Tongvaland (2019) by Weshoyot Alvitre.

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Tongvaland (2019) by Weshoyot Alvitre.
I’m here sunshine! In so called California and I’m ready to have a serious Fungi filled time with you! Next week, join us for a Mycelial Network Gathering at @flora_y_tierra Friday night, March 6! I’m honored and over joyed to return to swoon with kitties and dear friend @mama_maiz ! Lots of cute activities happening, amazing speakers, demos and food! Come vibe out and connect with this growing and resilient community! Check out @pocfungicommunity & @milpa_vegan They’ll be there too! Register for this amazing, one time event at @flora_y_tierra Check my website or Facebook events to get the full scoop of classes I’m offering in the area. Help spread the word and the mycelial web! Let’s connect and get the Mycelium tenacious and healthy! #smugtownmushrooms #tongvaland #longbeach #california #mycology #mushrooms #fungi #losangeles #mycelium #myceliatethestate #pocfungicommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/B9J-iFnlyub/?igshid=knjy1xb5b4b5
With the help of many local community members and nature practitioners nearly 30+ native plants have returned home. While introducing native plants to the local community, we also bring awareness of the historical context and implications. Genocide of both native people and the native ecology occurred on these lands and it is still important that we seek healing while those traumas have progressed generationally. Especially for us who have been taught a lie that our ancestors were “uncivilized”, we can find rootedness 🌱 in our relations with the land. Western habits and lifestyles don’t respect the land. From city light pollution that confuses animals to paving roads that remove vital plants and trees, we are struggling to survive within a system whose ways are degrading to the planet, to animals, and to people. We are here to build relations that will nurture continuous life. That means reimagining everything. That means realizing our own habits. But more importantly that means finding our own healing journey. #decolonizeland #californianativeplants #tongvaland #regenerativecollective #regenerativegardening #taichi #communityhealing #systemsthinking #reindigenize #nela #sgv (at El Sereno, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnk5RF3BwR8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18qte10tvufv5
GOOD MORNING! I love how @cornymexican took these awesome pictures of our myco-art, our Reishi and the beautiful process of making medicinal #Reishi extract last year when I was hosted by @mama_maiz at @flora_y_tierra ! So grateful for these connections and friendships. Later that year both of these incredible humans ventured East to spend a weekend with us at the first ever @newmoonmycologysummit Weaving, myceliating, building community and solidarity networks coast to coast. I’m in awe. I’m so happy to announce I’ll be returning NEXT WEEK to be hosted by both of these incredible people. Friday Feb 22 I join @cornymexican and his community to enjoy The Love + Power of Medicinal Mushrooms San Diego, California Saturday, Feb 23 I return to @flora_y_tierra and be hosted by @mama_maiz to get our hands dirty! DIY FUNGI: Using Mushroom for People, Planet and Soil Both of these classes are sliding scale!! I’ll have my pop-up district shop with me too! Can’t wait to give everyone a huge hug!! DM with questions or head to our website for more info! photos by @cornymexican #smugtownmushrooms #mycology #california #longbeach #sandiego #mushroom #reishi #ganoderma #fungi #permaculture #tongvaland #kumeyaayland #myceliatethestate #mushroommedicine #mycelium #love (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt3UfXDAcxi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11vgdrnww2kp5
ANCESTORS WITH US🗡️ Gratitude to Mama Cali @calisunangel for holding us down during our opening ceremony. Thank you our beloved Matriarch for your protective energy and calling them in through the beat of your water drum, reverberating in our hearts. 🌬️ So much love & strength in our warrior community as we work on healing ourselves and our ancestors. ⚔️⚔️⚔️ . . #SurvivalArts #TongvaLand #Ceremony #Kali ᜃᜎᜒ (at Tongva Land) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgvy4NeO5eZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Another slow burner from the rooftop #justgoshoot #sunset #tongvaland #nativeamerican #freedom #equality #powertothepeople #sky #skyline #indigenous #environmentaljustice #civilrights #nativeland #losangeles #california #earth #awesomeearth #landscape #naturelover #naturephotographer #composition #nature #skyphotography #getoutside #optoutside #mountains #landscapephotographer #wildcalifornia #diversity #clouds (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZWFW03rxUT/?utm_medium=tumblr
Created in 2013 this board was originally a backer for an end cap in which I incorporated the city’s logo (which I mistook for it’s seal) with the company’s own ‘seal of approval’ promised offerings to customers. From what I understand this board is still on site above or near the bridge area in the Santa Ana Trader Joe’s. #tongva #tongvaland #firstnations #firstnation #santaana #traderjoes #traderjoesart #traderjoesignartist #traderjoesart #traderjoesartist #typography #script #cursive #calligraphy #lettering #handlettering #sign #signpainter #signartist #signart #font #type #typeface #chalk #chalkboard #chalkart #chalkartist #pastel #marker #paintmarker #orangecounty @markersupply @posca_usa @poscaoficial @uni_posca @poscagallery (at Trader Joe's-Santa Ana,CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPopV7zjCS_/?utm_medium=tumblr
Originally Tongva Land (“Hotuuk”), is now known as Santa Ana (a name given to it by Friar Junipero Serra in 1769). The land would exchange hands many times until it was finally purchased by Ketuckian farmer William H. Spurgeon in 1869. The land became incorporated as a city in 1886 with a population of 2000. In 1889 the former Greater Los Angeles city would become the seat of newly formed Orange County. It is the 57th most populated city in the United States, and shares its current name with the local freeways, mountains, and even seasonal winds. This board was made originally to celebrate the city, and was based off the current logo, and lived outside the Traders Joe’s Santa Ana location from January 8th, 2010 until February 9th 2014, when it was replaced by a more sustainable replica (aka all paint no chalk this time). This would be my first time designing this board, but not the last, as I would go on to recreate it two more times (2013 & 2014). #tongva #tongvaland #firstnations #firstnation #santaana #traderjoes #traderjoesart #traderjoesignartist #traderjoesart #traderjoesartist #typography #script #cursive #calligraphy #lettering #handlettering #sign #signpainter #signartist #signart #font #type #typeface #chalk #chalkboard #chalkart #chalkartist #pastel #marker #paintmarker #orangecounty @markersupply @posca_usa @poscaoficial @uni_posca @poscagallery (at Trader Joe's-Santa Ana,CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlKUdWDAgT/?utm_medium=tumblr