched mixed-media works are on display ...

SANTA MONICA - The City of Santa Monica Recreation & Arts Department, in partnership with longtime Santa Monica concert producer Rum & Humble, is proud to introduce Tongva Twilight: Sounds & Cinema, a ...