![]() “One hundred eighty years ago, my great grandmother stood here defending this village from settlers. Villaseñor said she now looks forward to celebrating, singing and uniting with tribal children and elders at the first community gathering in their villages in the near future. "The rich and diverse cultures of the earliest ancestors of these lands are alive today in the cultures, traditions, and languages of the Fernandeño Tataviam people," Quintero said. State Parks Director Armando Quintero said state parks serve as a reminder of the deep human history of the lands. ![]() While the agreement doesn't return land, it cultivates a collaboration between the two sides to take care of local landscapes with traditional ecological knowledge. "This (memorandum of understanding) with California State Parks is restoring previous harm and giving our tribe, my family, our villages, rights and access back to our homelands," Villaseñor said.Ĭalifornia has signed 10 memoranda of understanding with tribes. Pamela Villaseñor, executive director of Pukúu' Cultural Community Services and tribal citizen, said her family's reservation was at Siutcanga. Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area.Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park.Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.The announcement came on Wednesday when the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding at Siutcanga, or the “place of the oaks” - known today as Los Encinos State Historic Park. California State Parks and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians are joining forces to manage and protect natural and cultural resources at several state parks within the tribe's territory.
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