“MORE MUST BE DONE TO HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE THAT STEAL FROM OUR SACRED GROUNDS. THIS IS OUR LIFELINE FROM OUR ANCESTORS TO US AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO WILL PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEM.”
Chairwoman Donna Yocum, San Fernando Band of Mission Indians
L.A. County Land Acknowledgment
Clicking on the link below will take you to the LA County website. Please read the article and click on the yellow box at the bottom of that page that reads "Read The Report" to be taken to the full report.
"Stolen Heritage"
The San Fernando Band of Mission Indians supports HR 5268
Here is an article written in the Sacramento Bee by Assemblyman James Ramos
'Loophole' Allows Desecration of Prehistoric Site.
John Valenzuela, chairman of the Tribal Council of the San Fernando Band of Mission Indians in Santa Clarita, overlooks a construction site in the Leona Valley where prehistoric Native American artifacts have been disturbed.
Photo: Eric Thayer/The Signal.
DNA Links Ancient, Modern Indians requires historical preservation
Genetic fingerprinting connects local Native Americans with an antecedent who lived more than eight centuries ago.
Native American Reburial (DNA Link)
Tribal Council Moves Into Heritage Junction
