Kumeyaay Corner
Making Shawii
Miss Kumeyaay Nation Autumn Brown (2015-2016) demonstrates how to make shawii, or acorn mush.
Miss Kumeyaay Nation Autumn Brown (2015-2016) demonstrates how to make shawii, or acorn mush.
A story of cultural persistence that centers the past, present and future relationship Kumeyaay people have to the intertidal zone. We follow Dr. Stan Rodriguez, President of Kumeyaay Community College, as he teaches about traditional ecological knowledge and the cultural and spiritual connection the Kumeyaay have to the land-sea interface.
The film is now showing at the Barona Cultural Center & Museum in Lakeside. Come learn about the Creation Story of the Kumeyaay people with this 20 min. multi-sensory film experience. ADMISSION TO BARONA CULTURAL CENTER & MUSEUM IS FREE!. Learn more at Barona Museum.
San Diego City College will offer Native American and Indigenous Studies courses for the first time in its nearly 110-year history. The program is being developed by former historic preservation officer and long-time Indian law professor John Bathke. Read the article here.
Native & Indigenous Research & Arts Symposium Friday, February 23, 2024 – Scripps Cottage – 10:00am-4:00pm Howka (Kumeyaay greeting)! The Native Resource Center at San Diego State University warmly invites you to participate in our 4th Annual Native & Indigenous Research & Arts Symposium (NIRAS) on Friday, February 23, 2024. Read more…
The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation presented the second annual Sycuan Fashion Show at its iconic casino and resort on Sept. 7. The theme for the evening was “Walking in Harmony with Nature.” Their goal is to inspire the youth and create a place for native artists in the Read more…
This ethnographic film was produced by film students at San Diego State College in 1968 with Dr. Paul Ezell (Anthropology) & Dr. Roy Madsen (Cinema). It was filmed on 16mm over several journeys to the settlements of Neji and Ha-a in Northern Baja California, Mexico. The original film was reconstructed Read more…
Kumeyaay Creation Story by Ted Couro in ‘Iipay Aa This is a short story about the creation, of the type told at funerals, narrated by Ted Couro in ‘Iipay Aa, the Mesa Grande dialect of the Kumeyaay language. Another version of this story appears in Florence Shipek’s Memorial to Ted Read more…
The garden was created through a partnership with Barona Cultural Center & Museum, The New Children’s Museum and Barona Indian Charter School, with help from an environmental grant by San Diego Gas & Electric. The garden project is called ‘Iipay Nyechewuuw, which means “Our People’s Garden” in Kumeyaay. Read the Read more…