… occupies. The rich culture, accomplishments, humanity, and continued presence of Gabrieleño, Tongva, and Kizh people have too often been ignored, marginalized, and removed from our history and awareness as a consequence of these colonial … the Catholic mission system, the Mexican Government, the United States Federal Government and the state of California have dispossessed Gabrieleño, Tongva, and Kizh people of their land, they are present and are an active part of our communities and landscape. Gabrieleño, Tongva, and Kizh History Native people have inhabited the Los Angeles basin for thousands of years, hunting and gathering wild foods for much of that time and …