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From 3500 BC through the 1820s, the tribe fished, hunted and lived throughout much of the area that today is called the Ballona wetlands and Westchester bluffs. It is here that the village of Guashna was located, as well as a burial site for nearly 400 American Indians. Artifacts and bones had been found periodically throughout the area. In 2003, when workers began digging out soil to create a waterway for drainage from neighborhood homes and storm water treatment, they discovered a burial site dating back at least 200 years and hundreds of Native American remains. The Native American Heritage Commission sent strongly worded letters to Playa Vista officials saying their sacred lands had been violated, and environmentalists filed lawsuits over the waterway that were appealed up to the U.S. The panel was comprised of Professors Nicolas Rosenthal (HIST) and Traci Voyles (WGST), as well as guests Professor Dina Gilio-Whitaker from California State University, San Marcos, and Edgar Perez, member of the GabrielinoTongva Nation. The speakers provided context for the discussion going back to the late 1700s and the effects of Spanish colonization on the indigenous people of the Ballona Wetlands area in Playa Vista, who evidence shows have been present in the region for thousands of years. The taking of land and subjugation of native peoples created a pattern that was to continue under Mexican and American rule. The speakers noted that although indigenous groups were no longer forced into servitude following the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation, they continued to be treated as inferior and their lands were taken. Even into the modern day, the GabrielinoTongva people are not recognized by the U.S. Playa Vista region on their sacred burial grounds. The panelists explained how this has caused feelings of displacement and confused identity amongst many GabrielinoTongva people today. The faculty and guest speakers pointed out that the taking of native lands in California is an environmental justice issue, suggesting that indigenous groups have been specifically targeted in certain projects that impose disproportionate health safety issues compared to others. Projects such as the building of toll roads or housing projects in Southern California have continued to affect native lands, both disrupting both environmental systems as well as the special connection between the GabrielinoTongva people and the land itself. Finally, the panel considered how we as an LMU community are taking responsibility for how we do or do not engage with the indigenous whose land we are on. ![]() Concrete steps of offering classes focused on the Gabrielino-Tongva, hiring more faculty that are Native American, and recognizing them as not just a thing of the past are all ways we as a campus community can make strides in connecting with the indigenous. The QA section allowed faculty to answer questions from the audience regarding the discussion points made. Students and panelists made many points and asked how we can make larger change for indigenous people. ![]() Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Related Categories Faculty, Students Tags Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Bellarmine Forum, History, Urban and Environmental Studies, Womens and Gender Studies Post navigation Associate Professor Caroline Sauvage Appointed NEH Chair of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Director of the Archaeology Center An Evening with Ben Rhodes Recent Posts A Crown Jewel of Capstones Michelle Nguyen 20 Awarded Prestigious APAICS Congressional Fellowship Viral Histories: Pandemics, Health, and Power Assistant Professor Roberto Cancio Receives Grant to Study Youth Vaping from Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program of California Students Complete International Internships from Home Categories Faculty News Scholarship Students Uncategorized Yoga Studies Archives October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 July 2015 April 2015 March 2015 2020 Loyola Marymount University Scroll back to top.
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