A Little About
​Myself.

Bio

Tina Orduno Calderon is a Culture Bearer for her family; the descendants of Komiikranga of the Santa Monica mountains which is shared territory for the Chumash and Tongva. Tina is wife, mother, grandmother, sister and auntie to many.
 
Tina is a singer who also enjoys creative writing and composing poems and songs. To date she has composed over a dozen songs in her ancestral languages of Tongvé and Chumash.
 
Additionally, Tina is a traditional dancer and storyteller who strongly believes in honoring her ancestors by sharing their history, educating others about Indigenous truths and inspiring others to respect the land, waters, sacred elements and environment.
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  • Tongvé  (Tongva)
  • ​Šmuwič  (Chumash dialect)

Tribal Community

Iy'altomolič    ~    People of the Tomol

~Your medicine is within you~

                                                                                                                                                                                               Some of the Chumash Community pictured above

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