Tribal News
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Minor Registration open
Tribal President is pleased to announce with the passage of Tribal Senate the accepting of applications for Minor citizenship. Applications for minors will be accepted in tribal office beginning June 1, 2012 with the appropriate documents and fees. Date: June 1st Time: 10am to 4pm Bring: Birth Certificate, Social Security No., Enrollment Application (originals docs only) [...]
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Funeral Services for Tribal member Russel E. Salas
Russell Edward Salas February 5, 1958 – March 8th 2011 Russell E. Salas passed away March 8th, he is survived by his mother Sarah Martha Salas; four sons, Richard, Vincent “Vinny”, Raymond and Gilbert; two daughters Crystal and Pricilla; two brothers William and Danny; five sisters Susie, Pasty, Debbie, Cathy and Bonnie, and three half-sisters [...]
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Passing of Tribal Elder Gilbert (Poyito) Joseph Guzman, Sr.
Gilbert (Poyito) Joseph Guzman, Sr., age 72, proud member of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, and served on the Elder’s Council, went home to be with Our Lord and his beautiful wife. Passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, after a short illness at home in Sylmar. He was preceded in death by [...]
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Tataviam Days
Tataviam “People facing the Sun” Day is a traditional gathering where tribal families enjoy a potluck, tell stories, play traditional games, sing bird songs in celebration of the summer solstice. This year the Fernandeño Tataviam tribal administration planned a two-day festival on June 19th and 20th, in coordination with the annual tribal meeting “State of [...]
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Tataviam Youth participated in InterTribal group program
Two of our Fernandeño Tataviam youth, Ruben Ortega and Sabrina Ortega participated in InterTribal Youth Central California Indigenous Earth Science Tour to Owens Valley, Mammoth Lakes, Mono Lake and Yosemite Valley. The InterTribal Youth visited in July 2010 with Shoshone Paiute, Mono, Miwok Original Peoples and their ancestral lands. Our Tataviam youth excursion was with other Native [...]
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Passing of Tribal Elder Shirley Traba
Catherine Shirley Newman Traba, a Fernandeño Tataviam Tribal Elder, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the age of 81. Shirley will be missed by all her family, friends, and tribal members. The funeral services will take place Monday, May 17, 2010 at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in [...]
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Extension of Tribal Census
Tribal President has requested Tribal Senate to extend the deadline of Tribal Census to be submitted by tribal citizens. On Tuesday May 11th Tribal Senate voted to extend the filing period to the end of June. Tribal citizens who have yet to file their Tribal Census Survey have until the end of June to submit it [...]
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