Sinforosa Fustero & Family
Tataviam Indians
Sinforosa Fustero (right) of Newhall was the mother of Juan Jose Fustero of Camulos, who is believed to have been the last full-blooded Tataviam Indian.
Tataviam Indians, a small group of speakers of a Takik dialect (Uto-Aztecan language family) were present in the Santa Clarita Valley by AD 500, around the time of the introduction of the bow and arrow.
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