The community surrounding the University of California at Long Beach has united in an effort to preserve this sacred land which also happens to be the last natural undeveloped site on the University Campus. The Native American community considers the sacred site to be all that remains of the ancient village of Pavunga. Tongva people have an oral history that includes stories about their creation at this important worship site. Some of the legal complexities of sacred sites are examined along with diverse perspectives on freedom of religion and worship. The Native American curriculum is strengthening and renewing traditional values by introducing them to preschoolers in this unique nursery program.
Children look to adults in their community for role models and inspiration.
The Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul brings the Western European style of science face to face with its indigenous counterpart. The growing Native awareness of the state legislative process has changed the lifestyle and conditions in the state of Alaska. Elizabeth Peratrovich, a Tlinglit woman, has the courage to lobby state legislature to sign its anti discrimination bill in 1945. Today, Athabascan Senator Georgianna Lincoln continues this tradition of Native awareness and encourages young people to get involved in their future. The Hawaiian Homelands were set aside seventy years ago to insure that some of this once prosperous Kingdom would remain in the hands of its first peoples.