Keith Morton Memorial Lecture with Rudy Ortega, Jr

About this Event

Please join the Anthropology Department for our Annual Keith Morton Memorial Lecture with Special Guest: Rudy Ortega, Jr. Mr. Ortega's lecture will address the history language and culture of the Fernandeño Tatavíam Band of Mission Indians, the first people of the San Fernando Valley.

About Our Guest

Rudy Ortega, Jr. is the Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tatavíam Band of Mission Indians, a native sovereign nation of northern Los Angeles County. As the elected Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tatavíam Band of Mission Indians (www.tataviam-nsn.us), Ortega Jr. oversees the Tribe’s governmental body and manages affairs pertaining to the rights of all Fernandeño Tatavíam tarahat (people).

He is a member of Siutcabit, the lineage of present-day Encino, CA. His ancestors come from the villages that originated in the geographical areas of Santa Clarita Valley, Simi Valley, and San Fernando Valley.

Call the Anthropology Department at (818) 677-3331 for more information.

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