Gabrielino Walk

Indigenous people, (Tongva), who lived and continue to live in Orange County. The Spanish name comes from the San Gabriel Mission.

• legend

• Gabrielino

• kicha

• bulrushes

 A story or group of stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and that many people in a society know but cannot prove to be true or untrue.

• legend

• tradition

• story

• fable

The handing down of a culture's beliefs and customs from parents to children over many years.

• fable

• habit

• legend

• tradition

Dome houses made from strong branches of the  willow tree and covered with cattails or bulrushes.  Mainly used for sleeping.

• pueblo

• teepee

• kicha

• longhouse

A plant that grows near the water’s edge with leaves used to cover kicha or dome houses. Parts of this plant can be eaten, such as the young stems and seed pods.

• reeds

• cattails

• bulrushes

• willow

A plant that grows next to the water that was used to cover dome houses. The stems were also bundled and tied together to make canoes.

• willow

• reed

• cattail

• bulrush

A plant that was used to make medicine for headaches and the seeds were ground to make flour for flatbread.

• buckwheat

• bulrush

• cattail

• willow