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{{Short description|Indigenous ethnic group of California, US}}
{{Short description|Indigenous ethnic group of California, US}}
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{{infobox ethnic group|
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| group = Payómkawichum<br />Luiseño
| group = Payómkawichum<br />Luiseño
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| popplace = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]] {{flagicon|California}} ([[California]])
| popplace = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]] {{flagicon|California}} ([[California]])
| rels = Traditional tribal religion, Christianity
| rels = Traditional tribal religion, Christianity
| langs = [[Luiseño language|Luiseño]], [[English language|English]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| langs = [[English language|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], formerly [[Luiseño language|Luiseño]]
| related = [[Ajachmem]] ([[Juaneño]]),<ref name=h29>{{harvnb|Hinton|1994|pages=28–9}}</ref> [[Cupeño people|Cupeño]], [[Cahuilla people|Cahuilla]], [[Serrano people|Serrano]], [[Gabrielino]]-[[Tongva people|Tongva]], [[Kumeyaay]], and [[Chemehuevi]]<ref name=sjc>Crouthamel, S. J. [https://www2.palomar.edu/users/scrouthamel/luisenob.htm "Luiseño Ethnobotany."] ''Palomar College.'' 2009 (retrieved 11 April 2021)</ref>
| related = [[Acjachemen|Juaneño]],<ref name=h29>{{harvnb|Hinton|1994|pages=28–9}}</ref> [[Cupeño people|Cupeño]], [[Cahuilla people|Cahuilla]], [[Serrano people|Serrano]], [[Tongva people|Gabrielino-Tongva]], [[Kumeyaay]], and [[Chemehuevi]]<ref name=sjc>Crouthamel, S. J. [https://www2.palomar.edu/users/scrouthamel/luisenob.htm "Luiseño Ethnobotany."] ''Palomar College.'' 2009 (retrieved 11 April 2021)</ref>
}}
}}
The '''Luiseño''' or '''Payómkawichum''' are an [[Indigenous peoples of California|indigenous people of California]] who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging {{convert|50|mi|km}} from the present-day southern part of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] to the northern part of [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]], and inland {{convert|30|mi|km}}. In the [[Luiseño language]], the people call themselves ''Payómkawichum'' (also spelled ''Payómkowishum''), meaning "People of the West."<ref name=sjc /> After the establishment of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (The Mission of Saint Louis King of France),<ref>{{harvnb|Pritzker|2000|p=129}}</ref> "the Payómkawichum began to be called San Luiseños, and later, just '''Luiseños''' by Spanish missionaries due to their proximity to this San Luis Rey mission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history|title=History|website=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
The '''Luiseño''' or '''Payómkawichum''' are an [[Indigenous peoples of California|Indigenous people of California]] who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging {{convert|50|mi|km}} from the present-day southern part of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] to the northern part of [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]], and inland {{convert|30|mi|km}}. In the [[Luiseño language]], the people call themselves ''Payómkawichum'' (also spelled '''Payómkowishum'''), meaning "People of the West."<ref name=sjc /> After the establishment of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (The Mission of Saint Louis King of France),<ref>{{harvnb|Pritzker|2000|p=129}}</ref> "the Payómkawichum began to be called San Luiseños, and later, just '''Luiseños''' by Spanish missionaries due to their proximity to this San Luis Rey mission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history|title=History|website=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>


Today there are six [[List of federally recognized tribes in the United States|federally recognized tribes]] of Luiseño bands based in southern California, all with reservations. Another organized band is [[List of unrecognized tribes in the United States|not federally recognized]].
Today there are six [[List of federally recognized tribes in the United States|federally recognized tribes]] of Luiseño bands based in southern California, all with reservations. Another organized band is [[List of unrecognized tribes in the United States|not federally recognized]].
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== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Luiseño basket maker.jpg|thumb|Luiseño basket maker outside of her home|left]]
[[File:Luiseño basket maker.jpg|thumb|Luiseño basket maker outside of her home|left]]

=== Pre-colonization ===
=== Pre-colonization ===
The Payómkawichum were successful in utilizing a number of natural resources to provide food and clothing. They had a close relationship with their natural environment. They used many of the native plants, harvesting many kinds of seeds, berries, nuts, fruits, and vegetables for a varied and nutritious diet. The land also was inhabited by many different species of animals which the men hunted for game and skins. Hunters took antelopes, bobcats, deer, elk, foxes, mice, mountain lions, rabbits, wood rats, river otters, ground squirrels, and a wide variety of insects.<ref>J.S. Williams, 2003</ref> The Luiseño used toxins leached from the [[California buckeye]] to stupefy fish in order to harvest them in mountain creeks.<ref>C.M. Hogan, 2008</ref>
The Payómkawichum were successful in utilizing a number of natural resources to provide food and clothing. They had a close relationship with their natural environment. They used many of the native plants, harvesting many kinds of seeds, berries, nuts, fruits, and vegetables for a varied and nutritious diet. The land also was inhabited by many different species of animals which the men hunted for game and skins. Hunters took antelopes, bobcats, deer, elk, foxes, mice, mountain lions, rabbits, wood rats, river otters, ground squirrels, and a wide variety of insects.<ref>J.S. Williams, 2003</ref> The Luiseño used toxins leached from the [[California buckeye]] to stupefy fish in order to harvest them in mountain creeks.<ref>C.M. Hogan, 2008</ref>
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The first Spanish missions were established in California in 1769. For nearly 30 years, Payómkawichum "who lived in the autonomous territories on the mesas and coastal valleys" in the western region of their traditional territory, "witnessed the constant incursion of caravans that moved north and south through their land on [[El Camino Real (California)|El Camino Real]]."<ref name=":0" />
The first Spanish missions were established in California in 1769. For nearly 30 years, Payómkawichum "who lived in the autonomous territories on the mesas and coastal valleys" in the western region of their traditional territory, "witnessed the constant incursion of caravans that moved north and south through their land on [[El Camino Real (California)|El Camino Real]]."<ref name=":0" />


Spanish missionaries established [[Mission San Luis Rey de Francia]] entirely within the borders of Payómkawichum territory in 1798. Known as the "King of the Missions," it was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father [[Fermin Lasuen|Fermín Francisco de Lasuén]], located in what is now [[Oceanside, California]], in northern [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]. It was the Spanish [[Spanish missions in California#Military districts|First Military District]].
Spanish missionaries established [[Mission San Luis Rey de Francia]] entirely within the borders of Payómkawichum territory in 1798. Known as the "King of the Missions," it was founded on June 13, 1798, by Father [[Fermin Lasuen|Fermín Francisco de Lasuén]], located in what is now [[Oceanside, California]], in northern [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]. It was the Spanish [[Spanish missions in California#Military districts|First Military District]].


=== Mexican period ===
=== Mexican period ===
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==== Mexican-American War ====
==== Mexican-American War ====
{{Further|Pauma massacre|Temecula massacre}}
{{Further|Pauma massacre|Temecula massacre}}
The Payómkawichum did not actively participate in the war, but fell victim to the violence following the [[Battle of San Pasqual]]. Eleven [[Californios|Californio]] lancers from the battle arrived at [[Rancho Pauma]] and stole horses from the [[Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians|Pauma Band of the Luiseno]]. The Pauma Band apprehended the thieves and sought to punish them and initially let them off with a warning. However, an American present at the trial successfully convinced the Luiseno to execute them, leading to the execution of all Californio thieves known to the Californios as the [[Pauma massacre|Pauma Massacre]].
The Payómkawichum did not actively participate in the war, but fell victim to the violence following the [[Battle of San Pasqual]]. Eleven [[Californios|Californio]] lancers from the battle arrived at [[Rancho Pauma]] and stole horses from the [[Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians|Pauma Band of the Luiseno]]. The Pauma Band apprehended the thieves and sought to punish them and initially let them off with a warning. However, an American present at the trial successfully convinced the Luiseño to execute them, leading to the execution of all Californio thieves known to the Californios as the [[Pauma massacre|Pauma Massacre]].


News of the execution reached the Mexican General [[José María Flores]] in [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|Los Ángeles]], he sent a Mexican force under [[José del Carmen Lugo]] in retaliation to excecute the chiefs responsible for excecuting the Californios. Along the way Lugo met with a group of [[Cahuilla]] led by [[Cooswootna|Cooswootna (Juan Antonio)]], who decided to join forces to attack their Payómkawichum rival. News of the advance reached [[Temecula, California|Temecula]], leading the Payómkawichum to hide in the nearby caves and canyons. The allied forces took the high ground on the meadows and the Payómkawichum troops charged up the hill to meet them, leading to the [[Temecula massacre]]. The battle killed over 100 Temecula Payómkawichum and the Payómkawichum were defeated. The captured soldiers were handed over to the Cahuilla, who executed all of the POWs. The [[Mormon Battalion]] later reached Temecula and allowed the survivors to bury their dead.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - HISTORY|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.pechanga-nsn.gov}}</ref>
News of the execution reached the Mexican General [[José María Flores]] in [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|Los Ángeles]], he sent a Mexican force under [[José del Carmen Lugo]] in retaliation to execute the chiefs responsible for executing the Californios. Along the way Lugo met with a group of [[Cahuilla]] led by [[Cooswootna|Cooswootna (Juan Antonio)]], who decided to join forces to attack their Payómkawichum rival. News of the advance reached [[Temecula, California|Temecula]], leading the Payómkawichum to hide in the nearby caves and canyons. The allied forces took the high ground on the meadows and the Payómkawichum troops charged up the hill to meet them, leading to the [[Temecula massacre]]. The battle killed over 100 Temecula Payómkawichum and the Payómkawichum were defeated. The captured soldiers were handed over to the Cahuilla, who executed all of the prisoners. The [[Mormon Battalion]] later reached Temecula and allowed the survivors to bury their dead.<ref name="pechanga-nsn.gov">{{Cite web|title=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - HISTORY|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.pechanga-nsn.gov}}</ref>


=== American period ===
=== American period ===
After the war, Payómkawichum leaders entered negotiations to sign the Treaty of Temecula and Treaty of San Louis Rey to protect their lands, but the treaties remained unratified. After the admission of the State of California, the state legalized allowed White Americans to impose indentured servitude on [[Indigenous Californian|Indigenous Californians]] under the Act for the Governance and Protection of Indians.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - HISTORY|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.pechanga-nsn.gov}}</ref>[[File:Luiseno adobe 1910.jpg|thumb|Luiseño home in 1900 in the Temescal valley|left]]In 1875, President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] allowed reservations to be established in the area. That same year, the state of California evicted the Payómkawichum in the [[Temecula Valley]] to be redistributed to American ranchers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - Temecula Eviction|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history/temecula-eviction|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.pechanga-nsn.gov}}</ref> In 1882, another round of reservations were permitted to be established under [[Chester A. Arthur|President Chester A. Arthur]] after the details of the Temecula eviction scheme were revealed.[[File:Luiseño Indians at Pala.jpg|thumb|Group of Luiseño men at [[Pala, California|Pala]]]][[American Indian boarding school|Boarding school]] programs were established to assimilate the Payómkawichum into subservience and American culture, whose children were enrolled into the Sherman Indian School in Riverside. The Pauma, [[Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians|Pala]], and [[Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians|Rincon Bands]] sued for the right to enroll their children at local schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boarding School Era|url=https://www.paumatribe.com/history/boarding-school-era/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Pauma Tribe|language=en-US}}</ref>
After the war, Payómkawichum leaders entered negotiations to sign the Treaty of Temecula and Treaty of San Luis Rey to protect their lands, but the treaties remained unratified. After the admission of the State of California, the state allowed White Americans to impose indentured servitude on [[Indigenous Californian]]s under the Act for the Governance and Protection of Indians.<ref name="pechanga-nsn.gov"/>[[File:Luiseno adobe 1910.jpg|thumb|Luiseño home in 1900 in the Temescal valley|left]]In 1875, President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] allowed reservations to be established in the area. That same year, the state of California evicted the Payómkawichum in the [[Temecula Valley]] to be redistributed to American ranchers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - Temecula Eviction|url=https://www.pechanga-nsn.gov/index.php/history/temecula-eviction|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.pechanga-nsn.gov}}</ref> In 1882, another round of reservations was permitted to be established under [[Chester A. Arthur|President Chester A. Arthur]] after the details of the Temecula eviction scheme were revealed.[[File:Luiseño Indians at Pala.jpg|thumb|Group of Luiseño men at [[Pala, California|Pala]]]][[American Indian boarding school|Boarding school]] programs were established to assimilate the Payómkawichum into subservience and American culture, whose children were enrolled into the Sherman Indian School in Riverside. The Pauma, [[Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians|Pala]], and [[Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians|Rincon Bands]] sued for the right to enroll their children at local schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boarding School Era|url=https://www.paumatribe.com/history/boarding-school-era/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Pauma Tribe|date=April 19, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>


Gems were discovered around the [[Pala Indian Reservation|Pala Reservation]] in the 1890s, extracting pink [[tourmaline]], [[pegmatite]], and [[morganite]] beryl (the latter being the first discovery of the gem of its kind). Pink tourmaline quickly became the top export as [[Dowager Empress]] [[Empress Dowager Cixi|Cixi]] of [[Qing Dynasty]] spoke highly of the gem in 1902, which became the tribe's main export until 1911 when the Dowager died.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-3560.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.mindat.org}}</ref>
Gems were discovered around the [[Pala Indian Reservation|Pala Reservation]] in the 1890s, extracting pink [[tourmaline]], [[pegmatite]], and [[morganite]] beryl (the latter being the first discovery of the gem of its kind). Pink tourmaline quickly became the top export as [[Dowager Empress]] [[Empress Dowager Cixi|Cixi]] of the [[Qing dynasty]] spoke highly of the gem in 1902, which became the tribe's main export until 1911 when the Dowager died.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-3560.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.mindat.org}}</ref>


The Payómkawichum were allowed pursue gambling operations on their reservations after its legalization in the 1980's, which allowed them to establish several casinos in their reservations in the 2000's, including but not limited to the [[Pala Casino Resort and Spa|Pala Casino Resort and Spa (2000)]], [[Pechanga Resort & Casino|Pechanga Resort & Casino (2002)]], and [[Harrah's Resort Southern California|Harrah's Resort Southern California (2004)]]. This newfound wealth also allowed the [[Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians|Pechanga Band]] to purchase the naming rights to the [[San Diego Sports Arena|San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechenga Arena.]]
The Payómkawichum were allowed to pursue gambling operations on their reservations after its legalization in the 1980s, which allowed them to establish several casinos in their reservations in the 2000s, including but not limited to the [[Pala Casino Resort and Spa|Pala Casino Resort and Spa (2000)]], [[Pechanga Resort & Casino|Pechanga Resort & Casino (2002)]], and [[Harrah's Resort Southern California|Harrah's Resort Southern California (2004)]]. This newfound wealth also allowed the [[Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians|Pechanga Band]] to purchase the naming rights to the [[San Diego Sports Arena|San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena.]]


During the [[October 2007 California wildfires]], the [[Poomacha Fire]] ravaged the [[La Jolla Indian Reservation]], destroying 92% of the reservation. State and federal agencies provided aid to rebuild the tribe's facilities and residents of the tribe were able to return to the reservation by the end of the next year.
During the [[October 2007 California wildfires]], the [[Poomacha Fire]] ravaged the [[La Jolla Indian Reservation]], destroying 92% of the reservation. State and federal agencies provided aid to rebuild the tribe's facilities and residents of the tribe were able to return to the reservation by the end of the next year.
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The Luiseño language belongs to the Cupan group of [[Takic languages]], within the major [[Uto-Aztecan]] family of languages.<ref>{{harvnb|Pritzker|2000|p=130}}</ref> About 30 to 40 people speak the language. In some of the independent bands, individuals are studying the language, language preservation materials are being compiled, and singers sing traditional songs in the language.<ref name="h29" /> Pablo Tac, born at San Luis Rey in 1822, devised a written form of Luiseño language through "his study of Latin grammar and Spanish" while working "among international scholars in Rome." Although Tac had to conform to "Latin grammatical constructions, his word choice and his narrative form, along with his continual translation between Luiseño and Spanish, establish an Indigenous framework for understanding Luiseño."<ref name=":0" />
The Luiseño language belongs to the Cupan group of [[Takic languages]], within the major [[Uto-Aztecan]] family of languages.<ref>{{harvnb|Pritzker|2000|p=130}}</ref> About 30 to 40 people speak the language. In some of the independent bands, individuals are studying the language, language preservation materials are being compiled, and singers sing traditional songs in the language.<ref name="h29" /> Pablo Tac, born at San Luis Rey in 1822, devised a written form of Luiseño language through "his study of Latin grammar and Spanish" while working "among international scholars in Rome." Although Tac had to conform to "Latin grammatical constructions, his word choice and his narrative form, along with his continual translation between Luiseño and Spanish, establish an Indigenous framework for understanding Luiseño."<ref name=":0" />


== Tribes ==
== Bands ==
[[File:Flag of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.PNG|thumb|Flag of the [[Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians|Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians]]]]
[[File:Flag of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.PNG|thumb|Flag of the [[Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians|Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians]]]]
[[File:Flag of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians.svg|thumb|Flag of the [[La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation|La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians]]]]
[[File:Flag of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians.svg|thumb|Flag of the [[La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation|La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians]]]]
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|*San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians
|''*[[San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians]]''
|[[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]
|[[San Diego County, California|''San Diego County'']]
|''Qée{{hamza}}ish''
|Qée'ish
|''Municipal ([[Oceanside, California|City of Oceanside]]); 2018''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nelson|first=Samantha|date=2018-12-05|title=Oceanside recognizes San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians|url=https://thecoastnews.com/still-out-there-oceanside-recognizes-san-luis-rey-band-of-mission-indians/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=The Coast News Group|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Municipal; 2018 ([[Oceanside, California|City of Oceanside]])
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Failed to pass [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|BIA]] Federal Acknowledgement Process.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chilcote|first=Olivia|date=2017|title=The Process and The People: Federal Recognition in California, Native American Identity, and
the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians|url=https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Chilcote_berkeley_0028E_17233.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| colspan="9" |*''Failed to pass [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|BIA]] Federal Acknowledgement Process.<ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Chilcote|first=Olivia Michele|date=2017|title=The Process and The People: Federal Recognition in California, Native American Identity, and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians|type=PhD dissertation |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5kk5h9gb}}</ref>''
| colspan="9" |* Made up of less than 3% of real natives in accordance with the FAP process. No connection with the historical San Luis Rey Tribe.<!-- Source needed. -->
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* Pa'áa'aw, near Tái [[Palomar Mountain|Palomar mountain]]
* Pa'áa'aw, near Tái [[Palomar Mountain|Palomar mountain]]
* Páala, at Pala
* Páala, at Pala
* Páalimay, on the coast between Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Creeks
* Páalimay, on the coast between Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Creeks, Carlsbad
* Panakare, north of Escondido
* Panakare, north of Escondido
* Páașuku, near the headwaters of San Luis Rey River
* Páașuku, near the headwaters of San Luis Rey River
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* Sóowmay, south of the middle course of San Luis Rey River
* Sóowmay, south of the middle course of San Luis Rey River
* Șakíshmay (Luiseño or Diegueño), on the boundary line between the two peoples
* Șakíshmay (Luiseño or Diegueño), on the boundary line between the two peoples
* Șíikapa, Palomar
* Șíikapa, Palomar, west of Escondido
* Táaxanashpa, La Jolla
* Táaxanashpa, La Jolla
* Táakwish poșáppila, east of Palomar Mountain
* Táakwish poșáppila, east of Palomar Mountain
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==Notable Luiseños==
==Notable Luiseños==
* [[Richard Lee Bugbee]] (1948–2023), culture keeper and ethnobotany instructor<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Robbins |first1=Eleanora |title=Richard Bugbee: 1948-October 15, 2023 |journal=News from Native California |date=Winter 2023 |volume=37 |issue=2 |page=39}}</ref>
* [[Pete Calac]] (1892–1968), football player<ref name="aaanativearts">{{Cite web | url=https://www.aaanativearts.com/native-american-chiefs-leaders-quotes/famous-luiseno |title = Famous Luiseño}}</ref>
* [[Pete Calac]] (1892–1968), football player<ref name="aaanativearts">{{Cite web | url=https://www.aaanativearts.com/native-american-chiefs-leaders-quotes/famous-luiseno |title = Famous Luiseño}}</ref>
* Freddy Herrera, musician<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* Freddy Herrera, musician<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* [[Sky Hopinka]] (b. 1984), is a visual artist and film-maker
* [[James Luna]] (1950–2018), performance artist<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* [[James Luna]] (1950–2018), performance artist<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* [[Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez]] (1888-1972), painter<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hogan |first=Linda |date=1981 |title=Review of Spirit Woman: The Diaries and Paintings of Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3346226 |journal=Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=126–127 |doi=10.2307/3346226 |issn=0160-9009}}</ref>
* [[Jamie Okuma]] (b. 1977), beadwork artist, [[Native American fashion|fashion designer]]<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* [[Jamie Okuma]] (b. 1977), beadwork artist, [[Native American fashion|fashion designer]]<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* [[Fritz Scholder]] (1937–2005), painter and sculptor<ref name="aaanativearts" />
* [[Fritz Scholder]] (1937–2005), painter and sculptor<ref name="aaanativearts" />
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Payómkawichum
Luiseño
Drawing of Luiseño men in traditional dance regalia, by Pablo Tac (Luiseño, 1822–1844)
Total population
2,500 (including Ajachmem people)[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States United States California (California)
Languages
English and Spanish, formerly Luiseño
Religion
Traditional tribal religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Juaneño,[2] Cupeño, Cahuilla, Serrano, Gabrielino-Tongva, Kumeyaay, and Chemehuevi[3]

The Luiseño or Payómkawichum are an Indigenous people of California who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging 50 miles (80 km) from the present-day southern part of Los Angeles County to the northern part of San Diego County, and inland 30 miles (48 km). In the Luiseño language, the people call themselves Payómkawichum (also spelled Payómkowishum), meaning "People of the West."[3] After the establishment of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (The Mission of Saint Louis King of France),[4] "the Payómkawichum began to be called San Luiseños, and later, just Luiseños by Spanish missionaries due to their proximity to this San Luis Rey mission.[5]

Today there are six federally recognized tribes of Luiseño bands based in southern California, all with reservations. Another organized band is not federally recognized.

History[edit]

Luiseño basket maker outside of her home

Pre-colonization[edit]

The Payómkawichum were successful in utilizing a number of natural resources to provide food and clothing. They had a close relationship with their natural environment. They used many of the native plants, harvesting many kinds of seeds, berries, nuts, fruits, and vegetables for a varied and nutritious diet. The land also was inhabited by many different species of animals which the men hunted for game and skins. Hunters took antelopes, bobcats, deer, elk, foxes, mice, mountain lions, rabbits, wood rats, river otters, ground squirrels, and a wide variety of insects.[6] The Luiseño used toxins leached from the California buckeye to stupefy fish in order to harvest them in mountain creeks.[7]

Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially. In the 1920s, A. L. Kroeber put the 1770 population of the Luiseño (including the Juaneño) at 4,000–5,000; he estimated the population in 1910 as 500.[8] The historian Raymond C. White proposed a historic population of 10,000 in his work of the 1960s.[9] Pablo Tac, born in 1820, recorded, "perhaps from oral history and official records" that approximately five thousand people were living in Payómkawichum territory prior to the arrival of the Spanish.[10]

Mission period[edit]

The first Spanish missions were established in California in 1769. For nearly 30 years, Payómkawichum "who lived in the autonomous territories on the mesas and coastal valleys" in the western region of their traditional territory, "witnessed the constant incursion of caravans that moved north and south through their land on El Camino Real."[10]

Spanish missionaries established Mission San Luis Rey de Francia entirely within the borders of Payómkawichum territory in 1798. Known as the "King of the Missions," it was founded on June 13, 1798, by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, located in what is now Oceanside, California, in northern San Diego County. It was the Spanish First Military District.

Mexican period[edit]

The Mexican Empire assumed ownership of Payómkawichum lands after defeating Spain in the Mexican War of Independence in 1821. The following year, Mexican troops confiscated all coastal lands from the Payómkawichum in 1822, granting much of the land to Mexican settlers, who became known as Californios, to develop the land for agriculture.

Mexican-American War[edit]

Further information: Pauma massacre and Temecula massacre

The Payómkawichum did not actively participate in the war, but fell victim to the violence following the Battle of San Pasqual. Eleven Californio lancers from the battle arrived at Rancho Pauma and stole horses from the Pauma Band of the Luiseno. The Pauma Band apprehended the thieves and sought to punish them and initially let them off with a warning. However, an American present at the trial successfully convinced the Luiseño to execute them, leading to the execution of all Californio thieves known to the Californios as the Pauma Massacre.

News of the execution reached the Mexican General José María Flores in Los Ángeles, he sent a Mexican force under José del Carmen Lugo in retaliation to execute the chiefs responsible for executing the Californios. Along the way Lugo met with a group of Cahuilla led by Cooswootna (Juan Antonio), who decided to join forces to attack their Payómkawichum rival. News of the advance reached Temecula, leading the Payómkawichum to hide in the nearby caves and canyons. The allied forces took the high ground on the meadows and the Payómkawichum troops charged up the hill to meet them, leading to the Temecula massacre. The battle killed over 100 Temecula Payómkawichum and the Payómkawichum were defeated. The captured soldiers were handed over to the Cahuilla, who executed all of the prisoners. The Mormon Battalion later reached Temecula and allowed the survivors to bury their dead.[11]

American period[edit]

After the war, Payómkawichum leaders entered negotiations to sign the Treaty of Temecula and Treaty of San Luis Rey to protect their lands, but the treaties remained unratified. After the admission of the State of California, the state allowed White Americans to impose indentured servitude on Indigenous Californians under the Act for the Governance and Protection of Indians.[11]

Luiseño home in 1900 in the Temescal valley

In 1875, President Ulysses S. Grant allowed reservations to be established in the area. That same year, the state of California evicted the Payómkawichum in the Temecula Valley to be redistributed to American ranchers.[12] In 1882, another round of reservations was permitted to be established under President Chester A. Arthur after the details of the Temecula eviction scheme were revealed.

Group of Luiseño men at Pala

Boarding school programs were established to assimilate the Payómkawichum into subservience and American culture, whose children were enrolled into the Sherman Indian School in Riverside. The Pauma, Pala, and Rincon Bands sued for the right to enroll their children at local schools.[13]

Gems were discovered around the Pala Reservation in the 1890s, extracting pink tourmaline, pegmatite, and morganite beryl (the latter being the first discovery of the gem of its kind). Pink tourmaline quickly became the top export as Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing dynasty spoke highly of the gem in 1902, which became the tribe's main export until 1911 when the Dowager died.[14]

The Payómkawichum were allowed to pursue gambling operations on their reservations after its legalization in the 1980s, which allowed them to establish several casinos in their reservations in the 2000s, including but not limited to the Pala Casino Resort and Spa (2000), Pechanga Resort & Casino (2002), and Harrah's Resort Southern California (2004). This newfound wealth also allowed the Pechanga Band to purchase the naming rights to the San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena.

During the October 2007 California wildfires, the Poomacha Fire ravaged the La Jolla Indian Reservation, destroying 92% of the reservation. State and federal agencies provided aid to rebuild the tribe's facilities and residents of the tribe were able to return to the reservation by the end of the next year.

Language[edit]

Main article: Luiseño language

The Luiseño language belongs to the Cupan group of Takic languages, within the major Uto-Aztecan family of languages.[15] About 30 to 40 people speak the language. In some of the independent bands, individuals are studying the language, language preservation materials are being compiled, and singers sing traditional songs in the language.[2] Pablo Tac, born at San Luis Rey in 1822, devised a written form of Luiseño language through "his study of Latin grammar and Spanish" while working "among international scholars in Rome." Although Tac had to conform to "Latin grammatical constructions, his word choice and his narrative form, along with his continual translation between Luiseño and Spanish, establish an Indigenous framework for understanding Luiseño."[10]

Bands[edit]

Flag of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Flag of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians

Today Luiseño people are enrolled in the following recognized tribes and one unrecognized tribe:

Luiseño/Payómkawichum Tribes
Reservation Location Associated Village(s) Political Recognition[16] Population Area in mi2 (km2)[17] Includes

ORTL?[17]

Land Water Total
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians San Diego County Húyyulkum

Táaxanashpa

Federal; 1875 476 13.50 (34.96) 0 13.50 (34.96) no
Pala Band of Luiseño Indians San Diego County Páala Federal; 1903 1,315 20.35 (52.71) 0 20.35 (52.71) no
Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians San Diego County Páawma Federal; 1882 206 9.36 (24.25) 0 9.36 (24.25) no
Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians Riverside County Pichaang Federal; 1882 346 7.01 (18.16) 0.0024 (0.0061) 7.02 (18.17) no
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians San Diego County Wáșxa Federal; 1875 1,215 6.16 (15.96) 0 6.16 (15.96) yes
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Riverside County Șuvóova Federal; 1883 482 10.62 (27.50) 0.19 (0.48) 10.80 (27.97) yes
*San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians San Diego County Qéeʼish Municipal (City of Oceanside); 2018[18]
*Failed to pass BIA Federal Acknowledgement Process.[19]

Villages[edit]

Riverside County[edit]

  • 'áaway, on a head branch of Santa Margarita River
  • Awa’, Aguanga
  • Chawimai, Los Duraznos, Cahuilla valley
  • Hurúmpa, west of Riverside
  • Méexa, on Santa Margarita River northwest of Temecula
  • Pawi, warm spring in middle of village at Cahuilla valley
  • Páayaxchi, on Elsinore Lake
  • Pichaang, Pechanga
  • Șuvóowu Șuvóova, east of San Jacinto Soboba
  • Táa'akwi, at the head of Santa Margarita River
  • Teméeku, east of Temecula

San Diego County[edit]

  • 'ahúuya, near the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • 'akíipa, near Kahpa
  • 'áalapi, San Pascual south of the middle course of the San Luis Rey River
  • Húyyulkum, on the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • 'ikáymay, near San Luis Rey Mission
  • Qáxpa, on the middle course of San Luis Rey River
  • Katúktu, between Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey Rivers, north of San Luis Rey
  • Qée'ish, Qéch, south of San Luis Rey Mission
  • Qewéw, on the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • Kóolu, near the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • Kúuki, on the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • Kwáa'alam, on the lower course of San Luis Rey River
  • Maláamay, northeast of Pala
  • Mixéelum pompáwvo, near Escondido
  • Ngóoriva
  • Pa'áa'aw, near Tái Palomar mountain
  • Páala, at Pala
  • Páalimay, on the coast between Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Creeks, Carlsbad
  • Panakare, north of Escondido
  • Páașuku, near the headwaters of San Luis Rey River
  • Páawma, east of Pala Pauma
  • Pochóorivo, on the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • Sóowmay, south of the middle course of San Luis Rey River
  • Șakíshmay (Luiseño or Diegueño), on the boundary line between the two peoples
  • Șíikapa, Palomar, west of Escondido
  • Táaxanashpa, La Jolla
  • Táakwish poșáppila, east of Palomar Mountain
  • Tá'i, close to Palomar Mountain
  • Tapá'may, north of Katúktu
  • Tómqav, west of Pala
  • 'úshmay, at Las Flores
  • Waxáwmay, Guajome on San Luis Rey River above San Luis Rey
  • Wiyóoya, at the mouth of San Luis Rey River
  • Wi'áasamay, east of San Luis Rey
  • Wáșxa, Rincon near the upper course of San Luis Rey River
  • Yamí', near Húyyulkum[20]

Notable Luiseños[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Citations
  1. ^ "California Indians and Their Reservations: P. Archived January 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 18 July 2010)
  2. ^ a b Hinton 1994, pp. 28–9
  3. ^ a b Crouthamel, S. J. "Luiseño Ethnobotany." Palomar College. 2009 (retrieved 11 April 2021)
  4. ^ Pritzker 2000, p. 129
  5. ^ "History". Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  6. ^ J.S. Williams, 2003
  7. ^ C.M. Hogan, 2008
  8. ^ Kroeber 1925, pp. 649, 883
  9. ^ White 1963, pp. 117, 119
  10. ^ a b c Tac, Pablo (2011). Pablo Tac, Indigenous Scholar: Writing on Luiseño Language and Colonial History, c. 1840. University of California Press. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-0-520-26189-1.
  11. ^ a b "Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - HISTORY". www.pechanga-nsn.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians - Temecula Eviction". www.pechanga-nsn.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "Boarding School Era". Pauma Tribe. April 19, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  15. ^ Pritzker 2000, p. 130
  16. ^ "Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Notice 145A2100DD/A0T500000.000000/AAK3000000: Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Federal Register, January 2015 (PDF). Federal Register. Vol. 80. Government Publishing Office. January 14, 2015. pp. 1942–1948. OCLC 1768512. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  18. ^ Nelson, Samantha (December 5, 2018). "Oceanside recognizes San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians". The Coast News Group. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Chilcote, Olivia Michele (2017). The Process and The People: Federal Recognition in California, Native American Identity, and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians (PhD dissertation). University of California, Berkeley.
  20. ^ Swanton, John R. (1953). The Indian Tribes of North America – California. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin. Vol. 145. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  21. ^ Robbins, Eleanora (Winter 2023). "Richard Bugbee: 1948-October 15, 2023". News from Native California. 37 (2): 39.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g "Famous Luiseño".
  23. ^ Hogan, Linda (1981). "Review of Spirit Woman: The Diaries and Paintings of Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 6 (3): 126–127. doi:10.2307/3346226. ISSN 0160-9009.
Works cited

Further reading[edit]

  • Bean, Lowell John and Shipek, Florence C. (1978) "Luiseño," in California, ed. Robert F. Heizer, vol. 8, Handbook of North American Indians (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pp. 550–563.
  • Du Bois, Constance Goddard. 1904–1906. "Mythology of the Mission Indians: The Mythology of the Luiseño and Diegueño Indians of Southern California", in The Journal of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. XVII, No. LXVI. pp. 185–8 [1904]; Vol. XIX. No. LXXII pp. 52–60 and LXXIII. pp. 145–64. [1906].
  • Sparkman, Philip Stedman (1908). The culture of the Luiseño Indians. The University Press. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  • Kroeber, Alfred Louis; Philip Stedman Sparkman; Thomas Talbot Waterman; Constance Goddard DuBois; José Francisco de Paula Señán; Vicente Francisco Sarría (1910). The religion of the Luiseño Indians of southern California. The University Press. Retrieved August 24, 2012. Volume 2

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