The Tongva are a Native American people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles, California before the arrival of Europeans. "Tongva" means "people of the earth" in the Tongva language, a language in the Uto-Aztecan family. The Tongva are also sometimes referred to as the Gabrieleño/Tongva (often written "Gabrieleno/Tongva") or Gabrielino/Tongva tribe. Wikipedia
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