[ 400 Se 12Th ]
Hailing from the San Manuel Indian Reservation in sunny southern California, Tha Native is keen to remember his roots - and celebrate them. The homelands of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians has shaped their culture, traditions and present lives. The people at the San Manuel reservation are the indigenous people of the San Bernardino highlands, passes, valleys, and mountains who the Spaniards collectively called the Serrano, a term meaning highlander. The Serrano looked to nature and the land to provide the necessities of life including shelter, clothing, food and plants used for medicine.
Bucking trends and paving his own way, Tha Native balances his own worldviews with those of his ancestry, and his musical expressions are a powerful reminder of a long journey.