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3 unusual facts about Tongva people


Tonantzin Carmelo

Descending on her mother's side from Tongva and Kumeyaay Native Americans of Southern California, she grew up performing in an Native American dance troupe led by her mother, Virginia Carmelo.

Tongva language

The Tongva language (also known as Gabrielino or Gabrieleño) is a Uto-Aztecan language formerly spoken by the Tongva, a Native American people who live in and around Los Angeles, California.

Tongva people

In 2008 he received the prestigious “Heritage Award” from the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.


Juyubit, California

Juyubit (also, Jujubit) is a former Serrano, and perhaps Tongva, rancheria settlement in Los Angeles County, California.

Rómulo Pico Adobe

Located on Sepulveda Boulevard in Mission Hills, the original part of the Romulo Pico Adobe was built in 1834 by Tongva-Fernandeño, Tataviam-Fernandeño, and Chumash-Ventuaño Native Americans (Indians) from the San Fernando Mission.


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