Post by blackcrowheart on May 16, 2006 13:52:14 GMT -5
Tribe to celebrate mural at nature center
RUBIDOUX: The painting depicts the typical lives of the Gabrielino/Tongva indians.
Members of the Gabrielino/Tongva tribe have been invited to share in the celebration of a new mural at the Louis Robidoux Nature Center depicting their daily lives.
Sherrie Chandler, park interpreter at the nature center, said the tribe is bringing a replica of a Ti-At boat used by the Tongva tribe in its journeys from the Long Beach area to Catalina Island and to the San Clemente and San Nicholas islands that they inhabited.
"It's a great honor that Tribal Chief Anthony Morales will be here," Chandler said.
A Gathering at the River will honor the tribe from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the nature center.
Tribal members will bless the nature center, the grounds and the mural, painted by Kathie Dillon at the center's Gabrielino Village.
"The mural is a gift to us. We know this is land our ancestors walked upon and inviting us back is a wonderful thing. It's a very important day for us," said Barbara Drake, cultural keeper and elder of the Gabrielino/Tongva tribe.
The 5,000 Tongva, also known as the Ocean People, occupied Los Angeles County, northern Orange County and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties when the Spanish arrived in 1781.
Eventually, the Tongva came to be known as Gabrielinos through their association with the San Gabriel Mission, which they built. There are several thousand Tongvas in the Los Angeles basin today.
Tribal members will come dressed in their regalia and will participate in tribal music and dance. Children can play with atlatl sticks used to launch a spear, and rabbit sticks used to hunt rabbits. They also may make headbands and bracelets.
Indian taco plates made with flat bread will be available. Apache artist Lori Sisquoc will display her woven baskets. A rabbit loom used to weave rabbit coats and blankets also will be on display.
RUBIDOUX: The painting depicts the typical lives of the Gabrielino/Tongva indians.
Members of the Gabrielino/Tongva tribe have been invited to share in the celebration of a new mural at the Louis Robidoux Nature Center depicting their daily lives.
Sherrie Chandler, park interpreter at the nature center, said the tribe is bringing a replica of a Ti-At boat used by the Tongva tribe in its journeys from the Long Beach area to Catalina Island and to the San Clemente and San Nicholas islands that they inhabited.
"It's a great honor that Tribal Chief Anthony Morales will be here," Chandler said.
A Gathering at the River will honor the tribe from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the nature center.
Tribal members will bless the nature center, the grounds and the mural, painted by Kathie Dillon at the center's Gabrielino Village.
"The mural is a gift to us. We know this is land our ancestors walked upon and inviting us back is a wonderful thing. It's a very important day for us," said Barbara Drake, cultural keeper and elder of the Gabrielino/Tongva tribe.
The 5,000 Tongva, also known as the Ocean People, occupied Los Angeles County, northern Orange County and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties when the Spanish arrived in 1781.
Eventually, the Tongva came to be known as Gabrielinos through their association with the San Gabriel Mission, which they built. There are several thousand Tongvas in the Los Angeles basin today.
Tribal members will come dressed in their regalia and will participate in tribal music and dance. Children can play with atlatl sticks used to launch a spear, and rabbit sticks used to hunt rabbits. They also may make headbands and bracelets.
Indian taco plates made with flat bread will be available. Apache artist Lori Sisquoc will display her woven baskets. A rabbit loom used to weave rabbit coats and blankets also will be on display.