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Edward Francis Sierra

June 27, 2018 Edward Francis Sierra, 90, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar following a brief illness....

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Response to Phase I technical assistance review

August 28, 2017 On August 21, 2017 the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTB) submitted its response to the Office of Federal Acknowledgement (OFA) Phase I Technical Assistance Review, dated as...

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Summer internship: THCP Office Assistant Intern

June 20, 2017 FTBMI Summer internship Title: THCP Office Assistant Intern Reports To: Kimia Fatehi (kfatehi@tataviam-nsn.us) Duration: Part Time, 8 Weeks (160 hours total) Time: June 26, 2017 – August...

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LAUSD Indian Education Program Pow Wow Dance & Regalia Workshop

March 28, 2017 On February 1st 2017, The Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians and The LAUSD Indian Education Program began a Pow Wow Dance & Regalia Workshop that took place at Rudy Ortega Sr. Park...

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Extension for Candidacy filing to January 20, 2017

January 11, 2017 The Fernandeño Tataviam Tribal Election is schedule to be held on Sunday, April 2nd at the administration office. This 2017 Election there are four senatorial seats open for candidacy, two...

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Can a holiday to honor Native Americans help heal a history of oppression? (LA TIMES)

November 30, 2016 (Los Angeles) The Los Angeles City Council is considering joining a movement to replace Columbus Day with an official holiday called Indigenous Peoples Day...

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Support LA City’s adoption of Indigenous Peoples Day

October 27, 2016 Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell’s motion seeks to outline the cultural and historic importance of creating and supporting a City Holiday to celebrate the native peoples of the City and...

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San Fernando to Host Indigenous People’s Day Festival

October 14, 2016 (San Fernando, CA) Banks and federal institutions were closed on Monday, Oct. 10, for Christopher Columbus Day....

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Tribal Gathering at Wa’at

September 28, 2016 Special video capturing the Tataviam annual family gathering at Rancho Camulos, Piru....

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Los Angeles’ 1850s Slave Market Is Now the Site of a Federal Courthouse

September 9, 2016 Even though it was situated in a supposedly “free” state, Los Angeles held its own human auctions during the mid-19th century....

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