Kumeyaay Corner

From KPBS News on the status of the border wall opposed by the Kumeyaay Nation and many other groups.

Now in its second year, the Changemaker Faculty Fellows Program has named 16 faculty members in its 2020-2022 cohort. This two-year-long faculty development program enables faculty members to build a robust learning community and campus network of changemakers committed to addressing real world challenges through their teaching. Fellows selected will Read more…

The Ipai Kumeyaay and Payómkawichum artist grew up in the inland region of San Diego. His journey took him to New York City, but now he is back locally and making films. Read the article at Teen Vogue.

On Oct. 14, 2019, the University of San Diego celebrated the renaming of Mission Crossroads to Mata’yuum Crossroads. In the Kumeyaay language, Mata’yuum means “gathering place.” This renaming honors USD’s location in the traditional territory of the Kumeyaay Nation and further supports its ongoing tribal initiatives to create a more Read more…

Enjoy this great film from showing traditional ceramic artists Teresa Castro sharing her traditions and learn some Kumeyaay words in the process. Desert Musseum Kumeyaay V5 from Conveyor Group on Vimeo.

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The place of animals and plants in the Kumeyaay universe and cosmology is integrally linked to the people themselves.  For the Kumeyaay there was a time when animals and humans were much more closely aligned, animals talked and possessed more human characteristics and human held more animalistic traits.  Unlike most Read more…

San Diego County is home to many sovereign nations including multiple bands of Kumeyaay who have a nation-to-nation relationship with the United States government.  As such they can manage their own affairs, make their own decisions, and negotiate with the Federal government. As the COVID-19 pandemic has locked down San Read more…

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