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The Gabrielino Tongva
Do you know who lived in the Los Angeles area before the Europeans came? The Gabrielino Tongva. The tribe lived in the land between Malibu and Laguna Beach and from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. One of the Gabrielino Tongva villages was at the Ballona Wetlands. Today many Tongva families, descendants of those people, still live in the area.
The Ballona Wetlands were a paradise during the time of the Gabrielino Tongva people. Fish were abundant, and birds filled the sky. The people's main source of food was acorns....