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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]
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"
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]
Delfina Cuero (ca 1900 – 1972) was a Native American writer of the Kumeyaay people. The daughter of Vincente Cuero and Cidilda Quaha, she was born in Xamca (later known as Jamacha ). The Kumeyaay people, whose traditional lands straddle the Mexican border, were displaced from the San Diego area by an influx of non-native settlers.
Kumeyaay astronomy or cosmology (Kumeyaay: My Uuyow, "sky knowledge") comprises the astronomical knowledge of the Kumeyaay people, a Native American group whose traditional homeland occupies what is now Southern California in the United States and adjacent parts of northern Baja California in Mexico. [1]
The Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, formerly known as the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians, [5] who are sometimes known as Mission Indians, located in San Diego County, California.
Pages in category "People of Kumeyaay descent" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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.