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2 PROMPT 1 Kuruvungna Springs, where people have lived for thousands of years and where the springs can still be seen bubbling on a piece of the land protected by the Gabrielino/Tongva Springs Foundation, is the subject of the tale I've chosen and developed by Drs. Mishuana Goeman and Wendy Teeter record the lives of members of the Gabrielino/Tongva group and their connections to various locations after the missionization of their ancestors at Mission San Gabriel and the incorporation of their lands into the United States. Angie Behrns spearheaded the effort to compile a collection of oral histories, photographs, and official documentation relating to the origin and preservation of the springs. This site in the Los Angeles basin is significant because it exemplifies how the Gabrielino/Tongva have managed to preserve their culture, way of life, and connections to the land. Kuruvungna Springs and Toypurina deal with indigenous people in Los Angeles struggling to hold on to their culture and customs in the face of colonialism. Indigenous peoples' fight to preserve their homelands and cultural traditions is a common thread in both tales. The Gabrielino/Tongva Springs Foundation has ensured the continued survival of Kuruvungna Springs, while Toypurina is a tale of a lost battle in the past. Kuruvungna Springs has taught me much about the Gabrielino/Tongva people and their commitment to their culture and land in the face of adversity. PROMPT 2 My second selection is on non-Native American Indians who have migrated to Los Angeles for numerous reasons, including employment in the film industry, participation in federally-funded resettlement programs, and higher education. Reservation Realism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Cinema by Michelle Raheja

3 details this phenomenon. The book describes the formation of these American Native groups and the many gatherings that took place among them. Understanding the indigenous community of Los Angeles requires familiarity with the history of the city's American Indians, namely their migration to and maintenance of tribal rituals and links to home. Toypurina's narrative, like that of the American Indians in Los Angeles, is one of the indigenous people fighting to maintain their culture and homeland in the face of colonialism. Yet whereas the latter is a story of failure in the past, the former demonstrates how tenacity and community support have enabled them to keep certain aspects of their culture. All of these tales highlight the value of community when circumstances are challenging.

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4 REFERENCES Borderlands | Lost LA | Season 2, Episode 1 | KCET (2017) YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty-yF1eSwH4&t=8s Mapping indigenous la () Mapping Indigenous LA. Available at: https://mila.ss.ucla.edu/ Story Map Journal () arcgis.com. Available at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html? appid=a9e370db955a45ba99c52fb31f31f1fc Visit our story maps () Mapping Indigenous LA. Available at: https://mila.ss.ucla.edu/story- maps/

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