The history of our people goes back thousands of years. For millennia, we developed a complex and beautiful culture, which included religion, astronomy, rich and varied cuisine, economy, and complex social structures. We developed ingenious ways to live sustainably off the land of Southern California and its natural resources. The name of our tribe, Kizh (pronounced Keech), comes from the … Read More
Ode to L.A.’s First Inhabitants
Ode to L.A.’s First Inhabitants : It Took 17 Years to Write, but Bill McCawley’s Book on the Gabrielino Fills a Major Gap in California’s History October 24, 1996|DENNIS McLELLAN | TIMES STAFF WRITER Bill McCawley has been fascinated by Southern California history since he was a kid growing up in Long Beach in the 1960s, a time when there … Read More