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| The Native Americans are still here in LA |
From the unceded lands of Tovaangar (aka Los Angeles or el Pueblo de Los Ángeles, lit. the "City of Angels," once the Spain-dominated Mexican El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula or "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the River Porciúncula"), we welcome those who respect and nurture this land.
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| An Indigenous Peoples' History of the U.S. |
The first name is of the customary housing structure, the next is an exonym suggested by a UCLA researcher, and the third was imposed by the invading imperial Spanish forces overtaking Mexico, of which Los Angeles was a part for centuries. It comes from the San Gabriel Mission in the LA suburb of the San Gabriel Valley under the San Gabriel Mountains of the Angeles National Forest.
Adventures in Church
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| San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians | Gabrieleno |
Buddhism is an excellent fit, but it was here long before Catholicism, Christianity, or any Western tradition. See American research by Americans about America published by Edward P. Vining (1847-1920) and Rick Fields (1942-1999) An Inglorious Columbus: or, Evidence that Hwui Shn and a Party of Buddhist Monks from Afghanistan Discovered America in the Fifth Century, A.D and How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America.
A JuBu friend invited us to a Quaker Friends Meeting for a Sunday morning "meditation." There was silence, which the Society of Friends called worship. We loved it. Returning from summer vacation two weeks ago, we dropped in an hour early and were pleasantly surprised to find Tongva representative Mona Morales Recalde making a presentation with her father Chief Anthony Morales in the audience.
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| Tongva leader Mona Morales Recalde |
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| Locatora Radio w/ Mala + Diosa (IG) |
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| Meet Mona Recalde – News from Native Cali |
Imagine the good fortune of finding Eastern philosophy and the diamond in the coal that is Buddhism in particular! Of course, Buddhism in Asia has become an ossified tradition as well, but less so than Western traditions. In any case, Buddhism is relatively new to us in the West so we get to pick and choose what to embrace, what to reject, and what to attempt to change.
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| The progressive Anglicans with Sarah Mullally |
Now Tongva Natives, Buddhists, Presbyterians, [anti-genocidal] Jews, and Quakers can all hold hands in LA and think, "Hey, at least we can all get along in a place called Pasadena."
- A Tongva tribal leader will speak on the land her ancestors called home | Pasadena Now
- Presbytery of San Gabriel returns ancestral land to Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
- San Gabriel Band of Mission Indian tribe wins land back for the first time | Los Angeles Times
- Prehistoric discovery in Oregon cave older than Egypt's Great Pyramid rewrites human history
- Dhr. Seven, Xochitl, Crystal Q., Pfc. Sandoval, Wisdom Quarterly
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