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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.
The Kumeyaay, also known as 'Iipai-Tiipai or by the historical Spanish name Diegueño, ... Mythology of the Mission Indians, by Du Bois, 1904-1906.
Tahquitz (/ t ɑː ˈ k w iː t s /, sometimes / ˈ t ɑː k ɪ t s /) is a spirit found in the legends of the Cahuilla, Kumeyaay and Luiseño Native American people of Southern California. Accounts of the legend vary significantly, but most agree that Tahquitz represents evil or death, and his spirit makes its home on Mount San Jacinto. Some ...
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]
Myths are sacred accounts that are believed by narrators and listeners to be true. They are set in a period at or before the origins of the world as it is known, and they usually contain strong supernatural elements.
El Vallecito is an archaeological site located in the city of La Rumorosa, [1] in the Tecate Municipality, Baja California, Mexico.. It is believed that Baja California had human presence for thousands of years, however the available evidence indicates an occupation approximate from 8000 BCE.
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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.