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The Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians of the Pauma and Yuima Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Luiseño Indians in San Diego County, California. [3] A total of five other federally recognized tribes of Luiseño are located in southern California.
The Pauma massacre occurred in December 1846, at Pauma Valley north of Escondido, California. Luiseño Indians killed eleven Mexicans, Californio lancers who had stolen horses from them. The action was related to a series of regional conflicts during the Mexican–American War and followed the Battle of San Pasqual in California.
Pauma Valley (Pauma, Luiseño for "place where there is water") [3] is a geographic valley and unincorporated community between Valley Center and Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, California. The name also refers to the agricultural region comprising citrus and avocado groves, and the location of several Indian Reservations , a country club ...
The Pauma Band apprehended the thieves and sought to punish them and initially let them off with a warning. However, an American present at the trial successfully convinced the Luiseño to execute them, leading to the execution of all Californio thieves known to the Californios as the Pauma Massacre .
Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California; Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California; Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; Pechanga Band of Indians (previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California)
Dixon is a member of the Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians and would commute to Palomar from the Pauma and Yuima Reservation. [2] [8] She has also served at least two terms as chair of the tribe, [2] including in 1983. [9] In 2000, she made a draft on a still-unpublished children's book on the Luiseño. [1]
Soon after, a small group of the Mexican/Californio lancers stole horses from the Pauma band for the war. The Luiseño Indians murdered the eleven Californios from Pico's forces in retaliation, in what became known as the Pauma Massacre.
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pechanga Band of Indians (previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California) Penobscot Nation (previously listed as Penobscot Tribe of Maine) Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma