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1. Interview of Ernest Ortega

Topic:
American Indian History
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series the American Indian Presence in Southern California: Those Who Were Already Here survey the experiences of unrecognized tribes at one extreme and gaming tribes at the other. Southern California is the homeland of numerous tribal peoples indigenous to the region. Foll...
Biographical Note:
Member of the Tataviam tribe. Great-grandfather, Antonio Maria Ortega, was the last of the line to speak the Fernandeno dialect of the tribe.

2. Interview of Julia Bogany

Topic:
American Indian History
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series the American Indian Presence in Southern California: Those Who Were Already Here survey the experiences of unrecognized tribes at one extreme and gaming tribes at the other. Southern California is the homeland of numerous tribal peoples indigenous to the region. Foll...
Biographical Note:
Member of the Gabrielino-Tongva tribe.

3. Interview of Rudy Ortega, Jr.

Topic:
American Indian History
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series the American Indian Presence in Southern California: Those Who Were Already Here survey the experiences of unrecognized tribes at one extreme and gaming tribes at the other. Southern California is the homeland of numerous tribal peoples indigenous to the region. Foll...
Biographical Note:
Community activist and leader of the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.

4. Interview of James Ramos

Topic:
American Indian History
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series the American Indian Presence in Southern California: Those Who Were Already Here survey the experiences of unrecognized tribes at one extreme and gaming tribes at the other. Southern California is the homeland of numerous tribal peoples indigenous to the region. Foll...
Biographical Note:
Chair of the San Manuel tribe. Co-founder of the tribe's Cultural Awareness Program and chair of the California State Native American Heritage Commission. Member of San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.

5. Interview of Joe Benitez

Topic:
American Indian History
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series the American Indian Presence in Southern California: Those Who Were Already Here survey the experiences of unrecognized tribes at one extreme and gaming tribes at the other. Southern California is the homeland of numerous tribal peoples indigenous to the region. Foll...
Biographical Note:
Member of the Cahuilla tribe. Chair of the Cabezon Band Tribal Council.