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Siutcanga (English: "the place of the oaks"), alternatively spelled Syútkanga,[1] was a Tataviam and Tongva village that was located in what is now Los Encinos State Historic Park near the site of a natural spring.[2] The traditional trading route which the village relied on to flourish is now the street known as Ventura Boulevard.[2] The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians organization has indicated that the majority of their members descend from the village and maintain a deep relationship to the site.[2][3] People of the village are known as Siutcavitam.[4]
- ^ Johnson, John R. "Ethnohistoric Overview for the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Cultural Resources Inventory Project" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Siutcanga". Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.
- ^ "Welcome to Siutcanga: Acknowledging the First Peoples of Encino, the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. – California State Parks Week". castateparksweek.org. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "A Village of the Los Angeles River: Siutcanga". Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.