The Kumeyaay are the people who were living in this region when the Spanish arrived. For hundreds of years, their culture was under attack but times are changing. Cuyamaca College and the Tribes of San Diego sponsor Kumeyaay Community College in El Cajon with information on Kumeyaay history, language and Read more
The Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association publishes the monthly TANF Newsletter with articles of interest to the First Nations of Southern California. The newsletter features historical information, cultural goings on, as well as a calendar of events. For those of us whose ancestors did not live along Rose Creek, taking Read more
This month’s edition Kumeyaay Corner highlights Kumeyaay History as shared by the Viejas Band of Kumeyayy Indians. (http://viejasbandofkumeyaay.org) “The Kumeyaay, Yuman-speaking people of Hokan stock, have lived in this region for more than 10,000 years. Historically, the Kumeyaay were horticulturists and hunters and gatherers.” To learn more, click here.
Help San Diego win the 2018 City Nature Challenge! City Nature Challenge is a worldwide competition to see which city can make the most observations of their local plants and animals over a 4-day period. And San Diego is one of only 35 biodiversity hotspots in the world, so we Read more
The Friends of Rose Creek led two bird watching walks this holiday season. On December 30, we were able to watch a Great Blue Heron try to swallow a dead fish that was just a tad too big. We saw many, many American Widgeon, a couple of Snowy Egrets, a Read more
As San Diego County’s first museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the perpetuation and presentation of the local Kumeyaay-Diegueño Native culture, the Barona Museum offers a unique educational journey for visitors of all ages. The Museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects dating as far back as Read more
Balboa Avenue Station Area Specific Plan Public Workshop, Thursday, December 14, 2017 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pacific Beach Library The City of San Diego is developing a specific plan for the area around the future trolley station on Balboa Avenue. The purpose of this plan is to engage Read more
The Kumeyaay were here long before Europeans arrived. They took far better care of Rose Creek than the City of San Diego. Watch this video about the need to remember and honor the native people who lived along Rose Creek when the wetlands were vast, the antelope plentiful, and flocks Read more