A Tongvan woman brings a past tradition back to an ancestral home

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The Tongvan are native Americans who once roamed about 4,000 square miles in Southern California before Spanish settlers arrived in the 1500s. Now, just a few thousand remain on a transformed landscape. Stephanie Case found one Tongvan woman who is following a vivid dream in an effort to touch home.

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