Hello world! I am inaugurating my new website which will have migrated into it my old website-First Peoples On the Land Southern California. This site will continue along that theme but will include a focus on my writing
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Walapai Creation Stories
Walapai Creation Story Adapted from the telling of Alfred Kroeber In the old days was Wikame, the only land in the world of water. There was Matavila who decided to create people. He cut cane in the water, one piece for each nation of people. He prayed over them, they came to life and the … Continue reading Walapai Creation Stories
The Kiliwa Live In the Mtns of N. Baja California–Their Creation Story Is Different Than Their Neighbors’
Imagine 95% of everybody you know dying
The Religions of the Natives of Baja California
The Missions of Baja California The first Jesuit mission in Baja California was established in 1684. A string of missions were extended through the southern and central parts of the peninsula. The Jesuits were expelled in 1767 because the government considered them to have too much wealth and power. By that time the native populations … Continue reading The Religions of the Natives of Baja California
