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Tag Archive: los-angeles

Toypurina – Tongva

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Toypurina (1760-1799) was a Tongva/Gabrieliño Native American medicine woman who opposed the rule of colonization by Spanish missionaries in

Deborah Miranda – Chumash

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Deborah Miranda is a Native American writer and poet. Her father, Alfred Edward Robles Mirada is from the Esselen and Chumash people, native to the Santa Barbara/Santa Ynez/Monterery, California

Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley

Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley(310x240)

The Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation are a federally recognized tribe of Mono and Timbisha Indians in

Native Americans and World War II

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Some 44,000 Native Americans served in the United States military during World War II. For every one drafted, one and a half volunteered; American Indian participation in the war per capita exceeded

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Native American Dance Theatre

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American Indian Dance Theatre is a professional performing arts company presenting the dances and songs of Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations of

Danny Trejo’s career

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While speaking at a recovery meeting in Los Angeles, Trejo met a young man in the movie business. His newfound friend invited him to the set of Runaway Train where Trejo was offered a job as an extra

Danny Trejo

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Dan "Danny" Trejo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in "tough guy" roles as a villain or an

Branscombe Richmond

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Branscombe Richmond (born August 8, 1955) is an American character actor and stuntman. He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon, Ranhome Quickman or Branscom

Sally Larsen ~ Apache-Alutiiq

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Sally Larsen is a artist, photographer, composer, and email advocate. She was born in 1954 in of mixed Apache / Aleut descent.

Toypurina ~ Tongva

Toypurina (1760-1799)(310x240)

Toypurina (1760-1799) was a Tongva/Gabrieliño Native American medicine woman who opposed the rule of colonization by Spanish missionaries in California, and led an unsuccessful rebellion against

Andy Payne ~ Cherokee

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Andy Hartley Payne was the winner of the Transcontinental Footrace staged in 1928. He ran the 3,423.5 mile (5,509.6 km) route from Los Angeles to New York City, much of it along

Cecilia Fire Thunder

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Cecilia Fire Thunder (born Cecilia Apple October 24, 1946) is a nurse, community health planner and tribal leader of the Oglala

Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians

The Soboba Band Of Luiseno Indians(310x240)

The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Luiseño people, headquartered in Riverside County,

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