California Native Perspectives

California Indians talk about historical perspectives of the Mission era.

Featuring (in order of appearance):
Vincent Medina, Ohlone, Assistant Curator, Mission Dolores
Joseph Myers, Pomo, Board of Directors, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Andrew Galvan, Ohlone, Curator, Mission Dolores

TAGS: California, American Indian, Native American, Missions, California Missions, Mission Dolores, Fourth Grade, 4th Grade, Spanish Missions, Catholic Church, Resistance, Art, Culture, Religion, Dance, Tradition, Ritual, Mission Dolores, Ohlone, Padres, Colonization, New Spain, Baja, Alta, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco, Russians, Fort Ross, Sir Francis Drake, England, Mexico City, Presidio

[juniorberns]

I am of Spanish Descent with Native American and European blood, the honesty, brutal and beautiful should be told. I see the Spaniard, I see myself, I see the tribes and they look like my actual brother, I see the Padres Farming, I think of my Grandfather who would take me to the Pala Powwow.... I see the natives working with maize and I think of my mother, I see the dancing young ladies with long hair, and I think of my Sisters and aunts.

I even have Chinese from a great grandfather... I see the immigrants from China and the East coast and I think of my family ancestors... California is my family. I love you California.

Now, I see our flag, I see the the states symbol of the Great Grizzly, as we were a part of Mexico and Spain, I see the Mustang, and the Golden Eagle. and as a part of the United States, we have the Bald Eagle... that is our Totem....

[j.l.armendariz]

I’m Luiseno, San Luis Rey band, California. Thank you for your Video. 🇺🇸✌🏽🤙🏽👍🏽😎

[BaraJFDA]

In "San Francisco Bay Area" where I live, it is still the homelands of the Ohlone Nation for over 12, 000 years. There are up to 8 linguistic regions that make up the Ohlone or Costanoan People: Karkin, Chochenyo, Ramaytush, Tamyen, Awaswas, Mutsun, Chalon, and Rumsen. I was born in the valley of the Tamyen Territory of the Ohlone People, which has been occupied as "Santa Clara" or "San José" by the settlers without properly acknowledging Ohlone People or ratifying the Treaties. There are around 1, 000 identified Ohlone mixed descendants in the Bay Area today. Currently they are revitalizing various Ohlone traditions, languages, and the Shellmounds (burial grounds). They even reformed their communities in their revitalization efforts, which include the *Confederated Villages of the Lisjan Ohlone, the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Muwékma Ohlone* and the only federally recognized Indigenous Reservation in the Bay Area, *the Indian Canyon.*

[seanmichaellopezciaran]

Thank you for sharing information about our people, our history is being taken away, our history needs to be put back into the history books

[dudehoorox]

its so true the eduction of natives is not taught in schools im learning the intrest of these amazing people all on my own damn brain-washing school

[listeninghere]

Chief Caleen SIsk is running for CA State Assembly District #1 (caleen4assembly.com). Please support Chief Caleen. She's well informed, articulate, and will serve indigenous people's needs as they serve the greatest health for all.

[hateonskillz]

Like a great NATIVE/INDIGENOUS once said "My Existence is Resistance" and with that I'm out

[clifford]

Drake never entered San Francisco Bay! He never even knew it existed!

[ELxSEVEN]

During the missions era there was a separation of church and state. Soldiers did rape, spread sexual transmitted diseases, the Church opposed the state. Junípero Serra, protested walked barefooted twice to Mexico’s capital and even got robbed. He moved the First Nations People away from the Spanish spillers into a different land. The Franciscans took care of the First Nations People as human beings. The Franciscans thought like they think now. Their vows have not changed since St Francis of Assisi (Revere the unique dignity of each person. Encourage a trustful, prayerful community of learners. Serve one another, society, and the Church. Foster peace and justice, and. Respect creation).

[pbinsb]

I have an old leather bound gold leaf embossed book about early Santa Barbara. It said the native women and children were captured first. then when the men came to free their families, they were also captured. "After 3 days of starvation, they could get the men to work." Our American history can be a very disheartening.

[straps]

Native Californian here! its Sad that are own history washed up cause of the European settlers.

[rineric]

The Palomar Observatory was built where it was because there were no city lights in that area. There were only the campfires of the wild almond-eating nomadic "Indians" who lived in the area. What was the name of this clan, band, or tribe? What happened to them? Do they still exist?

[anacasanova]

Eso, era la civilización europea.
Lo que hacía España, intentar que los indígenas aprendieran formas europeas y sacar provecho de la tierra y los animales
Civilización se llama a eso.

[headdragondavidaustinsimmo]

I'm in exeter California visiting my sister

[headdragondavidaustinsimmo]

I dont want reservations anywhere except coast beach ocean fish will take care of you

[laurolavanda]

They are mixed, true native look like, Emberas or Kunas from Panama, Taraumaras and mayans from Mexico, Quechuas or aimaras from Peru Bolivia, the ancient "Indians' of California look similar to them

[gtzglvez]

Mexicanos are native americans, , well 90%

[eierzor]

Vds. No vivían en el Eden, y no eran angelitos caídos del cielo. La historia del mundo está lleno de conquistadores y conquistados. Si España hubiera sido Inglaterra nadie de vds hubieran sobrevivido, como no sobrevivieron los indios de la costa este.

[jonmacdonald]

Sounds like its about time Spain start paying some reparations....

[fekerworld]

Latin and Spanish are Mexican.but native Indians are the true native of America