Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians

The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indian's region stretches from the San Fernando Valley and Santa Clarita Valley to the Antelope Valley and can be traced as far back as 450 A.D. At that time the Tataviam people migrated from the north and settled in villages throughout the area. The villages were constructed on the south-facing sides of hills and mountains because they received the most sun light. The word Tataviam means "people facing the sun" and describes the Tataviam villages.

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  • Memorial Services for Austin James Martin, Tribal Senator


    Born on March 26, 1984 passed on March 10, 2013. Tribal Senator Austin Martin was a Redlands native and graduate of Redlands East Valley High School, he lived in San Diego and worked as a Pharmacy Technician. Austin a California Native American descendent of the Tataviam, Fernandeno, and Chumash ancestry and a Tribal Senator of [...]

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  • Life Connected: American Indian Heritage Month Special


    NBC4′s Mekahlo Medina reports on the Fernandeño Tataviam’s social network, ndn.me. View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com.

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  • We’ve Moved


    We are excited to announce that the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians has moved its offices to a new location in the City of San Fernando. We spent the previous ten years in a building a few blocks away from our new location. Our old office served us well, and we made great memories [...]

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