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My Family Is From Long Beach And My Dad is Tongva and Cocopah in the 1940 and 50 's he use to hunt and Fish In The Los Angeles River Before it was Concrete I Am So Proud Of My Ancestors We Are Survivors All Native people Are Servivers

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Weren’t they Aztec descendants? Uto- Aztecan language

I love this, but also I find it ironic how they’re discussing respecting the Plant People, and the spirits of the growing things, yet I can see several non-native, invasive plant species taking over that waterway! And of course they were brought over by Europeans at some point, either out of curiosity or "science", and now we have invasives… that are now competing with, and possibly eradicating, the native plants… also, toxic plants exist everywhere yes, but some of the invasives are highly toxic. Even deadly. I trust that Mrs. Johnson knows what she’s doing. 🙏🏼 I just hope, at 01:11, nobody messes with that castor bean tree behind them, with the big leaves, or _Ricinus communis_ as it’s known taxonomically-the name "Ricinus", as it is the base for the lethal chemical Ricin. The plant itself is pretty, and there is even a dark red form, But it’s a foreigner in America. We see it on the sides of freeways and roads everywhere in SoCal. The seedpods do actually look kinda cool, like an alien, spiky egg thing… and that’s the most dangerous part. In the seeds… or the castor beans, themselves. Hopefully kids, people, and even our beloved animals are taught not to touch them, and please, don’t ingest them…

Beautiful video. Thank you

Mint plant for the teeth all real indigenous native automatically know that 😮

I am descended from members of the Anza Expedition. I am also 20% Chumash.

Their people are in the South Pacific 🇹🇴

Excellent. I'm a 68 year old Native Angelino and I have seen and researched the Anza trail. Thank you.

Please take the lone woman off your video.She is not Chumash.She has been my hero since I was 10 .Her story is still being told.The Nicolonians story is tragic.That is the only picture of her and the only picture of a Nicolonian Native.😢😢😢😢

I recently came here to live with family. . San Bernardino County. . . Thank you friends of LA river 🌊🌊

Beautiful ppl special ppl

Eye opening!!! Thanks!

I am Tataviam! Village of Tujubit!

I wish we could reconnect with Mother Nature rather than close it off with concrete jungles.

Wants to learn more about Kayaking in the river!!!

I live in the San Gabriel Valley and to know what happened to them and how they were enslaved, murdered and raped, not only physically,but culturally and religiously is so sad. The very ground I walk on was their land.

I love this ❤

Thanks for helping out and cleaning up after the businesses that pillaged the river.

Great share, Thanks! @NL

Very beautiful landscape & a good message.

Cool. glad ot see Hyper was involved in making this video too *grin*

❤ Jerry has smile now cry later on his knees. Someone controlled my phone. Be safe.

'california' hosted the largest population in a non agriculture setting ever,and they did so very peacefully. This is no small feat, and the amount of wisdom, compassion, and technique of these peoples is not to be underestimated

Beautiful ❤

*Promo sm* 💥

'Promo SM' ☀️

Don't let this history disappear

This is my my mom's people

Thank you, Friends of the L.A. River. I'm proud to be a donor!

remember pulling shopping carts and recliners out of the river by myself. good thymes

That was so loving & educational❤ Thankyou

Always makes me happy to see initiatives like these..Very important work you are doing for nature, balance and harmony!! Thank you

Beautiful to see!! The River is so important, the lifeline.. Thank you for this!

On the bluff here there is an old Adobe..there isan open space set aside for future..and some useful idiot.try to paved a turn around in this untouched space...they were voted out not only did they disrespect the open space, they disregarded and ignored their voters..See how the disrespectfulness completed a circle and those were ousted from the position of leadership... Ha Ha Ha

Make me cry. What a beautiful moment to make that journey again after so long. ❤️

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super cool

Las tierras arrebatadas x los originales emigrantes

Happiness is watching this ❤

I wish the commentators had some interest in history and interest in understanding the reasons Spain had in settling Alta California. Wasteful comments, wasteful video.

Here’s an idea 💡 Goat Yoga along the L.A. River ! 🐐🙏🧡

You gonna be out in Bell, california doing this anytime? ??

I have memories of this one scene with the disfigured teddy bear stuck in the branches I think, this has resonated with me for years. You guys don’t have any idea what kind of an impact these videos have, or maybe you do.

In my third grade class years ago, this video changed my life. Might have been the year it was released, though I’m in the 9’th now.

I found this video searching the term Tongva on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Happy to have learned something about Los Angeles natives.

Elias

Thk U.

I’ve lived almost 60 years generally in Tucson, LA, and San Francisco. For a large segment of that time I’ve been leading literally 100s of hikes over portions of what we think was DeAnza’s path. My respect for the courage and resourcefulness of this band of 200 pilgrims is limitless. My awareness of the legacy of largely peaceful and structured societies along the way has been richly expanded. Religion, wanderlust, and ownership are all part of the story. So are cooperation, kindness and betrayal. To understand the human condition you need look no further. Some have the gall to call it progress.

Thank you. That was about the most beautiful thing this grandfather has seen since the births of his grandchildren. I am born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley and have hiked many of it's rivers and streams. There are places you can sit in the valleys by the water deep in the mountains and hear the mountains whispering. Many times I've been on the verge of understanding what was being said and hoped to one day understand.