X-Nico

2 unusual facts about Mission Indians


Fernandino

a group of Mission Indians in Southern California, from their association with the Mission San Fernando Rey de España

Olla

The olla is used by the Kwaaymii people, among many others, for cooking, storing water, serving meals and even nursing infants.



see also

Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge

This golf tournament is a first of its kind, entirely funded and operated by Indian Nations (title sponsors include San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians of California and Oneida Indian Nation of New York) and will support Begay's mission of bringing Native American people together to benefit Indian youth.

Teatro Campesino

Teatro Campesino's early performances drew on varied traditions, such as commedia dell'arte, Spanish religious dramas adapted for teaching Mission Indians, Mexican folk humor, a century-old tradition of Mexican performances in California, and Aztec and Maya sacred ritual dramas.

William Edward Kettler

On his hikes, he found arrowheads, cogs, and two full skeletons in what is now known to be the Indian Middens of the Juaneño (Gabrielino-Tongva Band of Mission Indians).