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The Kumeyaay or 'Iipai-Tiipai were formerly known as the Diegueños, the former Spanish name applied to the Mission Indians living along the San Diego River. [2] They are referred to as Kumiai in Mexico. The term Kumeyaay translates as "People of the west", with the word meyaay meaning "steep" or "cliff". [3]
The Campo Indian Reservation is home to the Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians, also known as the Campo Kumeyaay Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay people in the southern Laguna Mountains, in eastern San Diego County, California. [3] The reservation was founded in 1893 and is 16,512 acres (66.82 km 2). [1] [2]
People of Kumeyaay descent (5 P) S. Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation (3 P) V. Viejas Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians (3 P) Pages in category "Kumeyaay"
Kumeyaay Indians also foraged for flora that they can use and hunt for animals depending on the season. Besides hunting for food, the Kumeyaay also planted trees and fields of grain, squash, beans and corn gathered and grew medicinal herbs and plants, and ate floras like fresh fruits, berries, pine nuts and acorn.
Kumeyaay traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Kumeyaay (Ipai, Tipai, Kamia, Diegueño) people of southern California and northwestern Baja California.
On July 16, 1769, a Mass was held in the dedication of Mission San Diego de Acalá and El Presidio Real de San Diego, the first mission and presidio in Alta California, and the founding of the settlement of San Diego in Old Town, from which the Kumeyaay village of Kosa'aay was incorporated. [1]
Sandoval was born on May 14, 1934, on the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation reservation. [1] She grew up speaking the Kumeyaay language as her first language. [2] Her mother, Ada Prieto, was also born on the Sycuan reservation. [2] Sandoval attended Dehesa Elementary and Grossmont High School in El Cajon, California. [2]
This complex is related to the Kumeyaay peoples. [1] This archaeological pattern was defined by Delbert L. True [1] in the 1960s, on the basis of late prehistoric evidence from the territory of the Kumeyaay people, primarily in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Hual-Cu-Cuish (SDI-860) is another Cuyamaca complex site. [1]