Friday, March 17, 2023 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library, Presentation Room 11348 The Spanish established Mission San Gabriel on September 8, 1771. With the assistance of the local Taraaxam (Indian people), they constructed a church and housing. The strangers to Tovaangar (Taraaxam homelands / the earth) were initially viewed … Read more
When Kimberly Morales Johnson gazes up toward the San Gabriel Mountains, she sees the story of her community, the Tongva, Los Angeles’ first people, written on the granite. For thousands of years, the Tongva turned to these chaparral foothills and mountains during spring and summer months for food. Its canyons served as trading routes, connecting the flourishing … Read more
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 – 3:00 – 4:00 PM (PST) CELEBRATING CALIFORNIA INDIAN DAY California Native American Day is celebrated each year on the fourth Friday of September. This state holiday serves not only to recognize tribal people but also to teach about California tribal cultures, histories, and heritage. UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center is delighted … Read more
Native American Indigenous artist and UCLA alumna Mercedes Dorame will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2022 commencement on Saturday, June 11th at 4 p.m. This will be the first commencement ceremony to be held in-person since 2019. Dorame is a member of the Tongva people, and her heritage … Read more
Letisia Marquez | June 27, 2014 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 speakers, that we can really do a full blessing,” said Arvizu, 35, of Anaheim. Arvizu’s hope that an … Read more