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The Kizh or Kit’c (/kiːtʃ/ KEETCH) are an Indigenous people of California, the historically and ethnographically documented lineal descendants of the Mission Indians of San Gabriel. They belong to a group commonly known by the Spanish name Gabrieleño.
The name Kizh is a shortened version of the first name used to represent all of the Gabrieleño-speaking People of the Los Angeles Basin, Kichereno, which "is not a place name, but a tribe name, the name of a kind of people." (Harrington 1986: R129 F345; cited in McCawley 1996, 43).
The name Kizh is derived from a reference by a Canadian ethnologist to one of the numerous villages in the Los Angeles Basin from records at Mission Viejas, Kizheriños (The People of the Willow Houses). Hugo Reid documented at least 28 Gabrielino villages.
The Kizh language is a Takic language, part of the Uto-Aztecan language family. In 1811, the priests of Mission San Gabriel recorded the Gabrieleño language and at least three dialects, including Fernadeño, Nicoleño, and Cataleño. These early language maps can be used to best define the precontact tribal boundaries.
In January 1982, the U.S. Corps of Engineers issued a report describing and identifying numerous Gabrieleño villages.
Today, the Kizh Nation have their tribal offices and museum in Covina, California.
The Kizh Nation's homeland consists of Los Angeles County, Orange County, and parts of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and includes about 500 members.
During colonization, the people were referred to as Gabrieleño, a name derived from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, a Spanish mission built on their land. The name Tongva has been criticized by the Kizh Nation, who see it as coming into existence in 1905 from the accounts of one ethnographer, C. Hart Merriam. They claim that the name Kizh has origins in the earliest records of contact as a name the people used to refer to the willow branch, tule, and brush houses they lived in, and was used widely by various ethnographers in the 19th and early 20th century. Due to strategic branding, Tongva remains the most widely used name, gaining popularity in the late 20th century.
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Kizh
The Kizh or Kit’c (/kiːtʃ/ KEETCH) are an Indigenous people of California, the historically and ethnographically documented lineal descendants of the Mission Indians of San Gabriel. They belong to a group commonly known by the Spanish name Gabrieleño.
The name Kizh is a shortened version of the first name used to represent all of the Gabrieleño-speaking People of the Los Angeles Basin, Kichereno, which "is not a place name, but a tribe name, the name of a kind of people." (Harrington 1986: R129 F345; cited in McCawley 1996, 43).
The name Kizh is derived from a reference by a Canadian ethnologist to one of the numerous villages in the Los Angeles Basin from records at Mission Viejas, Kizheriños (The People of the Willow Houses). Hugo Reid documented at least 28 Gabrielino villages.
The Kizh language is a Takic language, part of the Uto-Aztecan language family. In 1811, the priests of Mission San Gabriel recorded the Gabrieleño language and at least three dialects, including Fernadeño, Nicoleño, and Cataleño. These early language maps can be used to best define the precontact tribal boundaries.
In January 1982, the U.S. Corps of Engineers issued a report describing and identifying numerous Gabrieleño villages.
Today, the Kizh Nation have their tribal offices and museum in Covina, California.
The Kizh Nation's homeland consists of Los Angeles County, Orange County, and parts of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and includes about 500 members.
During colonization, the people were referred to as Gabrieleño, a name derived from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, a Spanish mission built on their land. The name Tongva has been criticized by the Kizh Nation, who see it as coming into existence in 1905 from the accounts of one ethnographer, C. Hart Merriam. They claim that the name Kizh has origins in the earliest records of contact as a name the people used to refer to the willow branch, tule, and brush houses they lived in, and was used widely by various ethnographers in the 19th and early 20th century. Due to strategic branding, Tongva remains the most widely used name, gaining popularity in the late 20th century.