Desirae Barragan mural unveiling
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Desirae Barragan, who is a registered member of the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians, Kizh Nation, at the unveiling of the mural “La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA” by Judith Baca, UCLA professor emerita and artist. Barragan is a descendent of the person depicted in the center, Toypurina, a Tongva woman who helped lead an uprising against Spanish missionaries.