The city of Huntington Beach has a rich history that traces back to the Tongva Indigenous people, who first lived on the land. Since then, the land has been colonized, pillaged for oil and is now home to thousands as a popular sport and beach city.
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‘Open your eyes, blind to history,’ AIS department creates installation for forgotten genocide
The California Gold Rush is often remembered as a period filled with hope, as people from across the U.S. pursued the dream of discovering gold. For Indigenous communities, it is a somber chapter marked by the deaths of Native lives.
Moompetam American Indian Festival celebrates 18th year
Aquarium of the Pacific hosts the 18th annual Moompetam American Indian Festival, which strives to raise awareness about local indigenous communities.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day panel explores ways to help restore native communities
Panel features two CSULB professors as they discuss the importance of native areas and language
Native community gathers to ‘love the land’ at Valentine’s Day prayer
Members of the local Indigenous community participated in a ceremonial prayer on Puvungna Sunday, Feb. 14 to honor the land and each other.
CSULB denies allegations of plans to build parking lot on Puvungna
While members of the Indigenous community in Long Beach have taken to social media to protest the proposed construction plans of a parking lot on the 22-acre sacred site, university officials continue to refute the claims.
CSULB agrees to cease dumping dirt onto Puvungna
After a long-awaited decision in their lawsuit against the university, the Native community received confirmation from Long Beach State that it would stop dumping dirt onto the 22-acre plot of land.
ASI Senate passes resolution on ethnic studies
After weeks of debate, ASI ruled in favor of lobbying on behalf of the ethnic studies requirement resolution.
ASI hosts open forum about proposed ethnic studies requirement
The forum was held in response to the Associated Student Inc. Senate voting down resolution #SB 2020-12, a resolution that would support a bill for an ethnic studies general education requirement.
‘Birthplace of the People,’ a VR film about Puvungna, debuts at CSULB
The 360-degree virtual reality film was directed by anthropology professor Scott Wilson in collaboration with American Indian Studies professor Cindi Alvitre. For Wilson, the film was a way to immerse the CSULB community in its history with the sacred land.