Kumeyaay Corner

Elder Sam Brown from the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians explain the Kumeyaay creation story and language lessons

Learn about the history of the Campo Kumeyaay Nation via the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The lands that the Kumeyaay people have lived on for thousands of years are located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. and the northwest corner of Mexico.    

Martha Rodriguez is a dedicated community leader, and she has now opened a new store in Old Town, called Kosay Kumeyaay Market. Kosay Kumeyaay Market has a traditional Kumeyaay house outside at the entrance and children can explore and learn. There are basketry, pottery, geography, language and culture demonstrations. They Read more…

Stanley Rodriguez, a lecturer in American Indian studies at Cal State San Marcos, has been appointed to the California Native American Heritage Commission by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Stanley Rodriguez, 63, of Santa Ysabel, has been appointed to the California Native American Heritage Commission. Rodriguez has been Director of the Kumeyaay Community College since 2018, Read more…

Land of the First People Iipay ~ Tipai Kumeyaay Mut Niihepok Old Town San Diego State Historic Park We invite you to explore the Land of the First People digital tour – a project by the Kumeyaay Nation and California State Parks. Visit the Story Maps Digital Tour online with Read more…

A Teacher’s Guide to Historical and Contemporary Kumeyaay Culture: A Supplemental Resource for Third and Fourth Grade Teachers by Geralyn Marie Hoffman and Lynn H. Gamble, Ph.D. Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias San Diego State University 2006 This amazing resource supplements the historical record and discusses  pre- and Read more…

In this presentation Michael Connolly Miskwish provides us with an overview of the cosmology of the Kumeyaay. Kumeyaay cosmology was traditionally intertwined with ceremonies, harvest & hunts, burning schedules and the acquisition of spiritual power. Personal conduct was subject to cosmological constraints and rewards. Cosmology was so important that Spanish Read more…

Kumeyaay songs and stories, as told by Stan Rodriguez. This video is part of the Learning Landscapes curriculum produced by the Kumeyaay Diegueno Land Conservancy, with the contributions from: Laguna Resource Services, Inc.; Michael Connolly Miskwish, Stan Rodriguez, Martha Rodriguez Organizations included: Kumeyaay Diegueno Land Conservancy, Kumeyaay Community College, Sycuan Read more…

La Rumorosa Rock Art: A Survey of Kumeyaay and Related Artwork in Southern California, Colorado River Corridor, Western Arizona and Baja California. The Kumeyaay and their ancestors  have lived on the Baja-California border at least 10,000 years in accordance with a recent excavation near Jacumba. Their descendants are probably the Yuman Read more…

San Diego County is home to Kumeyaay Community College, where indigenous and non-indigenous students can obtain an Associate in Arts in Kumeyaay Studies from an accredited college that teaches arts, science, language and botany based on Kumeyaay perspectives. The Mission of Kumeyaay Community College is to promote a quality education Read more…