… group (e.g., Academic Senate, Media Arts Department, History Circle) when using the statement. East Los Angeles College gives gratitude and respect to past and present Gabrieleño, Tongva, and Kizh people, the original caretakers of this land, whose traditional, unyielded homeland we occupy today on the ELAC campus. Alternative … and Kizh people here East Los Angeles College, including its Corporate Center in Monterey Park, California and the South Gate Educational Center are located within the traditi… homelands of the Gabrieleño, Tongva, and/or Kizh people. Historical …