Tongva: Indigenous people of Los Angeles

Tongva: Indigenous people of the L.A. Basin

(Anahuac Aztlan, 11/13/07) This is a brief documentary about the Tongva of Tovaangar (the "people" of "the world," their "world" being the Los Angeles Basin).

Indigenous History of the US

The Native American culture that existed here since about 2000 BCE. It was declared extinct by the invading Spanish, who conquered and colonized all of California, upper and lower, extending into what is now Mexico.

The Tongva culture survived in secret. This documentary was presented on the TV show Al Norte de Mexico ("The North of Mexico"). There is part of the video that is lost, but the audio is intact. Apologies for that; it was captured from a non-digital source (TV UNAM).

Welcome to Tongvaland

(Pamela J. Peters, 1/24/20) Here is a poem I wrote as a Navajo learning more about the traditional tribal people of Los Angeles known as the Tongva (Kizh or Gabrieleno) people. They are not gone, but very much alive all over Los Angeles. I acknowledge them as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (their "world" or 4,000 square mile Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands). As a Navajo, I pay respect to the Honuukvetam ("Ancestors"), ‘Ahiihirom ("Elders"), and ‘Eyoohiinkem ("our relatives/relations") past, present, and emerging. Ahéhee' ("Thank you in Diné"). © 2020 Tachiinii Production.