LAcon V is held at the Anaheim Convention Center, which is located in Tovaangar, the territory of the Gabrielino / Tongva Nation since time immemorial.
Land statements have become a common practice among organizations in the United States in an attempt to acknowledge ongoing occupation of unceded territory. However, a statement on its own is disingenuous and LAcon V recommends educating yourself with the following resources:
Gabrielino / Tongva Nation Website
State of California Native American Heritage Commission
Returning the People’s Land to the Tongva Community from FirstNations.org
Digital Atlas of California Native Americans
California Native American Ancestral Lands Interactive Map
The Gabrielino / Tongva Nation currently seeks federal recognition. You can support their cause directly here or you can contact your Congressional representatives regarding their recognition.
For more information on Land Back in general, please visit the movement here.
(This statement was not written by a member of the Gabrielino / Tongva Nation. We are working to make our committee more diverse, and recognize that not all voices are currently represented. We welcome the opportunity to improve this document based on feedback, which can be sent to our Code of Conduct team: conduct@lacon.org)
