While formally established in 2018, TLC has been a Tribal vision since 1797.

The spirit of the Tataviam Land Conservancy was ignited by Fernandeño Tataviam leaders in the 18th century who took settling developers to court to protect their ancestral lands. In 2018, over two centuries later, the conservancy was established to safeguard and acquire Tataveaveat (“Tataviam Country”) homelands and restore unrestricted access back to the Tribe.