Toypurina: Tongva Leader, Medicine Woman, Rebel

Toypurina grew up in the village of Japchivit, where everyone had a role to play. She loved to gather elderberries from the woods, weave baskets, and listen to her grandmother tells stories. But all that changed when the Spanish came. As Toypurina grew and became medicine woman of her tribe, she learned about the harsh conditions and persecution of Spanish rule. Toypurina knew she had to act, and in 1785 she organized an uprising to fight for her people and their way of life.