Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Hiking so did Adam Alexander

so did Adam Alexander

Know We Are Here surveys many of the ways California’s Indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of genocide

Perkins traces how shifting political contexts combined with activists' own efforts to institutionalize their work within nonprofits and state structures

historical overviews

persistence

Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Hiking so did Adam AlexanderTired of being subjected to Spanish colonization, medicine woman Toypurina led a revolt against the San Gabriel mission in California on October 25, 1785. This bold picture book highlights an important, lesser known leader in Indigenous history. Lushly illustrated by Tongva artist Katie Dorame. Includes educational back matter to enhance the reader's experience. Toypurina grew up in the village of Japchivit, where everyone had a role to play. She