Chumash and Tataviam elder Alan Salazar with tomol plank canoe participant. Photo courtesy of the organization.
Tataviam Land Conservancy
The Tataviam Land Conservancy is a Tribally-operated California nonprofit organization founded by the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in 2018. TLC’s mission is to restore the unceded ancestral homelands of the FTBMI by implementing protective land management strategies, traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-resilient initiatives. By holding lands in perpetuity, TLC works to prevent the continued loss of cultural connection among Tribal citizens and their ancestral homelands.
Living Cultures Grant
2023
Revitalizing the Art of Tomol Building
Funding will support the construction of a tomol plank canoe and two tule reed canoes to revitalize maritime practices and bring canoe-building home to the Ventureño Chumash and the Fernandeño Tataviam nations, led by Chumash and Tataviam elder Alan Salazar.
