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To: The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians wrote on the message board: > The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians and our ancestors have lived in the > Pauma Valley and surrounding area since time immemorial. Our ancestors > are buried here, we raise our children here, and this is where our > future generations will continue to live and prosper. > > Officially established in 1893, today our nearly 6000-acre reservation > encompasses only a small portion of our traditional territory, which > expands into Northern San Diego, Riverside and Orange Counties. > > As is the case with all Native Americans; Euro-American contact, > interaction and forced assimilation during the past two centuries > brought immense changes to our land, people and way of life.Like our > ancestors, we rely on the strength of our culture and our community to > face the challenges of today and tomorrow. Triumphantly, we are still > here, not merely surviving, but thriving in the same homeland of our > ancestors. > > > The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians, historically known as the > Pauma-Yuima Band of Mission Indians, is one of six federally > recognized Indian tribes in the mid-southern California area who share > Luiseno tribal affiliation, language, and traditions. > > During the 1970s era of American Indian activism, the Luiseno people, > like other tribes throughout California and across the country, > experienced a resurgence of community and cultural pride. > > Despite the near loss of many of our traditions, if you listen > carefully you will still hear our Luiseno language being spoken, our > stories being handed down from elder to child, and our prayers and > songs echoing on the winds of the Pauma Valley. > > As the first people of Pauma Valley, we have relied on our inherent > tribal sovereignty and self-determination to carry us through the many > changes we have endured. > > The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians strives to preserve and strengthen > tribal sovereignty and self-determination through the promotion, > protection and advancement of the cultural, political and economic > well being of the Pauma people. As the first people of the Pauma > Valley we seek to enrich and advance the lives of our citizens and > future generations through a healthy, educated and close-knit > community. > > Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message