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‘Mapping Indigenous LA’
Ever notice iconic streets in #LA that end in ‘nga’ like #Topanga #Tujunga #Cahuenga ?
Does ‘nga’ mean ‘place?’
What’s its tribal origin? @trunorthr @stellar_truth
@UCLA Mishuana Goeman called it ‘indigenous graffiti’ at @USC
Ever notice iconic streets in #LA that end in ‘nga’ like #Topanga #Tujunga #Cahuenga ?
Does ‘nga’ mean ‘place?’
What’s its tribal origin? @trunorthr @stellar_truth
@UCLA Mishuana Goeman called it ‘indigenous graffiti’ at @USC
From the Mountains to the Sea
Long before the development of Los Angeles, with its freeways and suburbs, Southern California was known for its grasslands, estuaries and oak-covered foothills. 1/11
Long before the development of Los Angeles, with its freeways and suburbs, Southern California was known for its grasslands, estuaries and oak-covered foothills. 1/11
Tovaangar
The original people of Los Angeles, the Tongva, defined their world as Tovaangar. It extended from Palos Verdes to San Bernardino, from Saddleback Mountain to the San Fernando Valley. 2/11
The original people of Los Angeles, the Tongva, defined their world as Tovaangar. It extended from Palos Verdes to San Bernardino, from Saddleback Mountain to the San Fernando Valley. 2/11
