NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Land Acknowledgment

 

Glendale Community College acknowledges that the land our institution inhabits today was once known as Tovaangar the unceded land and home of the Gabrieleño-Tongva people. For countless generations, the First People stewarded and cared for this land, which encompasses what is now known as Los Angeles County, Orange County, parts of San Bernardino County, Riverside County, as well as the Channel Islands. We pay our respects to the Gabrieleño-Tongva tribe and extend our gratitude for their enduring care of this land.

 

Glendale Community College commits to a collaborative allyship and partnership with the Gabrieleño-Tongva tribe that uplifts its people within our instructional and institutional decision-making processes. Glendale Community College supports teaching the history of colonization and the forced removal of the First People from this land. We encourage reflection among faculty, staff, students, and visitors about the meaning of Glendale College's presence here and we invite everyone to join us in caring for this land.

 

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Past Events

2025 Events:

11/5/2025 The History of the Tongva Tribe

 

12:30pm - 2pm at the Garfield Campus in the Mariposa Building (MP) 103 

 

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Samuel Lopez, of the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians Gabrieleno-Tongva tribe, will facilitate a presentation on the Tongva people, their history, their present, and significance of land acknowledgments.

 

2024 Events:

11/7/2024: The History of the Tongva 

12:30pm-1:30pm in Tongva 111

Educational Presentation facilitated by Mona Morales Recalde on behalf of the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians Gabrieleño-Tongva tribe. The presentation will consist of the First People then and now, the land our GCC campus currently occupies, and its history. 

11/14/2024: Land Acknowledgment Ceremony

12:30pm-1:30pm in the Student Center 212

Glendale College, in collaboration with the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians Gabrieleño/Tongva,will present the college's Land Acknowledgment. A blessing ceremony will be performed by Chief Anthony Morales.

11/21/2024: Short Film Screening

12:30pm - 1:30pm in San Gabriel 334

Join GCC’s own Film and Media Arts Instructor, Carley Steiner, for an on- campus event celebrating short films. A curated series of short films by Indigenous Filmmakers will be screened, followed by a discussion to think critically about the storytelling techniques, cultural influences, and historical contexts.