Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Tongva (/ˈtɒŋvə/ TONG-və) are a Native American people who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands an area covering approximately 4000 square miles (10000 km2). The Tongva are also known as the Gabrieleño Fernandeño and Nicoleño—Europeanized names that were assigned to the Tongva after Spanish colonization.
