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Description
Jimi Castillo, along with his cousin-in-law Lupe Lopez, are descendants of Gabrielino Indians, the Native American tribe of the Whittier area. In 1990, they attempted to halt construction on a site in Whittier they believed was a Gabrielino burial ground. This was based on information found in the ethnography "Chinigchinich". It was ultimately declared the site was not a burial ground, and construction continued. This is now the shopping center at Whittier Blvd and Hadley. See LA Times article "Mall Site an Old Burial Ground, Indians Claim" Sept 9, 1990.
Type
sound
Format
Master Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1 01:36:07
Identifier
cawhm_000040
Subject
Gabrielino Indians Castillo, Jimi
Time Period
/1990
Place
Whittier (Calif.)
Provenance
Whittier Museum California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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