Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Los Angeles Basin’s river and tributaries sat at the center of daily life for our first ancestors, the Tongvas Indians. They understood the river’s changing, mercurial nature and built their homes and town centers above its flood plains. Yangna, sitting just a few miles from the river near Spring Street, was the largest Tongvas village. It was a center for commerce, governance and religious ceremonies, and it is the birthplace of Los Angeles.
Neighborhood Profiles
Munson Kwok is one of Chinatown's most ardent advocates and community leaders and believes there should be a direct link between Chinatown and the L.A. river.
With a name meaning "People of the Earth" in the Tongva language, the Gabrieleno-Tongva Mission Indians were the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin.
Funders and Partners
Support for the Departures' Los Angeles River installment is provided through these funders and local community partners, as well as from viewers like you.
Click here to see all funders and community partners for Departures.
