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Con Artist nownINFORMAL : A person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true.

1994 Tongva,   A name made up and fabriecated by Non Gabrieleno frauds who manipulated Hilda Solis into believing there was two different tribes of the Los Angeles basin.

Pages H4431-H4432 From the Congressional Record Online throgh the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

INTRODUCTION OF THE GABRIELENO/TONGVA NATION ACT

Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, a long time ago the Gabrieleno and Tongva 

Nation of California occupied the entire LA Basin and the islands of 

Santa Catalina, San Nicholas and San Clemente, from Topanga Canyon to 

Laguna Beach, from the San Gabriel Mountains to the sea. It was their 

land.

  The California Gold Rush and railroad expansion assured that their 

land was taken and today is one of the largest urban centers in the 

world, but some things have not changed.

  According to the Census figures, California's Native American 

population of over 309,000 became one of the largest in the State of 

California. Many of these Native Americans populate the area, making it 

the city with the largest concentration of Gabrieleno Indians. Yet they 

are not a federally recognized tribe.

  It is not because they are not there. They are. They have been there 

for many centuries. In fact, dating as far back as the 1700s, 1771 to 

be exact, this Federal Government recognized the Gabrieleno and Tongva 

Nation.

  Back in 1851, the U.S. Government sent Commissioner Barbour to 

establish a treaty with the Indians of Los Angeles but was suddenly 

called away, so that effort failed.

  Back in 1852, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, E.F. Beale, noted 

numerous Indian populations within Los Angeles County.

  Numerous scholars and academics have also noted the existence of this 

nation, namely, Helen Hunt Jackson. In the mid-1880s she noted that the 

Gabrieleno/Tongva were continuing to live in the San Gabriel area as 

day laborers.

  At the turn of the century, Hart Merriam and J.P. Harrington 

indicated that there were some groups of the nation living at the Tejon 

Reservation. It was further noted that one of the tribes represented at 

the reservation was the Tongva of San Gabriel.

  In the early 1900s, the Federal Government allowed nation members, 

most of whom were \1/2\ Indian blood, to register at the Sherman Indian 

School in Riverside, California.

  The United States purchased land for the nation back in 1913, but by 

1928 many nation members were still living in their traditional areas 

of San Gabriel and identifying themselves as tribal members, as 

evidenced by the California Indians' Jurisdictional Act.

  Since 1928, the nation has participated in lobbying Congress via the 

Mission Indian Federation and was even a plaintiff in the Indian Claims 

Commission case.

  Therefore, today I stand here to hopefully recognize and formalize 

this relationship that Commissioner Barbour was sent to treat back in 

1851. Over and over again the Gabrieleno Indians have been the victims 

of bad timing or unfortunate circumstances, but nevertheless they exist 

today.

  The bill federally recognizes the Gabrieleno Indians as a federally 

recognized tribe that will be eligible for current grants and services 

awarded to these entities. In a district like mine, this is a very 

significant and historical piece of legislation. In the 31st District 

of California, which is where I live and represent many, many 

constituents who live in poverty, this is no strange thing for us to be 

here today to recognize this very important tribe.

  While Federal recognition would not guarantee necessarily food on 

their table, it would make this community eligible for housing, 

education, funds to clean the environment, and healthy care grants that 

would undoubtedly make their lives better.

  It is important to note that this State-recognized tribe is not 

interested in gaming. In fact, they have turned away large companies 

that would have paid for their attorneys to fight for this Federal 

recognition. The tribe wants what is rightfully theirs, the recognition 

that they are always and have always been original citizens and we 

should treat them as such.

  I ask my congressional colleagues here today to join me in providing 

Federal recognition of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Indians.

  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.