Overview
- In a public statement, a Tongva spokesperson confirmed Eilish’s Los Angeles-area property is on their ancestral land and said the tribe contacted her team to thank her for the visibility.
- The tribe asked that future acknowledgments explicitly reference the Gabrieleno Tongva and noted Eilish has not contacted them directly regarding the property.
- The Recording Academy worked with the Tongva to craft an official land acknowledgment used during Grammy week and at the Premiere Ceremony.
- Political figures and commentators criticized Eilish’s speech as hypocritical, with some urging her to relinquish property or provide housing for migrants.
- Australian activist Drew Pavlou launched a GoFundMe to fund an attempt to move into her Malibu home following her remarks, and the fundraiser was later removed.