Today’s exciting information comes from Kumeyaay.com dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Kumeyaay culture, telling the story from the Kumeyaay perspective. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced that the Barona Cultural Center & Museum is among the 30 top finalists in the country for Read more…
On Friday, September 22, 2017, the University of San Diego, in conjunction with the Office of Tribal Liaison, dedicated and opened the Kumeyaay Garden. This was a beautiful ceremony that kicked off the garden in grand fashion. In celebrating Native American culture, the event included Bird Songs, storytelling, ethnobotany tours, Read more…
This article from the Women’s Museum of California, talks about the legacy of Two Spirits within Kumeyaay, also known as Tipai-Ipai or Diegueño culture and provides a brief overview of Kumeyaay history and how differents bands of the Kumeyaay nation are addressing ideas of gender fluidity. Read the article online.
The interview features Michael Wilken-Robertson, Anthropologist and Professor at Cal-State University San Marcos talking about his book, Kumeyaay Ethnobotany: Shared Heritage of the Californias. For thousands of years, the Kumeyaay people of northern Baja California and southern California made their homes in the diverse landscapes of the region, interacting with Read more…
Rose Creek is in the traditional lands of the Kumeyaay. The Kumeyaay are a living cultural group here in San Diego and in the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. Every month, the Friends of Rose Creek tries to bring you a tidbit of information on Kumeyaay culture, news, or Read more…
Enjoy this great documentary on Native American Basket Weaving with a special focus on California traditions. Native American basketry has long been viewed as a community craft, yet the artistic quality and value of these baskets are on par with other fine art. Now Native peoples across the country are Read more…
From the Friends of the Kumeyaay website: Approximately 1,000 years ago, a Native American people called the Kumeyaay lived throughout what is now San Diego County and Baja California. During that time, the Pauwai Valley was occupied by hundreds of Kumeyaay-Ipai living off the land. The Ipai were a linguistic Read more…
As a reminder, because Rose Creek flows through the traditional lands of the Kumeyaay, every month we spotlight we spotlight an aspect of Kumeyaay culture, history, news, arts, etc. This month, take the time to read this excellent article Borders and Baskets: How the Creation of Borders Changed Kumeyaay Life Read more…
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…