Asuksa-nga (also Azucsagna or Asucsagna) is a former
Tongva
The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . Some descendants of the people prefer Kizh as an endonym that, they argue, is more historically ...
-Gabrieleño
Californian Native American settlement in the
San Gabriel Valley
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. The site is in
Los Angeles County
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,
California
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.
It was on the
San Gabriel River, located at a site in present-day
Azusa Azusa may refer to:
Relating to California
From a Native American language, likely Tongva language, Tongva ''Asuksagna:''
*Azusa, California, a city in the United States
*Azusa Pacific University, a Christian-based institution in Azusa, California
...
.
See also
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Tongva populated places
The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . Some descendants of the people prefer Kizh as an endonym that, they argue, is more historically ...
*
California mission clash of cultures
The California mission clash of cultures occurred at the Spanish Missions in California during the Spanish Las Californias- New Spain and Mexican Alta California eras of control, with lasting consequences after American statehood. The Missions w ...
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Indigenous peoples of California
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References
Tongva populated places
Azusa, California
Former settlements in Los Angeles County, California
Former Native American populated places in California
San Gabriel River (California)
San Gabriel Valley
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