The Tongva are Amerindian people which lived the area of Los Angeles and his neighborhoods, in California, before the arrival of the European . Tongva means " populate terre" in their language, which belongs to the Uto-Aztecan Langues. Tongva are also sometimes called Gabrielo/Tongva, because they were called Gabrieleño, Gabrielino, or San Gabrieleño in reference to the Spanish mission of San Gabriel Arcangel.

Tongva and the Chumash are the two only people of the Nouveau World which sailed regularly in the ocean.

External bonds

• It does not have there one body recognized by all Tongva:
• Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe
• Tribal Gabrieleno/Tongva Council off San Gabriel
• Tongva (Gabrielinos)
• Indian Museum of the Valley of Antelope