Puvungna was the sacred, spiritual center of the indigenous people that inhabited L.A. before it was Los Angeles.

This unassuming site on the Cal-St. Long Beach campus was almost turned into a strip mall in 1992.

Thankfully, Puvungna is now protected.

Let’s get into it!
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