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Puvunga

Archaeological sites in CaliforniaCalifornia State University, Long BeachHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in CaliforniaHistory of Long Beach, CaliforniaHistory of Los Angeles County, California
NRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaPopulated places on the National Register of Historic Places in CaliforniaProperties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in CaliforniaReligious places of the indigenous peoples of North AmericaTongvaTongva populated placesUse American English from March 2023Use mdy dates from January 2023
Puvunga Indian Village Sites
Puvunga Indian Village Sites

Puvunga (alternate spellings: Puvungna or Povuu'nga) is an ancient village and sacred site of the Tongva nation, the Indigenous people of the Los Angeles Basin, and the Acjachemen, the Indigenous people of Orange County. The site is now located within California State University, Long Beach and the surrounding area. The Tongva know Puvunga as the "place of emergence" and it is where they believed "their world and their lives began." Puvunga is an important ceremonial site and is the end to an annual pilgrimage for the Tongva, Acjachemen, and Chumash.Before the arrival of European settlers, Puvunga extended far beyond the contemporary location or site that remains. Its presence was first uncovered in 1952, and then in 1974, at the designated location, when trenching was done for the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1992, the university challenged its historic designation and threatened force to build a strip mall on the site, which was blocked by direct action and intervention by the ACLU. In 2019, dirt and trash were dumped on the site by the university.The site is located near the Japanese Garden along the banks of a now channelized creek, about three miles (5 km) from the Pacific Ocean. The site is not marked with a sign or other informational marker on its significance. It remains a natural area located near a parking lot at the edge of campus. There was a natural spring located a short distance from the Rancho Alamitos building that flowed until 1956 referred to as Puvunga Spring. Another similar (but larger) Tongva site is Kuruvungna Springs on the grounds of University High School in Los Angeles.

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