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Los Angeles Tidbits
and Links off the
Beaten Path
Los Angeles City Flower - Bird of
Paradise
Los Angeles City Tree - Corral Tree
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Interesting
Los Angeles & So Cal
Historical & Cultural Links
LA History
& Facts - The official website of the City of Los
Angeles. Facts and History of the City of Los Angeles, tourism
links, the City Seal, and more.
California
Indian Museum and Cultural Center - The goals of the Museum and
Cultural Center are to educate the public about California Indian
history and cultures, to showcase California Indian cultures, to
enhance and facilitate these cultures and traditions through
educational and cultural activities, to preserve and protect California
Indian cultural and intellectual properties, and to develop
relationships with other indigenous groups.
Satwiwa
Native American Indian Culture Center - Find out what's going on at
the Chumash cultural center in the Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S.
National Park Service). Learn about Chumash history and lore,
view exhibits or join them around the campfire for one of their
storytelling evenings.
Gabrieleno/Tongva
Band Of Mission Indians Of San Gabriel - The Tongva occupied the
entire Los Angeles basin and the islands of Santa Catalina, San
Nicholas, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara. From Topanga Canyon to
Laguna Beach, from the San Gabriel mountains to the sea, we lived
throughout most of what is now Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The
existence of our people on these ancestral lands has been unbroken
since long before the first contact between the Tongva and Europeans.
Our ancestors were the people who rowed our remarkable Ti'ats (plank
canoes) out to meet the explorer Cabrillo in 1542 off what is now San
Pedro.
"Tongva" means 'people of the earth'.
The
Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indian's region stretches from
the San Fernando Valley and Santa Clartia Valley to the Antelope Valley
and can be traced as far back as 450 A.D. The Tataviam are known
as 'the people facing the sun'.
Public
Art in Los Angeles - This site documents public art works,
sculptural works, mosaics, and murals, in the downtown area, the
University of Southern California, and other places in the city.
CAMPO
de CAHUENGA - Were the Capitulation at Cahuenga, or Treaty of
Cahuenga took place, concluding hostilities in California between
Mexican and United States forces on January 13, 1847. Considered
the unofficial Birthplace of California.
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Reasons
to Love LA
Only
in Los Angeles can you laze on the beach at Malibu or ski in the
Sierra
Mountains on the same day. Now, I’m a Valley Girl, so I used to
ice skate at the mall, you know? Ah, but I love tequitos down on
Olvera Street. The clack of wood Mah Jong tiles being played
upstairs in old Chinatown. I love the dark smell of the La Brea
tar pits. And you can stand in the middle of Farmers Market on
Fairfax and hear 10 different languages spoken all around you.
And most of the time you can tell what they’re saying anyway.
I live in an area where Arabs and Jews peacefully
live next door to
each other and Tibetan monks dressed in the colors of the sun wait in
line with me at the Post Office. You can walk down a strip mall
and order a Thai iced tea to go with your Greek salad - both made with
grandma's secret recipe from back home. There's
sacred
white sage smudged at Pow Wows, and the Chief will bless you even if
you’re white.
It is our diversity that makes us strong, creative
and alive. I
love this city. Drop by if you’re in the
neighborhood and we'll
share it with you.
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