Native Americans: Tongva People
Sara Crown, archivist at the Santa Monica History Museum, shared the history of the Santa Monica’s earliest inhabitants, the Tongva.
Description
Sara Crown, archivist at the Santa Monica History Museum, shared the history of the Santa Monica’s earliest inhabitants, the Tongva.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the origin of the name Tongva.
- Describe how the Tongva used the resources that were available in their environment.
- How did Europeans impact the Tongva people?
- Describe the uprising that occurred in San Gabriel.
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Indigenous
- La Brea Tar Pits
- Malleable
- Migratory
- Mission System
- Spanish Explorers
- Toypurina