Kizh (variant used by some descendants)

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Kizh is a name used by some descendants of the Indigenous people historically known as the Gabrielino to refer to their own tribal community and heritage.

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Kizh (variant used by some descendants) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
tribal community
alternativeToExonym Gabrieleño
Gabrielino
associatedLanguage Gabrielino language
Tongva language
associatedWithPeople Gabrieleño
Gabrielino
colonialMissionAssociation Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
culturalContinuityClaimedBy descendant community identifying as Kizh
culturalHeritageIncludes Indigenous traditions of the Los Angeles Basin
pre-contact coastal and riverine lifeways
ethnonymFor Indigenous people historically known as the Gabrielino
hasContemporaryIssue disputes over tribal recognition and naming
hasVariantName Kich
linked to: Kiche

Kij
Kizh Nation
heritageRegion present-day Los Angeles County
present-day Orange County
present-day Riverside County
present-day San Bernardino County
historicallyColonizedBy Mexico
Spain
United States
identityContext heritage preservation
tribal self-identification
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
locatedIn Los Angeles Basin
Southern California
United States
nameRefersTo their own tribal community and heritage
nameUsedBy some descendants of the historical Gabrielino people
relatedGroup Gabrielino-Tongva
linked to: Tongva/Gabrieleño

Tongva
religion traditional Indigenous beliefs of the Los Angeles Basin
selfDesignationOf some descendants of the Gabrielino people
timeDepth pre-colonial era of Southern California
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Los Angeles River basin
linked to: Los Angeles River

San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel River basin
linked to: San Gabriel River

San Gabriel Valley
southern Channel Islands vicinity (contested in detail)

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Gabrielino selfDesignation Kizh (variant used by some descendants)