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 The general area where the Tataviam language was spoken prior to European colonization (shown in red) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 United States ( California) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Spanish formerly Tataviam | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tongva, Chumash, Serrano, Kitanemuk, Luiseño, Vanyume |
The Tataviam (Kitanemuk: people on the south slope) are a Native American group in Southern California.[citation needed] The ancestral land of the Tataviam people includes northwest present-day Los Angeles County and southern Ventura County, primarily in the upper basin of the Santa Clara River, the Santa Susana Mountains, and the Sierra Pelona Mountains.[citation needed] They are distinct from the Kitanemuk and the Gabrielino-Tongva peoples.[1][non-primary source needed]
Their tribal government is based in San Fernando, California, and includes the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, the Tribal Senate, and the Council of Elders.[2][non-primary source needed] The current Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians is Rudy Ortega Jr., who is a descendant of the village of Tochonanga.[3][4]
The Tataviam are a not federally recognized, which has prevented the tribe from being seen as sovereign and erased the identity of tribal members.[5][6] The tribe has established an Acknowledge Rent campaign to acknowledge "the financial hardships placed on non-federally recognized tribes."[7][6]
- ^ "Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians". Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.
- ^ [1], Fernandeño Tataviam Tribal Government Website
- ^ [2], Fernandeño Tataviam Tribal Government, Executive Branch
- ^ "City of Santa Clarita Public Library". Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. 2019.
- ^ Montenegro, Maria (2022). "Re-placing Evidence: Locating Archival Displacements in the US Federal Acknowledgment Process". Disputed Archival Heritage. doi:10.4324/9781003057765-6.
- ^ a b "Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians explains why Native sovereignty is multifaceted". ABC7 Los Angeles. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "AcknowledgeRent can help reverse the effects of Land Dispossession on the Tribe". AcknowledgeRent.