Settlers in California, Algeria and Palestine intensified the cultivation of this typically Mediterranean commodity upon their arrival
I did not really know of the large influence of the Mediterranean commodity in California as it's not discussed enough.
By introducing new forms of agriculture, settlers often expressed a drive to remake the landscape and promised moral as well as economic advancement to the subjects they colonized—even though the possibility of physical or cultural elimination of Indigenous groups was an ever-present threat.
Important to remember that with deep cultivation--like California's citrus industry-- underlies "cultural elimination of Indigeneous groups".
t, roughly eighty-five percentof all California citrus was controlled by an oligopoly.10 While historians have recognized that the CFGEdominated the growing and marketing of Californiacitrus, they have not recognized the true nature of theCFGE because they have viewed the citrus industryas an
A defined reason for California's orange industry success-- there was little competition and saw their marketing as rather agricultural-- contrasting from the big monopolies we see in history.
trus built thefoundations of the region's economic modernizationbefore the gr
It's impressive to think that citrus had so much of an economic influence for California's modernization that could even compare to their economic flood from WWII.
Decolonization ...
It's great to hear what the meaning of "decolonization" is from a Native American's views-- when people initally hear the word decolonization, what is mainly thought about is to physically leave.
I caution against referring to this site as a “tribal museum writlarge” or, even more problematically, as a “decolonizing museum,”
"decolonizing museum", in a sense "trying" to recognize and dismantle the fact that the white man is at fault, while expanding the perspectives that have historically only been from the white man's eyes.
where he brought his bride, Dolores Alvara
This is an example of why it's so important to stay informed about the history of our lands-- we're living on a land where men once thought it was acceptable to buy their spouses, relied on heavy gun violence, and not the most definite clue of how they would handle/properly distribute the lands.
It was the halfway point between San Bernardino andLos Angeles, and the travelling public was attracted by itsexcellent meals. Plain country fare was served, well cooked,in abundanc
Displays how quickly white bought off land can become a public consumer attraction for the sole purpose of profitting.
of freight and passengers from Los Angeles to Spadr
Does this sort of explain why California's cities are so spaced out?
Tongvaneighbors preserved their businesses until their return.19
I'm crying-- this is so sweet :(
starting a movement of Christianization, exploitation, and deci-mation of the indigenous peoples and renaming the Tongva as Gabrielinos inthe process. The Tongva served to build the missions and were often separatedfrom their families and communities; many were Christianized and forbiddento speak their native tongue
The American schooling really does not teach enough the many name changes Native tribes receive from colonization! It's ironic that we can give them a whole different renaming/rebranding but we cannot even name the mass nameless graves.
People can hike the Gabrielino Trail in Angeles National Forest,just north of El Monte, and up Tongva Peak2 in the Verdugo Mountains,north of LA; go to the public Tongva Park in Santa Monica;3 go to the TongvaMemorial Garden at Loyola Marymount University;4 and see the San GabrielMountains on a daily basis.
It's unsettling (and not surprising) to know that what was once the Tongva's peoples land has become nothing but a public park. Their land, peoples, and culture was stolen for mere public amusement, and the only thing given back to them was a simple memorial garden.