Los Angeles Unified School District president Kelly Gonez hosted an informational event via Zoom on Wednesday, featuring tribal president of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTBMI) Rudy Ortega, Jr. The event was introduced as part of Native American Heritage Month and part of the movement to get the Fernandeño Tataviam people’s federal recognition. […]
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I Proclaim: Twenty years left to crying
I never knew Francisco Miguel Mancini, though I hope to one day. Whether we’re related or not remains unknown. I wouldn’t have this vague connection had I not traveled across the country to discover our shared surname among those engraved at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. I’ll spare you the overused Rooseveltian cliche. […]
Mentryville’s preservation continues despite decline in donations, activities caused by pandemic
Evan Decker has made Mentryville his decade-long passion project. An avid historian volunteering for the Santa Clarita Historical Society and William S. Hart Museum since he was 13, Decker and his board members work to restore the historic township to pristine condition. “Mentryville is one of those places that is equally important in our historical […]
