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Honoring Julia Bogany of the Tongva Gabrielino tribe
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Whereas, Today, we honor Julia Bogany, a revered Tongva elder and cultural
ambassador, who passed away on March 28th; and, .* .�
Whereas, she was a member of the Tongva tribe, served as a member of the Tribal
Council and as their Cultural Consultant; and, k ''V
Whereas, Julia worked for more than 30 years to spread awareness of the Tongva
tribe, the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin; Julia constantly, incessantly,
and voluntarily taught and attended meetings to help her tribe, usually without
compensation; and,
Whereas, to those who knew Julia, knew she was an unstoppable force in perpetual
motion, she loved what she did and somehow had limitless energy and care for
people; and,
Whereas, she worked tirelessly to gain recognition for her tribe, to counteract the
erasure that the colonial system brought with the missions, the ranchos and the
American land takeover; and,
Whereas, her accolades and titles provides only a snapshot of her life's work. She
was a member of the California Native American College Board; an elder -in -
residence for Pitzer College's Native Youth to College Program. In 2010, the
Aquarium of the Pacific selected Julia for its "Heritage Award" and in 2021, the
California Missions Foundation awarded her the "Chairman's Award."
Now, Therefore, I, Joe Kalmick, Mayor of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby publicly
proclaim and honor Julia Bogany for her tirelessly and exemplary work on behalf of
the Tongva Gabrielino tribe.
In Witness whereof, I hereby affix my signature and the seal of the City of Seal
Beach this Twenty-sixth day of April in the year Two Thousand and Twenty -One.
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