Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy

Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy
PurposeLand return to the Indigenous peoples of the greater Los Angeles County area
Websitetongva.land

The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy is an Indigenous urban land trust that formed with the objective to return or rematriate land to self-identified Tongva descendants in the greater Los Angeles County area.[1][2][3] It was inspired by the work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and has been associated with the Land Back movement.[4] The conservancy is notable for its part in the return of Tongva land in Los Angeles County for the first time in nearly 200 years.[2][5] The trust developed a kuuy nahwá’a or "guest exchange" program for people who live and work in the tribe's traditional homelands to financially support the land trust's goals.[6]

  1. ^ Ogilvie, Jessica P. (October 10, 2022). "Why A Property Worth Millions Was Returned To The Tongva Tribe". LAist. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Valdez, Jonah (October 10, 2022). "After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ^ The Challenges and Opportunities for Rematriating Tovaangar - Wallace Cleaves on YouTube
  4. ^ Golden, Kate (December 13, 2022). "How Indigenous People Got Some Land Back in Oakland". Bay Nature. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles' first people, the Tongva community, have land in the county once again after 189 years". scoop.upworthy.com. October 11, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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