Tongva - Indigenous of Los Angeles valley

[PoofDuddy]

LOLZ @ 1:23 ".. and SkyFather said 'here this is your land." If SkyFather gave one shit about the Native Americans he would have provided SkyWarriors to defend that land from all those ignorant invaders.

That's what I don't get about the Tribal People: they hold out on letting us all know about the great love SkyFather has for us UNTIL the mob moves in and wants to finance casino building and more public-opinion research advertisements on TV.

[54markl]

This was amongst the most valuable real estate of all stolen by the white man. What a hellish nightmare for the poor Tongva! They are relatives of the Aztecs. Some say Los Angeles County is Aztlan, the Aztec's original home. Some say the Takic peoples came originally from the area of Yellowstone. When they got here, they cut a Yuman people in half. The northern ones became the Chumash, the southern ones the Diegueno or Ipay. Chungichnich, their great hero, started the Jimson Weed religion.

[caltransfinest]

i was the first tongva to go to a native american summer camp. and part of the dance group

[greatsea]

If that guy sitting at the beginning is Tongva then I'm a Commanche warlord. His name is probably Larry. Maybe with 1/64th of some California tribe that is not even Tongva, if Indian at all. Every city has a guy like this. I'll never forget at Ft. Hood during activation for Desert Storm, some guy who looked like Philip Seymour Hoffman kept telling us he was Cherokee.

[TheMetalWarrior]

@greatsea

Tribes. Everyone comes from tribes. If its a Norse tribe, An African Tribe, a South American Tribe, or even a Mongolian tribe, we all come from tribes. Different lands call for different life styles and different traditions. People have migrated into different cultures before... Swiss-German, Mexican-American, ect ect. The fact is out in plain view. This man knows the tribe in and out. He is with the tribe, He has done many good deeds for the tribe. This man is of Tongva spirit.

[54markl]

@greatsea If the guy speaking looks white, that is not his fault. The Tongva were practically wiped out by smallpox epidemics. Only those with white blood survived, they had a bit of immunity. If the Europeans hadn't come and stolen the land in the first place, he would "look" a bit more Native American.

[ADRIANR2D]

the real mexicans too were colonized by the spanish the same happened but very few traditions as in the majority speaking indignous languages survived we too were forced to speak spanish we too were forced to have spanish names so im kinda not on the side of what he s saying by being mexicanized.

[TheMetalWarrior]

@ADRIANR2D

Mexicans didn't exist before the spanish...

[ADRIANR2D]

@TheMetalWarrior Mexicat?

yes we did the word mexican comes from the nahuat word mexicat which means mexican dont try to get smart with me

[TheMetalWarrior]

@ADRIANR2D Mexicat? First I have heard of that.

I wasn't trying to be smart, dick.

[metta108]

it's a good video in the sense that the interview was very informative, especially for those who know little or nothing about Aboriginal/Indigenous California culture or history; my only main criticism (for those who made the video from mexico i'm assuming) is that it's full of images/photos of non-california tribes, particularly those from mid-western plains cultures (i.e.- Lakota, etc.), which tend to be the 'stereotype' of what a Native/Indigenous person looks like.

[agent9752]

I just spent the last three days traveling through Tongva and Chumash land, being grateful for being born and living in their lands, the most beautiful and bountiful I know.

[Sliepnir2006]

The genocide of a culture is the most wicked thing that any country could ever have inflicted, this makes me so mad;

But like our Scotland and Wales, they too now have some vestiges of freedom.

Glad you made it, but this is so sad.

[SpiritedSiouxSista]

~!~Thx sharon for sharing this with me :)

[Crabblebee]

Thank you for this video. Many blessings sent your way.

[enrykkke]

vIVA LA HISPANA CALIFORNIA ¡

CONQUISTADA , CULTURIZADA Y COLONIZADA POR LOS ESPAÑOLES Y LOS CRIOLLOS MEXICANOS,

tongusa es una mentira

[Latinosinprejuicios]

te gusta el pene español?

[arafel1964]

Nice vid. Sad history but glad to hear that they can now speak openly about their beautiful culture.

[beckyfromkentucky]

Azatlan? Fuck you, you racist scum.

[arafel1964]

No, you are the racist. I've read everything about you. All native tribes belong to Anahuac. They get stronger and there's nothing you can do about it. So take it or come back to our Europe.

[nauiocelotl]

Awesome !Now look at my video of the Tongva Nation .

[edcastrovalley]

Very informative. Thanks!

[cabomb]

This is real interesting...thanx for sharing.