Native Lands and Sacred Places: Reclaiming and Protecting Native Lands Tongva and testimony passed from one

and testimony passed from one generation to the next to conduct us through the ages of early European contact

Salmón explains

Composed of intimate vignettes that take us through the author's life journey as a youth in the late 1960s

In this spiritual

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Native Lands and Sacred Places: Reclaiming and Protecting Native Lands Tongva and testimony passed from oneFor Native nations and peoples, land is sacred. It is a valued and respected part of their spiritual and religious beliefs. Some locations hold even more meaning such as burial sites, places for ceremonies, and areas where medicines grow. When Europeans began colonizing the land that would become the United States, Native nations were forced from the lands they lived on. Many nations no longer had access to sacred sites. Discover how Native peoples