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Histories and Rock Art of the Juaneno of San Juan Capistrano, CA – Ep 47
Enjoy this podcast recorded in 2021. The guest speaker on the podcast is Stephen O'Neil. In the podcast, Stephen O'Neil speaks about the Juaneno community and the fact that it is still alive and thriving today. He also shares his 50 years of cultural anthropology...
Letter to the Editor: Celebrating Putuidem Village
JERRY NIEBLAS, San Juan Capistrano 1776. The lives, traditions, culture, religion, lands, villages and the family units of our Juaneno/Acjachemen ancestors comes to an abrupt and forceful ending as the result of the establishment of a “foreign” Spanish Mission!...
Letter to the Editor: Include Juaneno/Acjachemen People in New City Seal
JERRY NIEBLAS, San Juan Capistrano I personally feel that it is definitely time for our San Juan Capistrano logo to be changed and “updated.” It is certainly encouraging and very much a positive move that our City Council and appropriate city commissions will finally...
Native American, San Juan Capistrano Community Celebrate Opening of Putuidem Village Article
By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux Review this article and all the images on the Capistrano Dispatch website: https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/native-american-san-juan-capistrano-community-celebrate-opening-of-putuidem-village/ Descendants of the first...
TimesOC: Original people of Orange County preserve ancestral land
Good morning and welcome to the TimesOC newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 8. I’m Ben Brazil, bringing you the latest roundup of Orange County news and events. For years, tribal members of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians fought to preserve a small slice of land to...
LA Times Article – After delays, the first people of Orange County have preserved a piece of their ancestral village
This Article was written in the LA Times Published on December 6, 2021 Written by Ben Brazil Please visit the website to view the images and full story!...
Putuidem Village recognizing San Juan Capistrano’s first people opens after years of delay
By TESS SHEETS | tsheets@scng.com | PUBLISHED: December 3, 2021 at 7:28 p.m. | UPDATED: December 3, 2021 at 7:29 p.m. Visit The Orange County Register to review the full article and slideshow if images....
Grand Opening Event Of The Village Of Putuidem December 3, 2021 – Starting Soon – Please Come!
The Grand Opening of the Putuidem Village is set! Join us!
Join us for the GRAND OPENING of PUTUIDEM VILLAGE Date: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Northwest Open Space, 30291 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano Contact Information: 949.493.1171 or by email: sanjuancapistrano.org The long-awaited...
Native American Heritage Forum
On November 30, 2021, join us for a Native American Heritage Forum. We would love to invite all of our historical families to join this forum. Forum Link: https://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-virtual-forum-to-explore-history-contributions-and-challenges-of-native-americans/...