Kumeyaay Corner

Kumeyaay story “Our Life Under the Oaks” with English Subtitles Featuring Norma, Jon y Emilia Meza and Lupe Cota Directed by Michael Wilken-Robertson

Learn about efforts to Reawakan native languages in California including those of the Kumeyaay tribes upon whose traditional lands Rose Creek flows.   “Now there’s hardly a Chumash or Kumeyaay who don’t speak their language, at least to introduce themselves,” says Richard Bugbee (Luiseño), board member of the nonprofit Advocates Read more…

University of California, San Diego  alumna and Kumeyaay Native Eva Trujillo  (Class of 2020) has become the university’s repatriation coordinator.           The university has had a complicated relationship with local tribes. However, a new chapter is beginning. UC San Diego alumna and Kumeyaay Native Eva Trujillo Read more…

Who are the Native Americans behind one of the largest Casino Resorts in California? Find out in “Reserved Wealth”–an insiders look at the life and history of the Barona Indian Reservation, home to the Kumeyaay tribe. Filmmaker Kevin VanWanseele returns to his reservation and discovers how the enormous amount of Read more…

Kumeyaay culture curated by Kumeyaay scholar, Michael Connolly Miskwish, and Mataam Naka Shin, the San Diego-Panama Exposition Centennial Intertribal Committee at the Museum of Us.   This is the first time that Kumeyaay culture has been curated by the people themselves at the museum (formerly known as the Museum of Man). Read more…

Check out this great talk by Dr. Rodriguez on the history of the region from a Kumeyaay perspective.

  “Voices from the Rez,” will be on view June 4 through Sept. 4 at the Historical Society’s Wisteria Cottage Gallery (780 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037). Open hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 to 4:00. Opening Reception | June 3 at 6pm | Opening comments by Dr. Stan Read more…

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…