San Diego County is home to more Native American reservations than any other in the United States. Thirteen of the reservations belong to the Kumeyaay Nation that was split by force following the Mexican-American War that began in 1846 and ended two years later. Six of the reservations ended up Read more
In the spring of 2021 UCSD students in the Native California History Class of Professor Ross Frank created this beautiful guide for the Native Plant Garden at Barona Indian Charter School. We would like to thank Paige Love, Samantha Rome, Linnea Hilderbrand and Cera Reyes for their work in making Read more
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