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Tribes Bury Southern California’s Famed Mountain Lion, P-22
by STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
06 March 2023
https://apnews.com/article/p22-hollywood-mountain-lion-tribes-570174ec23cad52019d3b1fc09159056/gallery/4314add0275f46bbbb6ffab0ec741223
"Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California’s most famous mountain lion Saturday in the mountains where the big cat once roamed.
"After making his home in the urban Griffith Park — home of the Hollywood Sign — for the past decade, P-22 became a symbol for California’s endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. The mountain lion’s name comes from being the 22nd puma in a National Park Service study.
"The traditional tribal burial included songs, prayers and sage smoke cleansings, according to Alan Salazar, a tribal member of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians and a descendent of the Chumash tribe.
"Mountain lions are regarded as relatives and considered teachers in the Chumash, Tataviam and Gabrielino (Tongva) the Chumash, Tataviam and Gabrielino (Tongva) tribal communities."
