Thank you for helping Protect Puvungna!

In September 2021, a settlement was reached with California State University, Long Beach, providing permanent protection to the sacred site of Puvungna, the 22 remaining accessible acres of ceremonial space for the Tongva and Acjachemen nations upon which the university now sits.

Following this monumental victory, Friends of Puvungna is now working toward becoming an official land conservancy organization in order to be granted caretaker status of the 10 acres of Puvungna that are going into conservation easement. Friends of Puvungna has recently obtained nonprofit 501(c)(3) status and will be organizing new fundraising initiatives in the near future.

Alongside this long-term goal, Friends of Puvungna will continue working to educate, hold ceremony, and heal and build the Puvungna community, seeking additional protections and grants to help us preserve Puvungna for future generations! ✊

Puvungna is sacred to the Tongva and Acjachemen, but its preservation has long faced many challenges.

History of Puvungna
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Friends of Puvungna is a grassroots organization dedicated to the protection of Puvungna and the proliferation of Indigenous life, culture, and land.

About Friends of Puvungna
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The importance of saving sites such as Puvungna is invaluable and is related to the numerous distinct yet interconnected struggles for Indigenous peoples to regain control over their ancestral lands.

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Friends of Puvungna would like to thank each & every single one of you who have supported us in one way or another the last past 5 years. We have worked day & night around the clock doing whatever was humanly possible to protect, preserve &a
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