The Tongva people are the original people located in the Los Angeles County,
Inland Empire, Santa Catalina Islands and Orange County area. They are very
close to the Chumash people to the North. There are several bands of Tongva
people in the Los Angeles area. One of the bands have been working on a te'at
(Tee-oght), a traditional ocean going canoe and soon they will be making a
historic trip back to the Island.
--Charles Phillip Whitedog (Ojibway)