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We are very pleased to announce to you the latest in the development of our sacred Putuidem Cultural site: Just learned that besides dedicating last night's Council meeting to Bob, they voted to go ahead once and for all with Putuidem. Hallelujah! Your efforts have...

 Video courtesy of Linda Ivanov We/many protested this action in memory of our Ancestors, our rich history, and for all the historic families of San Juan Capistrano who have generations of family buried at this historic sacred site. We thank the Roman Catholic...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KABC) -- The long wait for a park simulating a Native American tribal village may soon be over. The San Juan Capistrano City Council recently approved plans to use a portion of public land to build a cultural center honoring the area's...

Here is the updated article from The Orange County Register for your review: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/09/18/2020-could-be-the-year-a-tribal-park-in-san-juan-capistrano-is-finally-built/

Acjachemen tribal members said they hope to end delays that have dragged out for 4 years efforts to build a small simulated Native American village in a San Juan Capistrano park. Multiple incarnations of San Juan Capistrano city councils have approved the village, but...

San Juan Capistrano’s first people – the Juaneño band of Mission Indians – may have to wait a bit longer for the city to build a $1.7 million cultural park dedicated to their heritage. The city has the money to build the one-acre Putuidem Village simulation in an open...

A campground with Airstream trailers and safari tents for glamping could make use of an empty 65-acre property along the 5 Freeway in San Juan Capistrano that historically was one of the first Native American settlements in Orange County. Envisioned by the real estate...

A cultural park sought for years by the Acjachemen Nation has been delayed again over concerns that using part of San Juan Capistrano’s Northwest Open Space for the simulated tribal village could draw legal challenges over the allowed use of recreational space. “It’s...

In the years California was part of Mexico, the neighborhood just east of downtown Los Angeles (or whatever “downtown” existed in the early 19th century) was called Paredon Blanco (White Bluff). As an agricultural region on the east side of the bridge-less Los Angeles...

Good afternoon, Myself and the Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee are in complete SUPPORT, at this time, of the proposed Ito Property "River Street" development project. We also realize that this project and its design still needs to go through the proper City...