For thousands of years, the Tongva community relied on the chaparral landscape of the San Gabriel Mountains for sustenance during the spring and summer months. Its canyons facilitated trade by connecting the flourishing communities of the Los Angeles Basin with Native communities from the Mojave desert. After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County https://t.co/xDzPxtWnOo — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 10, 2022After nearly two centuries, this injustice was finally rectified earlier this year when Sharon Alexander Dreyfus, who inherited a Spanish ranch-style house and its one-acre property in Altadena in 2015, decided to give it back to the Tongva tribe. The Tongva Tribe received one of the first private land returns in the Los Angeles area. Including legal fees and escrow fees, the Tongva community spent $20,000 for the parcel.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 11, 2022 18:17 UTC