Tongva elder, educator Julia Bogany dies at 72APRIL 25, 2021 - By Natasha Brennan
Tongva elder, educator and language-keeper Julia Louise Bogany — known as "Wiseone" — died March 28 of complications from a stroke. She was 72. continue reading |
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You Will Not Be Invisible: Tongva Elder Julia Bogany’s Unwavering Commitment to Future GenerationAPRIL 17, 2021 - By Teena Apeles
The longtime activist and educator Julia Bogany often spoke about how she felt being a Tongva woman: "I feel invisible," she recounts in a 2019 video. When her great-granddaughter Marissa Aranda told her, "That's how I feel," Bogany assured her, "You will not be invisible."continue reading |
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Julia Bogany, venerated Tongva elder who fought for her tribe’s recognition, diesAPRIL 14, 2021 - By PRISCELLA VEGA
For her school project on the Indigenous Tongva people, Marissa Aranda sought guidance from her great-grandmother. She asked her nana: How does it feel to be a Tongva woman? continue reading... |
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Julia Louise Bogany, 1948-2021APRIL 12, 2021 - by MARYAM HOSSEINZADEH
Post by Letitia Fernandez Ivins - Senior Manager Transportation Planning, Metro Arts and Design It is with deep sadness and a sense of communal loss that we honor the passing of the Tongva Tribal elder Julia Louise Bogany “Wiseone.” continue reading... |
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Remembering Julia Bogany, Who Fought To Keep LA's Native Tongva Culture AliveAPRIL 6, 2021 - By Monica Bushman
Julia Bogany, a revered Tongva elder and cultural ambassador, has died at the age of 72 — the result of a stroke last month. Bogany worked for more than 30 years... continue reading |
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The Crown City Podcast – Episode 312.30.20 - Julia Bogany Interviewed by James De Pietro
"Tongva Elder Julia Bogany joins the show to discuss her personal journey in learning more about her heritage, the history of the tribe in Southern California, and her work to preserve the language and culture of the Tongva people. " |
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The Tongva - Part Two – Claremont CourierFebruary 04, 2021 11:50 PM - by John Neiuber
Before Claremont was founded by the railroad; before Pomona College was established; before the first Anglo settler, Tooch Martin, built his shack near what is now 11th Street; before the Spanish land grant ranchos; and before the vast land holdings of the Mission San Gabriel, Claremont was home to indigenous people commonly known as the Tongva* who lived in a village near the mesa later known as Indian Hill, . . . |
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The Tongva - Part One - Claremont CourierJanuary 07, 2021 9:18 PM - By John Neiuber
“Claremont Heritage, Inc. acknowledges the Gabrieleno/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Gabieleno/Tongva world, including the Los Angeles Basin, South Channel Islands, San Gabriel, and Pomona Valleys, and portions of Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties) and Torojoatngna (Claremont) specifically. |
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The White Sage Black Market – Vice News
August 24, 2020. – by Kimon de Greef
"..In her early twenties, [Marcia] Valencia met a Native activist named Julia Bogany who began inviting her to inter-tribal women’s ceremonies. At one of these events, Valencia was smudged for the first time. An elder lit white sage and stirred the smoke with an eagle wing. “My cells recognized the smell,” Valencia said, speaking through tears. “It was like, ‘Welcome home...’”
"..In her early twenties, [Marcia] Valencia met a Native activist named Julia Bogany who began inviting her to inter-tribal women’s ceremonies. At one of these events, Valencia was smudged for the first time. An elder lit white sage and stirred the smoke with an eagle wing. “My cells recognized the smell,” Valencia said, speaking through tears. “It was like, ‘Welcome home...’”
LOS ANGELES WATER SCHOOL - OSCAR TUAZON“We are the reflection of the earth; if the earth is beautiful then we as people of the earth are beautiful.” – Julia Bogany
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‘What happens to one of us happens to all of us’Native American leaders in Los Angeles seek to reduce high rates of violence against indigenous women - By CLAIRE HEDDLES
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UCLA project reveals ‘invisible’ presence of the TongvaScholars and tribe members develop educational resources that shed light on California’s indigenous past, sustainable future
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