Case file · Sacred site

Puvungna

The Tongva and Acjachemen sacred place where the lawgiver Chinigchinix is said to have been born, now partly on the California State University, Long Beach campus. It was listed on the National Register in 1974.

1974 CE · 33.78, -118.11 · status: official

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Plans in the 1990s and 2019 to build on part of the site led to protests and lawsuits by tribal members.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Puvungna
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