The Native Americans of Orange County, the Acjachemen (Juaneño) and the Tongva (Gabrielino), made the natural landscape their own, integrating the landforms, plants and animals with their social world and mythology. They gave place names to the peaks, hills, springs, beach coves and plant harvesting areas. This presentation will present the variety of resource-related names given to locations by local Native Californians and some of the stories associated with them.
The lecture will be delivered by cultural anthropologist Stephen O’Neil. He has researched and written on ethnography, archaeology and history, concentrating on the history of southern California tribal peoples.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Reservations recommended; email tidepools@newportbeachca.gov or call 949-644-3038.
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