Gabrielino-Tongva villages were located in the Los Angeles Basin for thousands of years. These villages were located near and around the ever changing Los Angeles River, San Gabriel River, Santa Ana River and the coastal areas. It was a time when there was a perfect balance of the ecosystem where fish and game were plentiful and the river ran ...

The Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe is currently seeking federal recognition through 3 separate channels: legislation before Congress; a petition for federal acknowledgment with the BIA, together with a second BIA petition for prior acknowledgment; and a …

The Gabrielino/Tongva were among the wealthiest, most populous, and most influential native groups in Southern California. Gabrielino/Tongva trade and influence spread as far north as the San Joaquin Valley Yokuts, as far east as the Colorado River, and as far as the southern territories of the Kumeyaay. Intra- and intergroup exchange was frequent.

Interesting facts: One of the major differences among island and mainland groups was that island dwellers mainly hunted sea mammals, while mainland groups hunted mainly terrestrial animals such as deer. One of the most famous Tongva was Toypurina, a medicine woman who led a revolt against the Spanish in 1785. The revolt was put down, and after ...

The first residents of Los Angeles. The Gabrieleno (Tongva) Band of Mission Indians is the first and only state recognized tribe in the Los Angeles area. Our lineage is dated back before the time of the California missions. The first part of our name "Gabrieleno" comes from the term the Spainiards gave us while we worked and lived as slaves in ...

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The Gabrielino/Tongva Indians are the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles basin. The Kuruvungna Village Springs site at University High School once contained a thriving, self-contained village filled with tule - thatched houses called kiiys.